Department of Dance
GRADUATE HANDBOOK, MASTER OF FINE ARTS - DEPARTMENT MISSION
The Department of Dance offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in a research-intensive university setting. We strive to teach students imaginative, critical, and technical skills essential to the creative process, scholarly inquiry, and professional engagement in the field. At the undergraduate level, we combine a liberal arts curriculum with professional preparation for a variety of careers in dance. All programs prepare students for further study and for the task of creating successful and productive lives as dance artists, educators, and scholars at the state, regional, national, and international levels.