Admission Criteria

Any student admitted to Kansas State University who wishes to declare a Secondary Major in Dance and the Human Experience will be accepted into the program.

Interdisciplinary Intro Course: (3 credit hours)

• DANCE 205 - Dance as an Art Form Credits: 3

Dance Core: (6 credit hours)

• DANCE 215 - Improvisational Structures Credits: 2
• DANCE 225 - Rhythmic Notation for Dance Credits: 1

• And three (3) credits from among the following courses:

• DANCE 395 - Dance Composition I Credits: 3
• DANCE 705 - Movement: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Observation Credits: 3
• DANCE 502 - Performance Production Credits: 0-1
• DANCE 505 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Dance Credits: 2

Dance Production (0 credit hours)

DANCE 502  – 3 semesters. Students must perform in a formal concert for three (3) semesters by enrolling in DANCE 502  for 0 or 1 credits. One of these required enrollments may overlap with the “Dance Core” requirements listed above.

Dance Electives: (6 credit hours)

Six (6) credits, including at least one Level III course completed with a grade of “B” or above, chosen from among the following electives:

• DANCE 323 - Contemporary Dance II Credits: 2
• DANCE 324 - Contemporary Dance III Credits: 2
• DANCE 325 - Ballet II Credits: 2
• DANCE 326 - Ballet III Credits: 2
• DANCE 350 - West African Styles of Social Dance and Music Credits: 2
• DANCE 371 - Jazz Dance II Credits: 2
• DANCE 372 - Jazz Dance III Credits: 2
• DANCE 380 - Musical Theatre Dance Credits: 2
• DANCE 381 - Tap II Credits: 2
• DANCE 382 - Tap III Credits: 2

Interdisciplinary Electives: (6 credit hours)

Choose two courses (6 credits) from this list:

• AMETH 450 - Comparative Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• ANTH 516 - Ethnomusicology Credits: 3
• STRAN 550 - Practicing Social Justice Credits: 3
• COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
• EDEL 250 - Health and Movement Education in Elementary Classrooms Credits: 2
• EDEL 270 - Arts for Elementary Schools Credits: 3
• EDEL 520 - Physical Education/Health Methods for PK-6 Schools Credits: 3
• EDCI 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab Credits: 3
• EDCI 702 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Credits: 3
• EDSEC 546 - Physical Education/Health Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
• EDSEC 360 - Introduction to Physical Education/Health Credits: 3
• EDSEC 380 - Adaptive Physical Education Credits: 2
• FNDH 320 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Credits: 3
• FNDH 352 - Personal Wellness Credits: 3
• FNDH 355 - Rehabilitation and Exercise Modification Techniques I Credits: 3
• GWSS 410 - Feminist Thought Credits: 3
• GWSS 510 - Research Methods in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
• HDFS 301 - Interpersonal Skills for Helping Professionals Credits: 3
• HDFS 375 - Introduction to Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science Credits: 3
• KIN 335 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: 4
• KIN 336 - Physiology of Exercise Lab Credits: 1
• KIN 601 - Cardiorespiratory Physiology Credits: 3
• KIN 603 - Cardiovascular Physiology Credits: 3
• KIN 607 - Muscle Physiology Credits: 3
• KIN 611 - Autonomic Neurophysiology Credits: 3
• LEAD 350 - Culture and Context in Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 405 - Leadership in Practice Credits: 3
• LEAD 420 - Theories of Nonprofit Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 499 - Nonprofit Organization Internship Credits: 3
• MANGT 220 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 450 - Non-Profit Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 595 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
• MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
• MUSIC 210 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
• MUSIC 281 - West African Drumming and Percussion Credits: 2
• MUSIC 458 - Music in the Schools, PK-6 Credits: 3
• MUSIC 459 - Music Programs in Middle School/High School Credits: 3
• PSYCH 370 - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 3
• PSYCH 460 - Cognitive Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYCH 475 - Principles of Learning Credits: 3
• PSYCH 480 - Fundamentals of Perception and Sensation Credits: 3
• PSYCH 518 - Introduction to Health Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYCH 630 - Human Neuropsychology Credits: 3
• SOCWK 570 - Social Work with Groups Credits: 3
• SOCWK 315 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I Credits: 3
• THTRE 368 - Fundamentals of Technical Production Credits: 3
• THTRE 369 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design Credits: 3
• THTRE 560 - Advanced Stage Movement Credits: 3

• Note: Courses not on the electives list may be approved as part of the student’s program of study on a case-by-case basis by the student’s advisor and/or the Dance Program Director.

Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)

• DANCE 510 - CAPSTONE PROJECT Credits: 2
• DANCE 509 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR Credits: 1

Total Hours Required: 24