Program: Dance and the Human Experience Secondary Major - Kansas State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Secondary Major in Dance and the Human Experience prioritizes embodied knowledge as an essential means of developing insight, creativity and awareness for collective problem solving rooted in mutual interdependence. A commitment to rigorous physical practice and a thorough foundation in movement analysis, theory, and pedagogy, is coupled with diverse electives in dance and fields enhanced by the study of dance. Culminating capstone courses provide students the opportunity to integrate their learning in dance and their primary major in a research, pedagogical, or choreographic project.

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

Creative & Pedagogical Foundation: (6 credit hours)

DANCE 215 - Improvisational Structures Credits: 2-3
DANCE 225 - Rhythmic Notation for Dance Credits: 1
And one of the following courses
DANCE 395 - Dance Composition I Credits: 3
DANCE 605 - Movement: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Observation Credits: 3
DANCE 505 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Dance Credits: 2
Students who choose DANCE 505 for their Core Elective will be required to take an additional credit of DANCE coursework from among any of the DANCE courses, including but not limited to DANCE 502, DANCE 503, DANCE 504, and DANCE 599 to reach the total of 24 credits. Credits / Units: 1

Dance Production (1.5 credit hours)

DANCE 502 – 3 semesters. Students must perform in a formal concert for three (3) semesters by enrolling in DANCE 502 for at least .5 credits each semester.

DANCE 502 - Performance Production Credits: 0-1

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 240 - West African Styles of Social Dance and Music Credits: 2
DANCE 280 - Musical Theatre Dance Credits: 2-3
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 371 - Jazz Dance II Credits: 2
DANCE 372 - Jazz Dance III 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 220 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Credits: 3
FNDH 252 - 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 250 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
MUSIC 210 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
MUSIC 244 - 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: (3 credit hours)

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

Total Hours Required: 25.5