Required courses include ongoing technique and/or somatics practice, three courses in choreography, pedagogy, inquiry in dance and world cultures, dance technology and media, movement observation, and the thesis and internship.
First Year
Fall:
DANC 648 Advanced Modern Dance Technique I (2) Professional level training in contemporary dance techniques.
DANC 608 Choreography I (3) (Retitled) Developing and defining individual choreographic voice and vision in a shared studio setting.
DANC 600 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Dance (3) Overview of dance program planning, campus cultures and policies in higher education, research content and issues in dance scholarship, methodologies, and style requirements for writing about dance at a graduate level.
DANC604 Pedagogy, (2) Curriculum writing, lesson planning, class structure, assessment/grading, and practice in dance pedagogy. Includes preparation of syllabi and studio teaching practice. This course counts towards teacher certification in the State of Maryland.
Spring:
DANC 649 Advanced Modern Dance Technique II (2) Continuation of DANC 648.
DANC 708 Choreography II (3) Collaborative work
DANC 611 Dance Technology and Media (2) Project-based development of media and technological support for dance performance, archiving, and portfolio design, development and implementation.
DANC 766 Movement Observation/Analysis, (2) Aspects of cultural and nonverbal analysis, developmental movement, kinesiological analysis, Laban Movement Analysis, with the goal of developing the student/teacher’s ability to observe macro and micro levels of detail
Second Year
Fall:
DANC 648 Advanced Modern Dance Technique I (2)
OR Proposed Dance Technique/Practice other than Modern Dance
DANC 719 Choreographic Project, (3) Research-based choreographic projects
DANC 784 Seminar: Dance in Global Context (3) Analysis of and research into world dance
Elective, 2 cr.
Spring:
DANC 649 Advanced Modern Dance Technique II (2) OR Proposed Dance Technique/Practice other than Modern Dance OR Repertory
DANC 610 Workshop in the Direction of Dance Production (3) A lecture/laboratory course dealing with the relationship of the director to all of the activities involved in the presentation of a dance concert.
OPTIONAL: DANC 705 Arts Education (3) Overview of policy and research in arts education, counts towards certification in the State of Maryland
ELECTIVE/Project: 2-5 cr.
Third Year
Fall:
EITHER:
DANC 799 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)
OR
DANC 777 Internship, (6) Internship in dance advocacy, administration, education, community building, choreography or performance with an agency off campus and with a national or international profile.
AND
DANC 788 Master’s Tutorial (1-3 repeatable to 6) Prerequisite – permission of the instructor. Supervised production and presentation of a significant choreographic project.
OR
DANC 789 Directed Study in Dance Theory (1-3 repeatable to 6) Directed study in dance history or criticism.
Spring:
EITHER:
DANC 799 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)
OR
DANC 777 Internship, (6) Internship in dance advocacy, administration, education, community building, choreography or performance with an agency off campus and with a national or international profile.
AND
DANC 788 Master’s Tutorial (1-3 repeatable to 6) Prerequisite – permission of the instructor. Supervised production and presentation of a significant choreographic project.
OR
DANC 789 Directed Study in Dance Theory (1-3 repeatable to 6) Directed study in dance history or criticism. ]