Loyola University Chicago

Dance

Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Curriculum

B.A. in Dance (40 hours)

Foundation Courses (10)
Course Number Title Credits
THTR 321C
-or-
THTR 321E
Costume Practicum
-or-
Electrics Practicum
2
DANC 250 Historical Context in Contemporary Dance Practice 3
DANC 270 Dance Kinesiology 3
Applied Courses (20)
Course Number Title Credits
DANC 341
-or-
DANC 343
Intermediate Majors Ballet
-or-
Advanced Majors Ballet
8
DANC 312
-or-
DANC 314
Pointe I
-or-
Pointe II
2
DANC 232
-or-
DANC 331
Jazz I
-or-
Jazz II
2
DANC 224 Majors Modern Dance II 2
DANC 324 Majors Modern Dance III 2
DANC 275 Global Influences in Contemporary Dance Practice 2
  Electives 4
Synthesis (10)
Course Number Title Credits
DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance 2
DANC 360 Dance Pedagogy 3
DANC 370 Dance Composition 3
DANC 394 Internship in Dance 1
DANC 380 Senior Showcase (Capstone) 1

Suggested Course Sequence

Year 1
Fall
DANC 341 Ballet IV
DANC 224 Majors Modern II*
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II
THTR 321 C Costume Practicum*
Spring
DANC 341 Ballet IV
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II
DANC 224 Majors Modern II
DANC 250 Dance History
Year 2
Fall
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II* 
DANC 270 Dance Kinesiology
DANC 323 Rehearsal & Performance*
DANC 224 Majors Modern II*
DANC Elective
Spring
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V
DANC 312 or 314 Pointe I or II
DANC 224 Majors Modern II*
DANC Elective
Year 3
Fall
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V 
DANC 312 or 314 Pointe I or II*
DANC 324 Majors Modern III*
DANC 323 Rehearsal & Performance*
Spring
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II*
DANC 324 Majors Modern III*
DANC 370 Dance Composition*
DANC Elective
Year 4
Fall
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II*
DANC 324 Majors Modern III*
DANC 360 Dance Pedagogy
DANC 323 Rehearsal & Performance*
DANC 394 Internship in Dance 
Spring
DANC 341 Ballet IV /343 Ballet V
DANC 312 Pointe I or 314 Pointe II*
DANC 324 Majors Modern III*
DANC 380 Senior Showcase Capstone

Courses with an asterisk (*) beside them can be taken in any semester that they appear in depending on student's preference and course schedule.