COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
(www.coas.uncc.edu)

DANCE AND THEATRE
(www.dancetheatre.uncc.edu)

The Department awards the Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance, Theatre, Dance Education, and Theatre Education. Minors are available in both Dance and Theatre, and North Carolina K-12 teacher licensure can also be earned in both disciplines. In conjunction with the College of Education, the Department also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching Dance and a Master of Arts in Teaching Theatre.

MISSION STATEMENT

The primary goals of the Department of Dance and Theatre are providing an exemplary liberal arts education and inspiring intellectual inquiry while nurturing creativity. Students explore the theoretical foundations and aesthetics of both Dance and Theatre through cross-disciplinary as well as discipline-specific courses. While developing a broad base in dance and theatre, students gain skills and training to achieve career goals, commit to life-long learning, and enrich their quality of life. Through course-related performance and technical assignments within the Department’s varied production season, students gain practical experience to develop as scholars and artists.

Our educational model is to discuss and explore in the classroom, then experiment in laboratory and rehearsal environments and, finally, to present our findings in the public forums of teaching and performance.

Faculty members are committed to the teaching and practice of dance and theatre, as they foster academic progress and artistic expression in an environment that respects cultural and artistic diversity. In addition, they contribute to the University, the community and their professions through scholarly and creative endeavors and through service activities.

The curricula include courses in acting, directing, dance technique and style (modern dance, ballet, jazz), choreography, and design (costume, scenic, lighting, sound). Courses in history, play analysis, and dance criticism provide the theoretical foundation of the liberal arts degree. Specialized pedagogy classes and laboratory experiences are included in the dance and theatre education degree programs which lead to K-12 teacher licensure in North Carolina reciprocal to South Carolina.

Students complete their majors by taking the specific dance, dance education, theatre, or theatre education discipline core and selected elective courses. The electives can be focused in the student’s area of interest--performance, design, directing, choreography, theory, administration/management or pedagogy.

Dance and Theatre students are expected to attend all scheduled Dance and Theatre Department classes. Specific attendance policy will be listed on each course.

The Department presents a season of fully-staged plays and dance concerts as well as informal productions, student directed and choreographed works, musical theatre works, and original collaborative works. Auditions are open to all members of the University community. Productions and classes are held in Robinson Hall which contains three performance spaces and specialized rehearsal, design, and construction laboratories, as well as additional classrooms and Department offices.

A major in Dance, Dance Education, Theatre, or Theatre Education provides a liberal arts education. The skills and attributes developed in dance or theatre are essential to a professional arts career and they are applicable to all life endeavors. Motivation, concentration, self-confidence, creativity, flexibility, problem-solving, communication skills, and teamwork are enhanced through the study of dance and theatre.

Graduates may move directly into the profession as performers, directors/choreographers, designers or teachers. More commonly, they seek advanced training in graduate programs or apprenticeships with professional organizations.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DANCE

A major in Dance leading to the B.A. degree consists of 40 semester hours including:

• 7 hours in the departmental core:
DATH 2250 Lighting Design
DATH 2401 Production Practicum
DANC 2402 Performance Practicum

• 30 hours in the dance core:
DANC 1210, 2210, 3210 Ballet for Majors
DANC 1211, 2211, 3211 Modern for Majors
DANC 1280 Improvisation
DANC 2216 Choreography
DANC 2119 Anatomy for Dancers
DANC 2226 Vintage Jazz Dance
DANC 3221 Dance History I
DANC 3222 Dance History II

• 5 hours of electives

Note: All of these courses must be completed with no more than one grade of D and a GPA of at least 2.5.

MINOR IN DANCE

A minor in Dance requires 22 semester hours including:

• DANC 1212 Ballet I (2)
• DANC 1214 Modern Dance I (2)
• DANC 2401 Performance Practicum (1)
              OR DATH 2401Production Practicum (1)
• DANC 2401 (1) Performance Practicum
              OR DATH 2401 (1) Production Practicum
• (This choice is repeated for total of 2 credit hours)
• DANC Theory course (3)
   Select from:
     LBST 1101 The Arts and Society: Dance
     DANC 4110 Writing for Dance
     DANC 2228 Music for Dancers
     DANC 2119 Anatomy for Dancers
• DANC History course (3)
     DANC 3101 Dance History I OR DANC 3102 Dance History II
• DANC 2226 Vintage Jazz Dance (2)
• DANC 4001 Topics in Dance: Dancing for choreographers (1)
• DANC electives (7)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE

A major in Theatre leading to the B.A. degree consists of 40 semester hours including:

• 32 hours in the departmental core:

THEA 1210 Acting I (O)
THEA 2140 Play Analysis
DATH 2401 Production Practicum (two of these)
THEA 2402 Performance Practicum: Theatre
THEA 3221 Directing I
THEA 3130 Ancient and Medieval Theatre
    OR THEA 3131 Renaissance Theatre
THEA 3132 17th to Early 20th Century Theatre
    OR THEA 3133 Contemporary Theatre
THEA 4140 Performance Theory (W)
THEA 4600 Senior Seminar

Choice of:
DATH 2210 Costume Design I OR
DATH 2230 Scenic Design I OR
DATH 2250 Lighting Design I

Choice of:
DATH 2220 & 2220L Costume Techniques OR
DATH 2240 & 2240L Stagecraft OR
DATH 2260 & 2260L Lighting Technology

Choice of:
DATH 2670 Stage Management OR
DATH 3265 Intro to Computer Aided Drafting 2D OR
One or more of the above listed DATH courses

• 8 hours of electives

Note: These courses must be completed with no more than one grade of D and a GPA of at least 2.5.

MINOR IN THEATRE

A minor in Theatre requires 22 semester hours including:

• THEA 1210 Acting I (O)
• DATH 2401 Production Practicum
• THEA 2140 Play Analysis
• Choice of: DATH 2210 Costume Design I OR DATH 2230 Scenic Design I OR DATH 2250 Lighting Design I
• Choice of: DATH 2401 Production Practicum OR THEA 2402 Performance Practicum: Theatre
• Choice of: THEA 3130, THEA 3131, THEA 3132, OR THEA 3133
• THEA XXXX or DATH XXXX (8 hours of theatre electives)

DANCE EDUCATION (K-12)

The major in Dance Education leads to (K-12) teacher licensure. In addition to completing the coursework for the major in Dance, Dance Education students take DANC 3230 Choreography as one of their dance electives and complete professional education requirements:

• DANC 4227/5227 Dance Education Methods I
• DANC 4227L/5227L Elementary Clinical Experience
• DANC 4257/ 5227 Dance Education Methods
• DANC 4257L/ 5227L Secondary Clinical Experience
• DANC 3467 Student Teaching/Seminar: K-12 Fine and Performing Arts
• EDUC 2100 Introduction to Education and Diversity in Schools
      OR MDSK 3160 Learning and Development: Birth through Adolescence
• SPED 2100 Introduction to Students with Special Needs
• SPED 3290 Modifying Instructions for Learners with Diverse Needs
• READ 3255 Integrating Reading and Writing Across Content Areas
• EIST 4100 Computer Applications in Education

Students seeking dance licensure should plan to declare the dance education major by the end of the sophomore year. A later decision to seek licensure may result in a delayed graduation date. A GPA of 2.75 is required for admission to student teaching. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

THEATRE EDUCATION: (K-12)

The major in Theatre Education leads to (K-12) teacher licensure. In addition to completing the coursework for the major in Theatre, Theatre Education majors take THEA 3222 Directing II and THEA 2640 Playwriting/ Screenwriting as theatre electives and complete professional education requirements:

• DATH 2260 & 2260L Lighting Technology (3)
• DATH 2640 Stage Management (3)
• THEA 1160 Creative Drama for the Classroom Teacher
• THEA 1860 Preliminary Experience in Student Teaching
• THEA 2460 Practicum in Creative Drama: K-8
• THEA 4460 Practicum in Secondary School Play Production: 9-12
• THEA 4467 Student Teaching/Seminar: K-12 Fine & Performing Arts: Theatre
• THEA 4165/5165 Methods of Facilitating Learning in Theatre Arts (W)
• THEA 4160 Theatre for Youth (3)
• COMM 3135 Leadership, Comm, & Group Dynamics
• EDUC 2100 Intro to Education & Diversity in Schools
      OR MDSK 3160 Learning & Dev: Birth through Adolescence
• EIST 4100 Computer Applications in Education
• SPED 2100 Intro to Students with Special Needs

Students seeking theatre licensure should plan to declare the theatre education major by the end of the sophomore year. A later decision to seek licensure may result in a delayed graduation date. A GPA of 2.75 is required for admission to student teaching. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATE
IN DANCE

In conjunction with Charlotte's professional dance company, North Carolina Dance Theatre (NCDT), the University offers a Professional Training Certificate in Dance for those specializing in ballet performance. The partnership provides the student an association with a professional dance company while earning a college degree. The sixteen credit hours earned in the Certificate are included in the requirements for the baccalaureate degree. Pre-college credit is also available to high school students.

Open by audition to a student in any major, the two-year Professional Training Certificate in Dance provides training with expert teachers at DancePlace, the official school of North Carolina Dance Theatre. Rehearsal and performance opportunities with the company; the second company, NCDT 2; or the DancePlace performing group, Student Ensemble; put students in contact with internationally acclaimed choreographers. North Carolina Dance Theatre is an exceptional company whose Artistic Director, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and his Associate Directors, Patricia McBride and Jerri Kumery, include both classical and contemporary works in the repertory.

ENGLISH
(www.english.uncc.edu)

BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in English leading to the B.A. degree consists of 33 semester hours of coursework beyond the six hours in composition (usually 1101 and 1102) that are part of the General Education requirements. Required courses include ENGL 2100 and 3100, which are prerequisites for any other 3000 or 4000 level literature courses; ENGL 3300, ENGL 3301, and ENGL 3302 (American and British Literature surveys); one course in language/linguistics (above 2000 level); and five elective courses in English, two of which may be at the 2000 level and two of which must be at the 4000 level. A GPA of 2.0 or better in all English courses is required for graduation.

The English major also requires completion of COMM 1101; competency in a foreign language at the intermediate level, certified either through placement exam or coursework (2000 level); and either a minor established at UNC Charlotte or an individually designed course of study consisting of a minimum of 18 semester hours in coursework selected from English and/or other departments, approved by the student’s English Department advisor and undergraduate coordinator. Students with a second major in another department will be considered to have satisfied the minor requirement, as will students who complete teacher licensure requirements.

Internships. Internships in the community and at the University are available for upper level English majors. Contact the Department of English for further information.

Department of English Class Attendance Policy. Students are expected to attend all scheduled Department of English classes. Specific attendance policy for each section is left to the teacher.

Awards. The Department gives awards each spring (usually to senior English majors): the Margaret Bryan Award for excellence in scholarship; the Intimate Bookshop Creative Writing Awards; the Aristidis Katopodis Award for excellence in the study of English; the Julian Mason Award for excellence in the study of Southern literature; the Glenn Burne award for excellence in Children’s Literature Scholarship; and the Robert M. Wallace Award for excellence in the study of English. Each spring, it also awards the Goudes Scholarship and the Joan Neal Scholarship to rising senior English majors, for academic excellence and financial need.

The Writing Resources Center and The Writing Project are available to students who want to become more effective writers, as well as to those studying to be K-12 writing teachers, respectively. For more information, please see the Student Services and Programs section of this Catalog.

MINOR IN ENGLISH

Students who do not major in English but plan to take courses in English, for pleasure or in order to build their skills with language, should consult the Department about the possibility of a minor in English, Technical/Professional Writing, or African-American Literature.

A minor in English consists of 18 hours in English at the 2000 level or above. Students must take ENGL 2100 and 3100 and at least six additional hours in courses at the 3000 level or above to complete the minor. A GPA of 2.0 or better in all English courses taken is required for graduation.

MINOR IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

A minor in African-American Literature consists of 18 hours as follows:

Required courses - 9 hours
(Note: these courses must be taken before the elective courses)
ENGL 2100 Writing About Literature
ENGL 2301/AFRS 2301 Introduction to African-American Literature
AFRS 1111 The African-American Experience Through Reconstruction

Elective courses – 9 hours
AFRS 2106 Literary Analysis of Black Protest of the 60’s
ENGL 3050, 4050, 4090 Special Topics courses
     (only when concerning African-American literary figures or topics)
ENGL 3157 Twentieth-Century Black American Literature: Prose
ENGL/AFRS 3158 Gender and African-American Literature
ENGL/AFRS 3159 African-American Poetry
ENGL 4155 Pan-African Literature

Note: ENGL 1101 and 1102 (or 1103) are prerequisites for all courses in the minor except AFRS 1111 and AFRS 2106.

MINOR IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE & CHILDHOOD STUDIES

The minor in Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies (CLCS) provides students with an opportunity to study children’s literature within the context of the interdisciplinary field of childhood studies. The minor recognizes that the academic study of children’s literature is intrinsically linked to other disciplines that focus on particular aspects of childhood. In addition to taking courses in children’s literature, students participating in this minor select courses pertaining to such child-related topics as language acquisition, child psychology, education, juvenile law, pediatric nursing, and the history and culture of childhood.

A minor in Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies consists of 18 hours at the 2000 level and above. Students must take ENGL 3103 (Children’s Literature) and at least two other children’s literature courses offered by the Department of English. For the remaining 9 hours, students will select courses pertaining to child-related topics from an approved list. At least 6 hours must be in courses that do not focus on children’s literature. Other courses that do not appear on the list, especially topics and independent study courses, may be approved if they pertain to child-related topics. Students majoring in Elementary Education may not apply any of their required professional education courses toward this minor. Listed below are the courses that are approved for this minor:

Children’s Literature Courses
ENGL 3103 Children’s Literature
ENGL 2090 Disney and Children’s Literature
ENGL 3102 Literature for Young Children
ENGL 3104 Literature for Adolescents
ENGL 4102 Classics in British Children’s Literature
ENGL 4103 Classics in American Children’s Literature
ENGL 4104 Multiculturalism and Children’s Literature

Other Child-Related Courses
AMST 3210 Childhood in America (recommended)
ANTH 2090 Topics in Anthropology – related to CLCS
CHFD 2111 Child Study: Interpreting Children’s Behavior
CHFD 2113 Infant and Early Years
CHFD 2115 Education of the Young Child
CJUS 2120 Juvenile Justice
CJUS 3153 Juvenile Corrections
EDUC 2100 Intro to Education and Diversity in Schools
EDUC 2150 Human Development Across the Life Span
ENGL 4263 Linguistics and Language Learning
MUSC 2191 Incorporating Music into the Elementary Classroom
NURS 2200 Human Growth and Development
PHIL 3241 Philosophy of Education
PSYC 2120 Child Psychology
PSYC 2121 Adolescent Psychology
SOCY 2132 Sociology of Marriage and the Family
SPED 2100 Introduction to Students with Special Needs
THEA 4160 Theatre for Youth
WMST 3130 Perspectives on Motherhood

MINOR IN TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL WRITING

A minor in Technical/Professional Writing consists of 21 hours; required courses are English 4180 and ENGL 4410. Also required are two courses above the 1000-level in a technical or scientific discipline that cannot also count towards General Education requirements. The remaining courses can be selected from ENGL 4008, 4181, 4182, and 4183. Students may request permission to take other appropriate courses from the Coordinator of the Technical/Professional Writing Program. ENGL 1101/1102 (1103) and 2116 are prerequisites for courses in the minor. Students should declare the minor before trying to enroll in ENGL 2116 to assure a place in the course.

Note: The Department of English allows English majors who minor in African-American Literature or Technical Writing to count only two courses from the minor toward fulfillment of the major degree requirements.

TEACHER LICENSURE IN ENGLISH

Students seeking licensure to teach English in grades 9-12 should consult with their advisors in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education regarding education courses that are required for licensure. Such students must fulfill all the requirements of the English major and the following additional requirements and expectations: at least 39 hours in English above the 1000 level with a GPA of at least 2.75 for those courses taken at UNC Charlotte; a GPA of at least 2.75 for all courses taken at UNC Charlotte; and submission of an acceptable writing portfolio to, and successful interview with, the Department of English’s Teacher Education Committee. Required courses are: ENGL 2100 (and/or additional approved coursework in writing), 3100; ENGL 3132 and one additional course focusing on language or literacy above the 2000 level; (e.g. ENGL 4161, or ENGL 4166); ENGL 3104; one 3000 level survey course in British literature, one in American literature, and one in either British or American literature; ENGL 4254; a course in World Literature at the 2000 level or above; ENGL 4116 or 4117 (or an approved 4000 level course in Shakespeare); one course in minority literature(s) (ENGL 2301, 3156, 4104, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4156, 4157, 4158, or an approved special topic course in multicultural literature(s) such as ENGL 3050) and one elective at the 4000 level. Also required, and not counted toward the 39 hours of English coursework, are COMM 1101 and competency in a foreign language at the intermediate level. Students who complete the requirements for teaching licensure are not required to complete an approved minor. Students should consult early with their departmental advisors in English and Education regarding these requirements and expectations. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Student Academic Services in the College of Education.

FILM STUDIES
(www.filmstudies.uncc.edu)

The interdisciplinary minor in Film Studies is designed to allow students to develop knowledge of film and video as an art form while fulfilling the requirements for one of the approved degree programs at the University. The College of Arts and Sciences courses that satisfy the minor represent different aspects of film and video art: (1) Culture, (2) History, (3) Theory, and (4) Production.

MINOR IN FILM STUDIES

The minor in Film Studies requires the completion of 18 hours of approved courses as follows: (1) FILM 2201 Introduction to Film Studies and (2) at least five additional courses representing at least three of the departments offering the minor. Courses that satisfy the minor are as follows:

AFRS 2105 Black Images in the Media
ARTM 3105 Video Art
ARTT 3891 Time Arts Workshop
COMM 3050 Topics in Communication Studies: Film
ENGL 2106 Film Criticism
ENGL 3050 Topics in English: Film
FORL 3160 European Cinema
FREN 3160 Topics in French: Film
GERM 3160 Survey of German Film
HIST 3310 History and Culture through Film
RELS 3212 Film and Identity
THEA 2640 Playwriting/Screenwriting
THEA 4001 Topics (Fundamentals of Film Production and other topics)

In addition, topics courses offered by American Studies and departments not presently associated with the minor in Film Studies may be applied to the minor upon approval of the Director.

Students may elect as one of their courses an internship that focuses on a video or film project in any of the participating departments. Students who choose this option will sign up under the internship course number of the department that seems most appropriate. If no department designation is available, students will sign up for ARSC 3400, the internship course in the College of Arts and Sciences.