Course Name:   Dance History Project; Development 
Course Prefix: DANC
Course Number: 3710
             Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):  Amanda Sowerby, asowerby@weber.edu

Current Date:  1/16/2011
College: Arts & Humanities
Department:   Performing Arts                              
From Term: Spring  2011 

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Current Course Subject DANC
Current Course Number 3710

DANC *3710. Dance History Project: Development (2) This course is designed to give students the opportunity to research, create and perform historic dance(s) for high school dance and theatre programs and for other interested community organizations. Some of the historic material may be reconstructed and set on our dancers by professional artists charged with the preservation and dissemination of such work. This is the first course in a two-semester sequence. This segment will deal primarily with the developmental aspects of the project: research, reconstruction, program development and preparation. Participation in the second part of the sequence, DANC 3711, is required to complete the Dance History Project. Co-requisite: Registration in a dance technique class (DANC 1100, 1200, 1500, 2470, 2480, 2490, 3470, or 3490). Audition required.

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The Dance Area is deleting DANC 3710/3711: Dance History Project: Development/Performance, respectively. These two courses no longer act as our outreach activity, as they once used to do. Currently, DANC 3910/3911: Moving Company has replaced the Dance History Project courses by providing a dance-outreach component with breadth of experience and a Community Based Learning (CBL) designation through the WSU Community Involvement Center.

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1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?

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If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?

3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.

4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?

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If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.

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