Programs

Students can choose to major or minor in Dance in the following programs.

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Dance student performing in a red dress The Bachelor of Arts in Dance is a rigorous and comprehensive program that provides a well-rounded dance education that is compatible with other academic disciplines for students desiring a double major or a minor. Some popular double major choices include Communications, Education, Exercise Science, Psychology, Theater, Therapeutic Recreation, one of several majors in the School of Business, or any other major or minor in the student’s area of interest. The BA in Dance can be completed in four years or on a compressed 3-year accelerated schedule.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Dance student performing a high kick The Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance degree is a professional degree providing excellent dance education and advanced training in teaching, performance, and choreography, with additional components of wellness for dancers and dance technology. Students are able to customize their BFA degree by electing one of the two areas of specialization:

Dance Entrepreneurship
Performance and Choreography

BFA graduates will be prepared to pursue diverse professional performance, teaching, and choreography opportunities in entertainment and concert dance, private studio and business ownership, and administrative careers in the field.

Minor in Dance Performance

Dance student performs an inversion The Minor in Dance Performance is designed to prepare students to apply dance principles, concepts and techniques in their chosen professional environments.

Minor in Dance Pedagogy

The Minor in Dance Pedagogy prepares students to integrate the teaching of dance into educational scenarios in the public or private sectors.

PDE Creative Movement Endorsement

Have you always wanted to integrate creative movement into your wellness program or curriculum?

What about exploring kinesthetic learning with STEM content? The Creative Movement Endorsement program at Slippery Rock University will allow you to do just that. SRU is the only university in Pennsylvania to offer this opportunity to students and teachers seeking continuing education credits.

The Creative Movement Endorsement program is open to currently enrolled degree-seeking education majors and teachers seeking continuing education credits. Education majors at SRU, regardless of degree type, are eligible to add the Creative Movement Endorsement to their education degree upon completing the 12 credit hour certification requirements. By participating in this program, you will have the opportunity to enhance your classroom instruction and develop creative ways to address the learning needs of students. Through instruction and application, you’ll learn how to integrate movement styles, creative movement concepts, and dance composition as a strategy for learning, expanding physical activity and integrating wellness concepts. SRU’s nationally ranked Department of Dance is excited to offer this program to education majors. Students will have the opportunity to develop lesson plans specifically geared toward arts in education programming. Application of lesson plans and teaching demonstrations occur within the course. We encourage all education majors who have an interest in creative movement or performing arts to consider adding the creative movement endorsement to their teaching credentials.

For information on the 12 required credits, please read this flyer.

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