Course Schedule
INTRODUCTION
The Department of Dance Studies offer s programmes in African dance and related fields. Fouryear programmes lead to either a Bachelor of Arts degree, or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
BA LEVEL 100
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
|
UGRC 141-146 |
Science and Technology in Our Lives |
3 |
|
UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
|
DANC 119 |
Dance Forms of Africa |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Departments |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
|
UGRC 141-146 |
Science and Technology in Our Lives |
3 |
|
UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
|
DANC 112 |
Introduction to Traditional Dance |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Departments |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
BA LEVEL 200
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 220-238* |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
|
DANC 221 |
Introduction to Dance Cultures of the World |
2 |
|
DANC 223 |
Orientation to Dance Theatre |
2 |
|
DANC 225 |
Practical Dance I |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from the other assigned Departments |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
13 |
Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238(3 credits)
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 220-238* |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
|
DANC 222 |
Introduction to Movement Analysis and Notation |
2 |
|
DANC 224 |
Practical Dance II |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from the other assigned Department |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238 (3 credits)
BA LEVEL 300
SINGLE MAJOR: A Dance Major student is required to take all the core courses and the prescribed electives to obtain a minimum of 24 credits by the end of the year.
COMBINED MAJOR: A student who wishes to offer a Combined Major is required to take a minimum of 15 credits of core courses.
MINOR: A BA student, offering Dance as a Minor is required to take 3 credits a semester to obtain 6 credits by the end of the year.
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses (9 Credits) |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
DANC 331 |
Anatomy and Physiology for the Dancer |
3 |
|
DANC 333 |
Introduction to Dance Composition |
3 |
|
DANC 335 |
African Dance Performance |
3 |
|
|
Any ONE elective Course (3 credits) |
|
|
DANC 337 |
Intermediate Dance Technique I |
3 |
|
DANC 339 |
Traditional Songs I |
3 |
|
DANC 341 |
Traditional Drumming I |
3 |
|
DANC 347 |
Stage Craft |
3 |
|
DANC 343 |
Intermediate Labanotation I |
3 |
|
DANC 345 |
Lighting Design for Dance assigned Department |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the other |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
24 |
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses (6 credits) |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
DANC 330 |
Production Participation |
3 |
|
DANC 332 |
Historical and Comparative Dance Studies |
3 |
|
|
Any TWO elective course |
|
|
DANC 336 |
African Dance Performance (Prescribed Elective) |
3 |
|
DANC 338 |
Intermediate Composition |
3 |
|
DANC 342 |
Traditional Song II |
3 |
|
DANC 334 |
Music for Dance |
3 |
|
DANC 352 |
Theatre Management |
3 |
|
DANC 344 |
Intermediate Dance Technique |
3 |
|
DANC 354 |
Costume and Make-Up |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
BA LEVEL 400
SINGLE MAJOR: A student intending to major in Dance is required to take all core courses and the prescribed electives to obtain at least 30 credits by the end of the year.
COMBINED MAJOR: A student who wishes to offer a Combined Major is required to take 12 credits of core courses and a minimum of 3 credits of electives in consultation with the academic advisor to obtain a minimum of 15 credits by the end of the year.
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
DANC 441 |
Dance Aesthetics and Criticism |
3 |
|
DANC 455 |
Dance Performance Laboratory I |
3 |
|
|
Elective Course |
|
|
DANC 443 |
Advanced Dance Technique I (Prescribed elective) |
3 |
|
DANC 447 |
Theatre Management |
3 |
|
DANC 449 |
Dance Ritual and Art |
3 |
|
DANC 451 |
Advanced African Traditional Song I |
2 |
|
DANC 455 |
Advanced Traditional Drumming I |
2 |
|
THEA 465 |
Costume Design and Construction History |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
26 |
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses |
Credits |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DANC 442 |
Dance in Education |
3 |
||
|
DANC 446 |
Dance Performance Laboratory II |
3 |
||
|
|
Elective Course |
|
||
|
DANC 444 |
Advanced African Traditional Song II |
6 |
||
|
DANC 448 |
Advanced Dance Technique II |
3 |
||
|
DANC 450 |
Production Participation (Prescribed elective) |
4 |
||
|
DANC 460 |
Choreography |
6 |
||
|
DANC 470 |
Community Project |
6 |
||
|
DANC 480 |
Special Dance Study |
|
|
6 |
|
DANC 490 |
Advanced Labanotation |
|
|
6 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the Department |
other |
assigned |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
|
|
27 |
B.F.A. LEVEL 100
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
|
UGRC 130 |
Science and Technology in Our Lives |
3 |
|
UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
|
DANC 113 |
Introduction to Practicals I |
3 |
|
DANC 119 |
Dance Forms of Africa |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Department |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
18 |
Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 110 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 120 |
Numeracy Skills |
3 |
|
UGRC 130 |
Science and Technology in our Lives |
3 |
|
UGRC 150 |
Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning |
3 |
|
DANC 116 |
Introduction to Practical II |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Department |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
15 |
Note: Students to choose any 2 courses (6 credits) of the UGRC
B.F.A. LEVEL 200
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 220-238 |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
|
DANC 221 |
Introduction to Dance Cultures of the World |
2 |
|
DANC 227 |
Dance Technique I |
3 |
|
DANC 229 |
Traditional Dance I |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Department |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
13 |
Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238 (3 credits)
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
UGRC 210 |
Academic Writing I |
3 |
|
UGRC 220-238 |
Introduction to African Studies |
3 |
|
DANC 222 |
Introduction to Movement Analysis and Notation |
2 |
|
DANC 226 |
Traditional Dance II |
3 |
|
DANC 228 |
Dance Technique II |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
2 Courses from 2 other assigned Department |
6 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
11 |
Note: Students to choose UGRC 210 or UGRC 220-238 (3 credits)
B.F.A. LEVEL 300
SINGLE MAJOR: A Dance Major student is required to take core courses and the prescribed electives to obtain minimum of 30 credits by the end of the year.
COMBINED MAJOR: A student who wishes to offer Combined Major is required to take a minimum of 18 credits of core courses
MINOR: A BFA student, offering Dance as Minor is required to take 3 credits a semester to obtain 6 credits by the end of the year.
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses (9 credits) |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
DANC 331 |
Anatomy and Physiology for the Dancer |
3 |
|
DANC 333 |
Introduction to Dance Composition |
3 |
|
DANC 337 |
Intermediate Dance Technique I |
3 |
|
|
Any ONE elective Course (3 credits) |
|
|
DANC 335 |
African Dance Performance (Prescribed elective) |
3 |
|
DANC 339 |
Traditional Songs I |
2 |
|
DANC 341 |
Traditional Drumming I |
2 |
|
DANC 347 |
Stage Craft |
3 |
|
DANC 343 |
Intermediate Labanotation I |
3 |
|
DANC 345 |
Lighting Design for Dance |
3 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
30 |
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses (6 credits) |
Credits |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DANC 330 |
Production Participation |
3 |
||
|
DANC 332 |
Historical and Comparative Dance Studies |
3 |
||
|
DANC 336 |
African Traditional Dance |
3 |
||
|
|
Any TWO elective courses |
|
||
|
DANC 334 |
Music for Dance |
3 |
||
|
DANC 352 |
Theatre Management |
3 |
||
|
DANC 338 |
Intermediate Composition |
3 |
||
|
DANC 342 |
Traditional Song II |
2 |
||
|
DANC 344 |
Intermediate Dance Technique II (Prescribed elective) |
3 |
||
|
DANC 346 |
Intermediate Labanotation II |
|
|
3 |
|
DANC 354 |
Costume/Make-up |
|
|
3 |
|
DANC 348 |
Traditional Drumming II |
|
|
2 |
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the Department |
other |
assigned |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
|
|
18 |
B.F.A. LEVEL 400
SINGLE MAJOR: A student intending to major in Dance is required to take all core courses and the prescribed electives to obtain at least 33 credits by the end of the year.
COMBINED MAJOR: A student who wishes to offer Combined Major is required to take 12 credits of core courses and a minimum of 3 credits of elective in consultation with the academic advisor to obtain a minimum of 18 credits by the end of the year.
First Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
DANC 441 |
Dance Aesthetic and Criticism |
3 |
|
DANC 445 |
Dance Performance Laboratory I (Prescribed elective) |
3 |
|
|
Elective Course |
|
|
DANC 443 |
Advanced Dance Technique I |
3 |
|
DANC 449 |
Dance Ritual and Art |
3 |
|
DANC 451 |
Advanced African Traditional Song I |
2 |
|
THEA 465 |
Costume Design and Construction Costume History |
3 |
|
DANC 447 |
Theatre Management |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the other assigned Department |
3 |
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
|
Second Semester
|
Course Code |
Core Courses |
Credits |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DANC 442 |
Dance in Education |
3 |
||
|
DANC 446 |
Dance Performance Laboratory II |
3 |
||
|
DANC 450 |
Production Participation (Prescribed elective) |
6 |
||
|
|
Elective Course |
|
||
|
DANC 444 |
Advanced African Traditional Song II |
6 |
||
|
DANC 448 |
Advanced Dance Technique II (Prescribed elective) |
3 |
||
|
DANC 452 |
Instrumental and Vocal Technique |
3 |
||
|
THEA 466 |
Costume Design and Construction Costume History |
3 |
||
|
DANC 460 |
Choreography |
6 |
||
|
DANC 470 |
Community Project |
6 |
||
|
DANC 480 |
Special Dance Study |
6 |
||
|
DANC 490 |
Advanced Labanotation II |
6 |
||
|
Other Subjects |
Any ONE Course from the Department |
other |
assigned |
|
|
|
Minimum Credits Required |
|
|
18 |