This senior-level capstone course allows students to work on a faculty-approved production project in their primary area of focus and concentration. This course is required of all BFA (Stage Management) and BA Theatre majors. Permission of department required.

A course that introduces students to the styles of jazz, ballet, and tap dance, developing body coordination, strength, flexibility. AE

A course introducing students to styles of jazz, ballet, and tap dance for music theatre, theatre, and music majors and dance, theatre, and music theatre minors, beginning the development of strength, flexibility, coordination, and correct use of the body. Restricted to music, music theatre, and theatre majors and dance, music, music theatre, and theatre minors.

A course for the student interested in deepening her or his ballet experience. The course will introduce ballet vocabulary and technical principles so that the student can begin to perform more complex movement combinations. Prerequisite: 105 or 110. Restricted to music, music theatre, and theatre majors and dance, music, music theatre, and theatre minors. May be repeated for credit.

The techniques and principles of modern dance styles from the early 1900s to the present will be introduced and explored. Prerequisite: 105 or 110. Restricted to music, music theatre, and theatre majors and dance, music, music theatre, and theatre minors. May be repeated for credit.

Particular problems relating to theatre, music, dance, and presenting organizations will be addressed in this introductory course. Contractual agreements, balancing the necessities of performers and technical staff, scheduling, touring, and coping with performance situations in a presenting house will be addressed. Arts education and outreach and planning repertoire and program development, both artistically and financially, will be included. Prerequisite: 200. (Equivalent to THTR 300.)

An overview of the field of arts administration, including the basic principles of nonprofit organizations. It will be an introduction to the history, philosophy, practice, and ethics of the profession. Students will also examine the arts as an industry, and gain an understanding of how organizational structures vary according to artistic discipline (opera, theatre, dance) and the difference between presenting and producing organizations.

Courses on topics of interest to arts administration students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites: as determined by the instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

Non-classroom experiences in the field of arts administration. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. Graded CR/NC.

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. Prerequisite: as determined by instructor. May be repeated for credit.