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Dance Education with Specialization in Entrepreneurship BS

Students in the CCSU Dance Education Entrepreneurship program develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to pursue a business-based dance career. Graduates will be prepared to teach dance at the highest level and have the knowledge and skills to handle the marketing and managerial side of running a successful business. Students will show evidence of possessing a strong, well-rounded background in dance pedagogy, history, research, learning theory and practicum to become “highly qualified” as a Teaching Artist.

A minor is not required with this major.

Core Requirements

This 78-credit program consists of 44 credits in core lecture and skills classes, and 34 credits in the entrepreneurship dance specialization.

Core Courses (44 credits)

DAN 110Introduction to Dance Education

2
EXS 207Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science I

3
EXS 216Biomechanics

3
DAN 151Beginning Modern Dance

2
DAN 152Beginning Ballet

2
DAN 157Beginning Jazz Dance

1
DAN 200Dance Practicum

1
DAN 200Dance Practicum

1
DAN 230Afro-Caribbean Dance & Culture

2
DAN 252Intermediate Ballet

2
DAN 257Intermediate Jazz Dance

1
DAN 299Dance History

3
DAN 377Modern Dance and Theory

2
DAN 234Ballroom Dance

1
DAN 235Movement for Performers

2
DAN 236Principles of Choreography

2
DAN 272Creative Dance in Education

2
DAN 398Contemporary Dance Technique

2
DAN 477Secondary Methods in Dance Education

3
DAN 480Project: Dance

1
PE 416Program Development in Physical Education, Dance Education and Health Education

3
DAN 300Elementary Methods in Dance Education

3

Note: DAN 200 is taken twice for a total of 2 credits

Specialization in Entrepreneurship in Dance (34 credits)

Specialization includes 11 credits of required courses, plus 6 credits of business electives, and 17 credits of electives approved by a faculty advisor.

Required Courses

Note: DAN 200 is taken twice in the Core above and twice in this specialization for a total of 4 times.
ENT 350/MGT 350Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures

3
MGT 296Main Street Business Ownership and Management

3
MKT 295Fundamentals of Marketing

3
DAN 200Dance Practicum

1
DAN 200Dance Practicum

1

Business Electives (6 credits)

Business electives must be chosen from the list.
ENT 330/MGT 330Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

3
ENT 355/MGT 355Managing a Growing Business

3
MKT 301Creativity in Marketing

3
MKT 306Advertising and Promotion

3
MKT 350Social Media Marketing

3
MKT 359Special Events Marketing

3

An additional 14 credits of specialization electives are required and selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Required General Education courses

MUS 109Fundamentals of Music

3
HIST 161American History to 1877

3
or
HIST 162American History:1877-Present

3
ANTH 170Intro to Cultural Anthropology

3
PSY 136Life-Span Development

3
PHYS 111Introductory Physics I

3
COMM 115Fundamentals of Communication

3
or
COMM 140Public Speaking

3
STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3
or
STAT 200Business Statistics

3
or
STAT 215Stat for Behavioral Sciences I

3
BIO 111Introductory Biology

3
or
BMS 102Intro to Biomolecular Sciences

3
or
BIO 121General Biology I

4
WRT 110Introdctn to College Writing

3
or
WRT 105Enhncd Intro to College Writng

3
and
WRT 105PEnhanced Introduction to College Writing Workshop

2

Total Credit Hours: 120

Note: For more information on admission to the professional program see the page linked here.