University of Oregon
Department of Dance
161 Gerlinger Annex
1214 University of Oregon, 
Eugene, OR 97403-1214
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Minor Requirements - Effective Fall 2006 (revised 3/07)

The Dance Minor is designed to complement your focus in another area of study. Once completing the core courses, you have the flexibility to shape a program of dance courses that can interface with and enhance your major field of study. Dance minors have graduated in such diverse fields as architecture, journalism, music, theater arts, art history, psychology, and anthropology.

The Department of Dance encourages students to develop a close, communicative relationship with a dance faculty adviser to assure completion of course prerequisites in the most timely sequence and manner. Advisers work with you to help you design your own constellation of elective courses which reflect personal interests and educational goals. Meeting regularly with your adviser will keep you informed of any experimental or special studies courses which the Department is offering and could fulfill a requirement. You will also need to inform your adviser of your intended program of study, since preauthorization is required to Duck Call any generic course, e.g. Practicum, Workshops. 

In order to enroll in a technique course at the DAN level (see Core Technique Requirement under Area I), all students must take a placement audition class. This process allows the faculty to observe your level of dance training/skill in order to place you in the technique class best suited to your abilities. This audition is for placement only, NOT for the purpose of determining whether you can be admitted to the minor program. Your interest places you in the minor. Placement auditions are scheduled every Fall term during New Student Week and in the Spring term, generally the second Saturday of May. Please check with the Department of Dance for the exact dates of the placement classes. 

Core requirements should be completed by the end of the 2nd year in the program. This becomes relevant when considering electives you would like to take. Core courses must be taken graded and passed with a mid C or above,except for DAN 408 which is only offered P/N*. Electives may be taken P/N, however students are encouraged to take courses for a grade.

The total minimum credits for a dance minor are 28 credits. These are distributed across three areas of the dance discipline: Area I: Technique; Area II: Humanities/Sciences; and Area III: Studio-Theory In each category only the minimum credit load is listed. It is typical, particularly in Area I, that you will amass more than the minimum credit requirement.

*Note: A minimum of 15 credits must be upper division, i.e. courses numbering in the 300 and 400 range. Of these upper division credits, 9 must be earned in Areas II and III; the remaining 6 upper division credits may be selected from any Area.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
Subj/Num Course Title
Credits
DAN 251 Looking at Dance (fulfills A&L group satisfying)
4
DAN 252 Fundamentals of Rhythm (pre-req to DAN 341, 351, 490)
3
DAN 255 Dance Production I (pre-req to DAN 408: Production)
3
DAN 256 Body Fundamentals (recommended as prereq to dance science track)
3
DAN 355 Dance Production II
1
DANC 271 Improvisation
1
Total credits: 15 credits (all 6 courses) required*
15
AREA I: TECHNIQUE (All DAN Courses Require Placement)
 Area Course Title
Credits
1. Core Technique  Requirement:
Modern and/or Ballet technique at DANC 300, DAN 300 or above
6
2. Breadth Technique  Requirements;
In the DANC and/or DAN program, at least 3 different topics other than Ballet and Modern, must be included.
3
Total credits: Area I - minimum 9 credits required*
AREA II: HUMANITIES/SCIENCES (Upper Division)
Subj/Num Course Title
Credits
DAN 301 Dance and Folk Culture( fulfills A&L group satisfying, IC Multicultural)
4
DAN 360 Dance Kinesiology
3
DAN 453 Ballet from the Courts to Balanchine (pre-req DAN 251)
3
DAN 454 Evolution of Modern Dance (pre-req DAN 251)
3
DAN 460 Scientific Aspects of Dance (pre-req DAN 360)
3
DAN 493 Administration of Dance in Higher Education (pre-req DAN 491)
3
+Independent Studies:
DAN 401 
DAN 404 
DAN 405
DAN 406 
DAN 409 
Research 
Internship
Reading and Conference 
Special Problems 
Practicum 
 
+Experimental Courses:
DANC 399 
DAN 407 
DAN 410 
Special Studies
Seminar
Experimental
 
Total credits - Area II: minimum 3 credits required*
AREA III: STUDIO/THEORY (Upper Division)
Subj/Num Title
Credits
DAN 342 Movement Theory and Notation (pre-req DAN 252 and 256)
4
DAN 351 Dance Composition I (pre-req DANC 271, DAN 252)
3
DAN 352 Composition II (pre-req DAN 351)
3
DAN 410 Composition III (pre-req DAN 352)
3
DAN 412 Student Dance Concert
variable
DAN 450 Choreographer/Composer Workshop
3
DAN 458 Music For Dancers (pre-req DAN 252)
3
DAN 480 Repertory Dance
2
DAN 481 Repertory Dance Company:Rehearsal
variable
DAN 482 Repertory Dance Company:Touring
variable
DAN 485 Pointe Variations (co-req DANC 372 or above)
1
DAN 490 Dance Accompaniment (co-req DAN 491)
1
DAN 491 Teaching Dance (pre-req DAN 294; co-req DAN 490)
3
+ Independent Studies:
DAN 401
DAN 404 
DAN 405 
DAN 406 
DAN 409 
Research 
Internship 
Reading and Conference 
Special Problems 
Practicum 
 
+Experimental Courses:
DAN 399 
DAN 407 
DAN 408 
DAN 410 
Special Studies 
Seminar 
Rehearsal & Performance 
Experimental 
 
Total credits: Area III - minimum of 3 credits required*
Note: Independents are student initiated with subject, subtitle and credits determined by student and faculty instructor/mentor. Experimentals are faculty initiated. Prerequisites for both types of generic courses are previous coursework in topic area.