Teaching Dance in Higher Ed

Teaching Dance in Higher Education and the Professions:

This curriculum is designed for those who wish to teach dance in higher education settings or to prepare for doctoral study (36 credits). Teaching Dance content courses and Pedagogy courses are geared toward the adult learner. Research is an emphasized component of this track, leading to a Masters Thesis as a culminating project. The applicant for this track is an established competent dancer or choreographer, who now wants to develop pedagogy and research content as a compliment to her artistry.

About the Program:

Master of Arts Degree in Teaching Dance in Higher Education and the Professions. Offers a new concentration in ABT Ballet Pedagogy.
Prepares teachers for studios and conservatories as well as for further doctoral study in dance education and teaching in higher education.
Full time study: Coursework can be completed in three semesters.
Students examine dance for the express purpose of developing research-informed and proficient teachers who possess a balance between pedagogy, artistry and research.
A Masters Thesis is the culmination of the degree.
Unique courses include:

Methods & Materials for Teaching Dance
Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis
Improvisation
Teaching Performance of Dance
Jazz in Higher Education
Research in Dance Education
Dance in Higher Education

Students can choose electives such as African Dance, Hip Hop Dance, Dance for the Special Child and Creative Movement.

Curriculum: 36 points

CORE: 15 points

Research

E89.2044 Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (2 points)

E89.2403 Research in Dance Education (3 points)

Dance Pedagogy

E89.2265 Methods & Materials for Teaching Dance (3 points)

E89.2029 Jazz Dance: A Cultural-Historical Approach to Teaching (2 points)

E89.2452 Teaching Dance in Higher Education (3 points)

Or E89.2452 Teaching Creative Movement (2 points)

E89.2454 Teaching Performance of Dance (2 points)

SPECIALIZATION: 12 points

Dance in Higher Education

E89.2040 Intermediate Technique & Pedagogy (1 point)

E89.2075 Advanced Technique & Pedagogy (1 point)

E89.2077 Advanced Dance Practicum: Improvisation (1 point)

Higher Education

E98.2069 College Student Learning & Development (3 points)

Or E63.2272 Adolescent Development (3 points)

E55.2067 History of American Higher Education (3 points)

Fieldwork

E89.2277 Fieldwork in Dance: Higher Education & the Professions (3 points)

GUIDED ELECTIVES: 7 points from the following sample of courses by advisement

Human Development

E78.2010 Human Development in the Arts (3 points)

E63.2272 Adolescent Development (3 points)

Somatic Practices

E85.2260 Alexander Technique (1-3 points)

E89.2810 Anatomy & Kinesiology (3 points)

Movement Analysis

E89.2024 Effort/Shape Movement Analysis II (3 points)

E89.2605 Theory & Meth. in the Study of Dance & Human Movement (3)

Differentiation of Instruction

E89.2453 Dance for the Special Child (3 points)

E89.2502 Principles of Dance Movement Therapy (3 points)

E89.2266 Artistic Resources for Dance Education (1 point)

Performance

E89.2022 African Dance (3 points)

E89.2077 Advanced Dance Practicum (1-3 points)

TERMINAL EXPERIENCE: 2 points

E89.2509 Seminar in Dance Education (2 points)

(Review of Literature & Research Thesis)

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