Adding the education concentration to your dance major prepares you to teach in elementary and secondary schools, dance studios, and the community at large. Dance education students receive in-depth training in pedagogy; classical, contemporary, and urban dance techniques and performance; and choreography. The degree equips students to apply for dance teaching licensure (grades P-12) in […]
This concentration allows students to discover and use emerging digital research tools and learn how historians inform and engage the public in museums, documentaries, podcasts, and more. This concentration also requires an internship.
In the sound design and technology concentration, students take Drawing for Theatre, Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre, two levels of sound design courses, Design Portfolio and Professional Prep, and are required to explore other design fields/concentrations (such as projection design, lighting design, costume design or set design) to better understand the collaborative effort of creating […]
In the projection design and technology concentration, students take Drawing for Theatre, Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre, two levels of projection design courses, Design Portfolio and Professional Prep, and are required to explore other design fields/concentrations (such as sound design, lighting design, costume design, or set design) to better understand the collaborative effort of creating […]
In the lighting design and technology concentration, students take Drawing for Theatre, Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre, two levels of lighting design courses, Projection Design, Design Portfolio and Professional Prep, and are required to explore other fields of design (such as projection design, sound design, costume design, or set design) to better understand the collaborative […]
Students in the musical theatre concentration practice incremental techniques and skills necessary for the art form of musical theatre – including singing, dancing, and acting – and musical theatre history, theory, and repertoire. Students train to analyze and perform contemporary and classical scripts as actors, to effectively deliver highly physical staging or dance, and to […]
The community organizing and institutional change concentration in the ethnic studies major offers students the opportunity to learn the history and methods diverse communities have used to seek civil rights. With a focus on recognizing, listening, respectfully engaging, and effectively organizing community efforts to create a more equitable society, students will be able to help […]
The global race, power, and resistance concentration within the ethnic studies major offers students a focus on transnationalism, diaspora, and migration processes highlighting the impacts of colonialism, racial and ethnic ideologies, and imperialism on a global scale. This concentration prepares students for positions in federal, state, and local government, working in public policy, NGOs (Non-Government […]
This concentration familiarizes students with diverse cultures and peoples and with a broad, connective approach to contemporary global issues. It includes a choice of courses across a wide range of disciplines, emphasizing international and global history, politics, language and cultures, economics, and environmental studies. New for Fall 2021.
The undergraduate composition concentration is designed to prepare the student to compose original music for a wide variety of venues including live concerts, music to accompany film, video, dance, and theatre.
