BA in Dance Management

This curriculum map is a suggested semester-by-semester plan of study to complete a BA in Dance Management. Please see the Undergraduate Bulletin for general education requirements and other university requirements for graduation. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisor every semester to make sure they are on track to graduate.

Coursework or Credit by Exam upon Entry as a Freshman
YSU Course Subject and Title Credits YSU Course Subject and Title Credits
ENGL 1550 Writing 1 3 CHEM 1515/1515L General Chemistry 1 (NS) 4
ENGL 1551 Writing 2 3 General Education Arts and Humanities Course 3
CMST 1545 Communication Foundations 3 ENGL 2618 American Literature and Diversity (SPA) 3
HIST 2605 Turning Points in U.S. History 1 (SS) 3 SPAN 1550 Elementary Spanish 4
Total hours completed: 26 hours      
Year 1 Fall Semester Courses Credits Spring Semester Courses Cr edits
BUS 1500 Exploring Business 3 DNCE 1541 Modern Dance 2 2
DNCE 1540 Modern Dance 1 DNCE 1550 Wellness for Actors and Dancers 1
DNCE 1570 Tap and Jazz1 1 DNCE 1565 Topics in Dance 1
DNCE 2698 Survey of Dance (AH) 3 DNCE 1572 Ballet 1 1
THTR 1563 Costume Construction and Craft 3 DNCE 3767 Choreography for Musical Theater 2
MATH 2623 Survey of Math 3 THTR 1561 Stagecraft 3
SPAN 2600 Intermediate Spanish 4 General Education – Social Sciences course 3
    ENT 3700 Entrepreneurship – New Venture Creation 3
Total 18 Total 16
Year 2 Fall Semester Courses Credits Spring Semester Courses Cr edits
DNCE 1571 Tap and Jazz 2 2 DNCE 1542 Dance Composition 1
DNCE 1573 Ballet 2 2 DNCE 3730 Music for Dance 1
DNCE 2662 Practicum in Theater and Dance 1 DNCE 3781 Ballet 3 2
DNCE 3751 Modern Dance 3 2 DNCE 4885 Dance Kinesiology 3
THTR 3791 Rehearsal and Performance 3 MGT 3725 Fundamentals of Management 3
MKTG 3740 Professional Selling 3 THTR 3765 Stage Lighting 3
General Education – Social and Personal Awareness course 3 General Education – Natural Science course 3
Total 16 Total 16
Year 3 Fall Semester Courses Credits Spring Semester Courses Cr edits
DNCE 2606 Creative Dance for Children 1 DNCE 4871 Jazz 4 2
DNCE 2680 Tap Dance 3 1 DNCE 4881 Ballet 4 2
DNCE 3770 Jazz Dance 3 2 MKTG 3703 Marketing Concepts and Practices 3
DNCE 4892 Pedagogy of Dance Technique 3 ENT 4800 Entrepreneurship – Business Plan Development 3
THTR 4898 Senior Project 3 Elective 6
General Education - elective 3    
Electives 3    
Total 16 Total 16