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Graduate Coordinator: Christian Cherry
email: cerise@uoregon.edu
phone: 541.346.5951

Graduate Programs

M.A./M.S. Requirements

General Master's Degree with Thesis (54 Credits)
In addition to the requirements described on the Graduate Studies page, candidates for the general master's degree with thesis must have completed the following course work:

Dance as a discipline at the graduate level requires an understanding of research methodology, theoretical issues, and their practical applications. Required core courses provide this understanding for the student seeking the general master's degree with or without thesis.
Upon consultation with the director of graduate studies, students may use graduate-level work that counts toward the master's degree to correct deficiencies.

Electives

DAN electives are selected in consultation with the student's advisor.

Students in this program must take a minimum of 9 credits in Thesis (DAN 503). Eight to 16 credits must be earned in graduate courses outside the department. These courses, approved by the major adviser, are selected from fields related to the student's research. At least 4 credits must be earned outside the department before beginning the thesis.
Students may choose a choreographic thesis with written supporting documentation. Early in their programs, these students should enroll in graduate-level choreography courses.
The thesis proposal must be approved by a committee of at least three faculty members representing the fields of study related to the program and thesis topic. Graduate School requirements are to be followed in the preparation and defense of the thesis . Refer to "Thesis Guidelines and Procedures for Producing the Thesis Concert," available in the department office, and the University of Oregon Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations, available from the Graduate School's website.

General Master's Degree without Thesis (54 Credits)

This option includes the general requirements, examinations, and limitations on credits stated earlier. Core courses listed above and correction of any undergraduate-level deficiencies are also required.
The nonthesis option requires 19 credits selected from the list of courses set forth in the thesis option above, a minimum of 9 credits in an area related to dance, and another 9 credits appropriate to the program elected from within or outside the Department of Dance. All course selections and field choices must have the approval of the student's adviser.
For the student electing the nonthesis option, a project is required in the area of concentration. The project might take the form of a reconstruction from a notated score or a reconstruction from a historical dance treatise (e.g., from original language or notation to article or performance). The proposal must be approved by a project committee representing the area of dance concentration.

Master's Degree with Emphasis in Dance Science (54 Credits)

This option integrates a degree in dance with a second area of specialization in a related science. A bachelor's degree in dance or its equivalent is the preferred background. Graduate students must have completed the following course work.