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 75-credit program consists of 41 credits in core lecture and skills classes, and 34 credits in the entrepreneurship dance specialization.
Core Courses (41 credits)
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 296 | Main Street Business Ownership and Management | 3 |
| ENT 350 | Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3 |
| MKT 295 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| DAN 200 | Dance Practicum | 1 |
| DAN 200 | Dance Practicum | 1 |
Business Electives (6 credits)
Business electives must be chosen from the list.
An additional 17 credits of specialization electives are required and selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Required General Education courses
| MUS 109 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| HIST 161 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
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| HIST 162 | American History from 1877 to Present | 3 |
| ANTH 170 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PSY 136 | Life-Span Development | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
| COMM 115 | Fundamentals of Communication | 3 |
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| COMM 140 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| STAT 104 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
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| STAT 200 | Business Statistics | 3 |
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| STAT 215 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I | 3 |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology | 3 |
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| BMS 102 | Introduction to Biomolecular Science | 3 |
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| BIO 121 | General Biology I | 4 |
| WRT 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
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| WRT 105 | Enhanced Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
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| WRT 105P | Enhanced 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.