Bachelor in Dance (Bachelor's)

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Graduates are qualified to pursue careers in dance performance, choreography, and movement-based research. The programme integrates movement practice with critical study of dance across cultural and historical contexts. Students develop skills in African/Diasporan and contemporary dance techniques through performance and research. The curriculum emphasizes the connection between physical practice and theoretical analysis.

Focus areas include African/Diasporan Dance, Contemporary Dance, Choreographic Investigations, Somatics, Laban Movement Analysis, Reconstruction for Performance.

The programme requires a minimum of 36 credits, including 12 credits in Movement Practices, 12 credits across three Areas of Inquiry, 12 credits in Advanced Studies, and a senior research project.

Graduates enter roles as dance performers, choreographers, movement researchers, and arts educators.

Applicants must meet Denison University's general admission requirements. No prior dance experience is required for 100-level courses. Auditions are required for 400-level movement practice courses.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 17% of applicants.

Denison’s campus sits on The Hill in Granville, Ohio, a setting with arts and athletics facilities, dining spaces, and opportunities to join student organizations. More than 165 student groups support interests across campus life. Columbus is minutes away, giving students access to a larger city while they study in Granville. Guided tours, information sessions, interviews, and virtual connections are available to prospective students.

The university’s liberal arts education is designed to develop autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents, and active citizens. Students can choose from more than 65 academic programs, supported by small classes and a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Denison has about 2,500 undergraduate students. Academic opportunities include majors, courses, the King Center for Data & Innovation, arts programs, athletics, internships, career coaching, and consulting experiences.

International students can expect a primarily undergraduate campus with access to academic, cultural, athletic, and career activities in one community. Denison has 26 varsity teams and more than 45 club and intramural sports. The university offers virtual ways to connect before arrival, and its admission process is test-optional, requires no application fee, and does not require a supplemental essay. Denison also states that it meets 100% of demonstrated financial need.