Performing Arts: Dance Emphasis, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	3
Upper Division Major Requirements	9
Dance Emphasis Requirements	27
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	81
Total Units	120

Performing Arts Required 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

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 499 - Performing Arts Capstone Units: 3

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

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 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 352 - Aztec Dance and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 352) 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 251 - Cirque Elements In Dance Units: 3
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 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 204 - Introduction To African Drumming Units: 3
PAMU 205 - Musical Improvisation Units: 2
PAMU 207 - Guitar Ensemble Units: 1
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 I Units: 3
PAMU 306 - Chamber Ensemble Units: 1
PAMU 307 - University Chorus Units: 1
PAMU 308 - University Orchestra Units: 1
PAMU 309 - Private Lessons Units: 1
PAMU 310 - Contemporary Music Ensemble 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 Units: 3
PAMU 339 - Understanding Music in Television And Cinema (Cross-listed as ART 339) Units: 3
PAMU 361 - Music Theory II 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
PATH 480 - Acting III: Performance Styles Units: 3

Additional General Education & other Graduation Requirements -81 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional Lower Division A-E (GE) Requirements not met within the major
Nine units of Upper Division Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses are numbered 330-349 and 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grade)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation