PROGRAM CHANGES

PROGRAM CHANGES

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

Submission Date: January 17, 2011

College: Arts and Humanities

Department: Performing Arts

Program Title: Bachelor of Arts in Dance

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The BA degree in Dance provides an awareness of the possibilities of dance in all of its manifestations and

rigorously prepares students in performance, choreography, community outreach and involvement,

education, technology, social and cultural roles, and research/scholarly endeavors. The degree prepares

enthusiastic and energetic graduates who will use their passion about the art form to guide their career and

advanced study choices.

Check all that apply:

__X__New course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Modified course(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

__X__Credit hour change(s) required for major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Credit hour change(s) for a course which is required for the major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

____Attribute change(s) for any course.

____Program name change.

__X__Deletion of required course(s).

____Other changes (specify) _________________________________________________________________

If multiple changes are being proposed, please provide a summary. Use strikeout (~~strikeout~~) when deleting items in the program and highlight (highlight) when adding items.

Submit the original to the Faculty Senate Office, MC 1033, and an electronic copy to kbrown4 @weber.edu

JUSTIFICATION: The Dance Area, inside the Department of Performing Arts, is working towards making all course offerings more pertinent for graduates entering the field. The program changes in this proposal make modifications in course offerings, requirements and pre-requisites.

· The Dance Area is deleting DANC 2890: Cooperative Work Experience. This independently focused study requires advanced students, consequently, the course has little or no enrollment.

· The Dance Area is deleting DANC 3710/3711: Dance History Project: Development/Performance, respectively. These two courses no longer act as our outreach activity. The longstanding DANC 3910/3911: Moving Company fulfills the dance-outreach component with the breadth of practical experience paired with the Community Based Learning (CBL) designation, granted by the WSU Community Involvement Center.

· The Dance Area no longer requires PEP 2300: Health Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription. DANC 2300: Dance Kinesiology, already established in our curriculum will provides the breadth of information covering anatomy, applied dance kinesiology, conditioning and dance injury prevention.

· The Dance Area will be changing the title of DANC 2610/4610: Dance for the Camera to DANC 2610/4610 Dance and Digital Technology. The title changes for both lower and upper division courses better reflects the direction this course has taken in integrating regarding videography, video editing, and dissemination of work through media such as the DVD format, Youtube, Vimeo, and on-line portfolios.

· The Dance Area will add the pre-requisite of DANC 2610 for DANC 4700: Creative Synthesis in Dance. DANC 4700 is the senior capstone for the major. For students who have not taken DANC 2610, there is a deficiency in skills It has become clear to us that this is a necessary requirement for our students pursuing a BA in Dance. We wish to make this change in order to best serve our future graduates.

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Attach a copy of the present program from the current catalog and a revised version (exactly as you wish it to appear in the catalog).

Dance Major

BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)

The BA degree in Dance provides an awareness of the possibilities of dance in all of its manifestations and rigorously prepares students in performance, choreography, community outreach and involvement, education, technology, social and cultural roles, and research/scholarly endeavors. The degree prepares ~~enthusiastic and energetic~~ graduates who will use their passion about the art form to guide their career and advanced study choices.

Program Prerequisites: Not required.

Minor: Required

Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses required for this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) and an overall GPA of 2.00 or "C." In addition, a grade of "B" or higher is required in at least one 3000-level major course in both ballet and modern dance.

Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation -- ~~44-46~~ 44of these must be Dance classes. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) -- a minimum of 18 of these is required within the major.

Advisement

Students should meet annually with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6479 for more information or to schedule an appointment. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)

Admission Requirements

Declare your program of study. There are no special admission requirements for this major.

General Education

Refer to General Requirements of this catalog for Bachelor of Arts requirements.

Course Requirements for BA Degree

Technique Courses Required (16 credit hours)

Appropriate-level technique courses in ballet and modern dance (initially to be determined by placement class) are required every semester of residence--16 credit hours required, 8 each in Ballet and Modern Dance.

* DANC 1100 Ballet I (1)

* DANC 1200 Modern I (1)

* DANC 2470 Ballet II (1)

* DANC 2490 Modern II (1)

* DANC 3470 Ballet III (1)

* DANC 3490 Modern III (1)

Additional Dance Form Required (1 credit hour)

Select one of the following

* DANC 1450 Special Topic Dance Form (1) variable topic

* DANC 1520 Folk & Ethnic Dance (1)

* DANC 2480 Jazz II (1)

* DANC 3440 Dance for Musical Theatre (1)

* DANC 3450 Special Topic Dance Form (1) variable topic

~~Creative Dance Courses Required (11 credit hours)~~

Core Requirements (15 credit hours)

* DANC 2300 Dance Kinesiology (2)

* DANC 2410 Improvisation (2)

* DANC 2610 Dance and Digital Technology (2)

* DANC 3500 Choreography I (2)

* DANC 3510 Choreography II (2)

* DANC 3520 Choreography Practicum (1)

* DANC 4700 Creative Synthesis in Dance (2)

* DANC 4910 Rehearsal & Performance (taken twice) (2)

Dance History Course Required (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following

* DANC 3010 Dance History I (3)

* DANC 3020 Dance History II (3)

Support Courses Required (minimum of 3 credit hours)

* MUSC CA1010 Intro to Music (3)

or MUSC 1321 Basic Piano for Adults (1)

* THEA CA1033 Acting I (3)

or THEA 2022 Stage Costume (2)

or THEA 2032 Stage Lighting (2)

* PEP 2300 Health/Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription (3)

Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

Select an additional 6 credit hours from the following

* DANC 2250 Alignment and Conditioning for Dance/Pilates (1)

* DANC 2610 Dance for the Camera (2)

* DANC 3010 Dance History I (3)

* DANC 3020 Dance History II (3)

* DANC 3320 Techniques & Materials for Teaching Modern Dance (2)

* DANC 3520 Choreography Practicum (1)

* DANC 3640 Teaching Creative Dance in the Elementary School (2)

* DANC 3710 Dance History Project: Development (2)

* DANC 3711 Dance History Project: Performance (2)

* DANC 3860 Field Experience (1)

* DANC 3910 Moving Company: Rehearsal & Development (2)

* DANC 3911 Moving Company: Performance (2)

* DANC 4250 Alignment and Conditioning for Dance/Pilates (1)

* DANC 4610 ~~Dance for the Camera~~ Dance and Digital Technology (2)

* DANC 4620 ~~Dance for the Camera Seminar~~ Dance and Digital Technology Seminar(1)

* THEA 4861 Performance Practicum (1)

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)

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Did this program change receive unanimous approval within the Department? ____ If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

Yes

Explain any effects this program change will have on program requirements or enrollments in other departments including the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Program. In the case of similar offerings or affected programs, you should include letters from the departments in question stating their support or opposition to the proposed program.

The program changes listed above will have little to no effect on other departments.

Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the proposed program.)

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Indicate the number of credit hours for course work within the current program. (Do not include credit hours for General Education, SI, Diversity, or other courses unless those courses fulfill requirements within the current program.) 44-46