Performing Arts: Dance Emphasis, B.A.

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(120 units)

Summary of Units:

Performing Arts Core Requirements	12
Performing Arts Emphasis	27
General Education	39
Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE	9
Title V Courses	6
Electives in any Discipline	27
TOTAL	120 units

Performing Arts Core Courses

Lower Division Requirements - 3 units

Select one of the following:

PA 101 - Introduction to the Performing Arts Units: 3
PA 202 - Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 9 units

Select one of the following:

PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335) Units: 3
PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies Units: 3
PA 360 - Musical Theatre Units: 3
and
PA 391 - Production (Cross-listed as ART 391) Units: 3 (Repeatable for up to 12 units) (3 units required for PA majors, and 9 units available as PA electives)
and
PA 499 - Performing Arts Capstone Units: 3

Emphasis Requirements

Students choose either Dance, Music, or Theater as an emphasis.

Dance Emphasis - 27 units

PADA 151 - Conditioning for Dancers Units: 2
PADA 253 - Jazz Dance I Units: 2
PADA 254 - Modern Dance I Units: 2
PADA 255 - Dance Composition and Improvisation Units: 3
PADA 332 - Dance in History (Cross-listed as HIST 332) Units: 3
PADA 353 - Jazz Dance II Units: 3
PADA 354 - Modern Dance II Units: 3
PADA 455 - Advanced Technique of Contemporary Dance Forms Units: 3
PADA 458 - Dance Ensemble Units: 3

Select 3 units of Performing Arts Electives

Performing Arts Electives 3

Performing Arts Electives

Note: Some courses listed as electives are required in one of the emphases but remain electives for the other two emphases.

PA 101 - Introduction to the Performing Arts Units: 3
PA 202 - Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre Units: 3
PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335) Units: 3
PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies Units: 3
PA 360 - Musical Theatre Units: 3
PA 383 - Scenic Design (Cross-listed as ART 383) Units: 3
PA 384 - Costume Design (Cross-listed as ART 384) Units: 3
PA 387 - Street and Performance Art (Cross-listed as ART 387) Units: 3
PA 391 - Production (Cross-listed as ART 391) Units: 3 (Repeatable for up to 12 units) (3 units required for PA majors, and 9 units available as PA electives)
PA 490 - Special Topics Units: 3 (Repeatable for up to 6 units)
PA 492 - Internship in Performing Arts Units: 1-3 (Repeatable for up to 6 units)
PA 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3 (Repeatable for up to 6 units)
PADA 151 - Conditioning for Dancers Units: 2
PADA 253 - Jazz Dance I Units: 2
PADA 254 - Modern Dance I Units: 2
PADA 255 - Dance Composition and Improvisation Units: 3
PADA 332 - Dance in History (Cross-listed as HIST 332) Units: 3
PADA 353 - Jazz Dance II Units: 3
PADA 354 - Modern Dance II Units: 3
PADA 455 - Advanced Technique of Contemporary Dance Forms Units: 3
PADA 458 - Dance Ensemble Units: 3
PAMU 100 - Music Appreciation Units: 3
PAMU 109 - Private Lessons Units: 1
PAMU 161 - Music Fundamentals Units: 3
PAMU 200 - History of Rock Units: 3
PAMU 202 - Group Guitar Lessons Units: 2
PAMU 203 - Group Voice Lessons Units: 2
PAMU 231 - The Beatles: Music, Fashion and Culture (Cross-listed as ART 231) Units: 3
PAMU 243 - Teaching Music to Children Units: 3
PAMU 261 - Music Theory Units: 3
PAMU 307 - University Chorus Units: 1
PAMU 308 - University Orchestra Units: 1
PAMU 309 - Private Lessons Units: 1
PAMU 330 - Jazz in America Units: 3
PAMU 332 - World Music Units: 3
PAMU 333 - The Varieties of Musical Experience Units: 3
PAMU 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PHYS 335) Units: 3
PAMU 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity and Continuity (Cross-listed as ART 336) Units: 3
PAMU 337 - Music in History (Cross-listed as HIST 337) Units: 3
PAMU 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432, ART 432) Units: 3
PAMU 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, ECON 435, EDUC 435) Units: 3
PATH 280 - Acting I Units: 3
PATH 281 - Play Analysis Units: 3
PATH 332 - Teaching Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed as ENGL 332) Units: 3
PATH 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 333) Units: 3
PATH 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as SPAN 334) Units: 3
PATH 338 - Theatre in History (Cross-listed as HIST 338) Units: 3
PATH 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 341) Units: 3
PATH 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 342) Units: 3
PATH 343 - Teaching Drama to Children (Cross-listed as EDUC 343) Units: 3
PATH 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 344) Units: 3
PATH 380 - Acting II Units: 3
PATH 382 - Directing Units: 3
PATH 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as ENGL 410) Units: 3
PATH 412 - Drama of Ancient Greece (Cross-listed as ENGL 412) Units: 3
PATH 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as ENGL 463) Units: 3