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Degree: BA
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Term 1 0 - 17 Credit Hours Critical course signified by critical course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
critical course
THF 125: Orientation to Film, Dance and Theatre
1   C 
critical course
DCE 160: First-Year Creative Practices I or MUP 170: Music Theatre I
2-3   C 
 
DCE 136: Somatic Practices I
2   C 
 
THF 101: Acting Introduction OR THP 102: Acting I: Fundamentals
3   C 
 
Electives or MUS 194: Non-Majors Beginning Class Piano I
3   C 
 
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition
3   C 
 
Mathematics (MA)
3    
Term hours subtotal: 17-18
  • An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, or TOEFL score determines placement into first-year composition courses.
  • ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in mathematics course.
  • ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all freshman students. THF 125 fulfills this requirement.
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 160: First-Year Creative Practices I and a Suggested Elective. 
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 170: Music Theatre I and MUP 194: Non-Majors Beginning Class Piano I.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives. 
Term 2 17 - 33 Credit Hours Critical course signified by critical course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
critical course
THF 126: School of Film, Dance and Theatre: First-Year Experience
2   C 
critical course
THF 215: Design and Composition for Theatre and Film or MUS 194: Beginning Class Voice for Non-Majors
3   C 
 
THF 160: Introduction to Storytelling
3   C 
 
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 172: Music Theatre II
2   C 
 
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition
3   C 
 
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
3    
critical course
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
   
Term hours subtotal: 16
  • Students in General Track are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take THF 215 Design and Composition for Theatre and Film and a Personal Movement Practices class.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUS 194 Beginning Class Voice for Non-Majors and MUP 172 Music Theatre II.
Term 3 33 - 48 Credit Hours Critical course signified by critical course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
critical course
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 270: Music Theatre III
2   C 
 
DCE 201: Dance, Culture, and Global Contexts (HU) or MHL 140: Music as Culture (HU & G)
3   C 
 
THF 220: Principles of Dramatic Analysis (L or HU) or DCE 301: Meaning in Motion (L or HU)
3   C 
 
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS) ( DCE 240 recommended)
3    
 
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
4    
critical course
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
   
critical course
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
   
Term hours subtotal: 15
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take a Personal Movement Practices class and DCE 201 Dance, Culture, and Global Context.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 270 Music Theatre III and MHL 140 Music as Culture.
Term 4 48 - 61 Credit Hours Critical course signified by critical course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
critical course
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 272: Music Theatre IV
2   C 
critical course
THP 272: Acting: Introduction to Movement OR THP 277: Acting: Introduction to Voice OR THP 202: Acting II: Intermediate Techniques
3   C 
 
DCE 262: Rhythmic Theory for Dance I OR MTC 125: Basic Music Theory or MUS 100: Fundamentals of Music Notation
2-3   C 
 
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)
4    
 
Electives
2-3    
Term hours subtotal: 13-15
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take a Personal Movement Practices class and DCE 262 Rhythmic Theory for Dance I.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take  MUP 272 Music Theatre IV and MTC 125 Basic Music Theory or MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Notation.
  • Students must take placement exam into MTC 125 Basic Music Theory. MTC 125 is offered in the fall semester only. 
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 5 61 - 77 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by necessary course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
necessary course
DCE 300: Moving Histories (HU) OR THE 320: History of the Theatre I (HU & H)
3   C 
necessary course
DCE 303: The Body Condition(ed) (SB) or MUP 370: Music Theatre V
2-3   C 
 
HDA 252: Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship or Dance Class Option
2-3   C 
 
THP 372: Acting: Advanced Movement or THP 377: Acting: Voice and Speech or DCE 333: Urban Movement Practices III or DCE 334: Postmodern Contemporary III or DCE 335: Contemporary Ballet III or DCE 336: Somatic Practices III or Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
3   C 
 
Upper Division Personal Movement Practices or Upper Division Elective
3   C 
 
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Historical Awareness (H)
3    
Term hours subtotal: 16-18
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of one of the four Personal Movement Practices.
  • Students who complete THE 320 may take an elective in place of the Historical Awareness area requirement.
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 303, HDA 252, THP 372 or THP 377 or DCE 333 or DCE 334 or DCE 335, or DCE 336, and an Upper Division Personal Movement Practices class. 
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 370, a Dance Class Option, a Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective, and an Upper Division Elective.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 6 77 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by necessary course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
necessary course
THF 397: Professional Development Seminar
1   C 
necessary course
DCE 404: Dance and Ethics or DCE 402: Ethnography of Dance Practices (L) OR MUP 465: Music Theatre VI
2-3   C 
 
THP 385: Acting: Classical and Poetic Drama or THP 386: Acting: the Meisner Approach or DCE 333: Urban Movement Practices III or DCE 334: Postmodern Contemporary III or DCE 335: Contemporary Ballet III or DCE 336: Somatic Practices III or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
3   C 
 
THP 482: Theatre for Social Change (C) or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
3   C 
 
THP 311: Creative Drama with Youth (L) OR DCE 350: Dance in the Classroom: Learning Through Movement (HU) OR MUE 311: Music in the Lives of Children and Youth (HU)
3   C 
 
Upper Division Electives
4    
Term hours subtotal: 16-17
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 404 Dance and Ethics or DCE 402 Ethnography of Dance Practices, THP 385 or THP 386 or DCE 333, or DCE 334, or DCE 335, or DCE 336, THP 482 Theatre for Social Change, and THP 311 or DCE 350.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 465 Music Theatre VI, Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives, and MUE 311.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by necessary course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
necessary course
DCE 405: Rhetorical Moves (L or HU) or MUP 470: Music Theatre VII
2-3   C 
 
DCE 438: Dance Theatre Performance/Production OR MUP 373: Music Theatre: Performance
1   C 
 
THP 420: Acting: Solo and Collaborative Performance or MUP 374: Technical Production I (Foundations)
1-3   C 
 
Upper Division Elective or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
11   C 
Term hours subtotal: 15-18
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 405 Rhetorical Moves, DCE 438 Dance Theatre Performance/Production, and THP 420 Acting: Solo and Collaborative Performance, and an Upper Division Elective.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 470 Music Thetare VII, MUP 373 Music Theatre Performance, MUP 374 Technical Production I (Foundations), and Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by necessary course Hours Minimum Grade Notes
necessary course
THF 497: Senior Project
2-6   C 
necessary course
THP 483: Acting: Viewpoints and Composition or MUP 472: Music Theatre VIII
2-3   C 
 
Upper Division Elective or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
7   C 
 
Upper Division Elective or MUP 374: Technical Production II (Practicum)
1   C 
Term hours subtotal: 12-17
  • Students in General Track must take THP 483 Acting Viewpoints and Composition and Upper Division Electives.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 472 Music Theatre VIII, Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives, and MUP 374 Technical Production II (Practicum).
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.



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Performance and Movement - Dance and Theatre, BA
College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

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critical courseCritical Course
necessary courseNecessary Course
Term 1
0 - 17 Credit Hours
critical course
THF 125: Orientation to Film, Dance and Theatre
Hours: 1
Minimum Grade: C
critical course
DCE 160: First-Year Creative Practices I or MUP 170: Music Theatre I
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
DCE 136: Somatic Practices I
Hours: 2
Minimum Grade: C
THF 101: Acting Introduction OR THP 102: Acting I: Fundamentals
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Electives or MUS 194: Non-Majors Beginning Class Piano I
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Mathematics (MA)
Hours: 3
Notes:
  • An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, or TOEFL score determines placement into first-year composition courses.
  • ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in mathematics course.
  • ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all freshman students. THF 125 fulfills this requirement.
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 160: First-Year Creative Practices I and a Suggested Elective. 
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 170: Music Theatre I and MUP 194: Non-Majors Beginning Class Piano I.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives. 
Term 2
17 - 33 Credit Hours
critical course
THF 126: School of Film, Dance and Theatre: First-Year Experience
Hours: 2
Minimum Grade: C
critical course
THF 215: Design and Composition for Theatre and Film or MUS 194: Beginning Class Voice for Non-Majors
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
THF 160: Introduction to Storytelling
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 172: Music Theatre II
Hours: 2
Minimum Grade: C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Hours: 3
critical course
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Notes:
  • Students in General Track are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take THF 215 Design and Composition for Theatre and Film and a Personal Movement Practices class.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUS 194 Beginning Class Voice for Non-Majors and MUP 172 Music Theatre II.
Term 3
33 - 48 Credit Hours
critical course
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 270: Music Theatre III
Hours: 2
Minimum Grade: C
DCE 201: Dance, Culture, and Global Contexts (HU) or MHL 140: Music as Culture (HU & G)
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
THF 220: Principles of Dramatic Analysis (L or HU) or DCE 301: Meaning in Motion (L or HU)
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS) ( DCE 240 recommended)
Hours: 3
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Hours: 4
critical course
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
critical course
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Notes:
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take a Personal Movement Practices class and DCE 201 Dance, Culture, and Global Context.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 270 Music Theatre III and MHL 140 Music as Culture.
Term 4
48 - 61 Credit Hours
critical course
Personal Movement Practices or MUP 272: Music Theatre IV
Hours: 2
Minimum Grade: C
critical course
THP 272: Acting: Introduction to Movement OR THP 277: Acting: Introduction to Voice OR THP 202: Acting II: Intermediate Techniques
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
DCE 262: Rhythmic Theory for Dance I OR MTC 125: Basic Music Theory or MUS 100: Fundamentals of Music Notation
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)
Hours: 4
Electives
Hours: 2-3
Notes:
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of at least one of the four Personal Movement Practices (Postmodern Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Urban Movement or Movement Language Sources/Somatic Practices).
  • Students in General Track must take a Personal Movement Practices class and DCE 262 Rhythmic Theory for Dance I.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take  MUP 272 Music Theatre IV and MTC 125 Basic Music Theory or MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Notation.
  • Students must take placement exam into MTC 125 Basic Music Theory. MTC 125 is offered in the fall semester only. 
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 5
61 - 77 Credit Hours
necessary course
DCE 300: Moving Histories (HU) OR THE 320: History of the Theatre I (HU & H)
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
necessary course
DCE 303: The Body Condition(ed) (SB) or MUP 370: Music Theatre V
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
HDA 252: Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship or Dance Class Option
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
THP 372: Acting: Advanced Movement or THP 377: Acting: Voice and Speech or DCE 333: Urban Movement Practices III or DCE 334: Postmodern Contemporary III or DCE 335: Contemporary Ballet III or DCE 336: Somatic Practices III or Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Personal Movement Practices or Upper Division Elective
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Historical Awareness (H)
Hours: 3
Notes:
  • Students are expected to reach the advanced level of one of the four Personal Movement Practices.
  • Students who complete THE 320 may take an elective in place of the Historical Awareness area requirement.
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 303, HDA 252, THP 372 or THP 377 or DCE 333 or DCE 334 or DCE 335, or DCE 336, and an Upper Division Personal Movement Practices class. 
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 370, a Dance Class Option, a Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective, and an Upper Division Elective.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 6
77 - 93 Credit Hours
necessary course
THF 397: Professional Development Seminar
Hours: 1
Minimum Grade: C
necessary course
DCE 404: Dance and Ethics or DCE 402: Ethnography of Dance Practices (L) OR MUP 465: Music Theatre VI
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
THP 385: Acting: Classical and Poetic Drama or THP 386: Acting: the Meisner Approach or DCE 333: Urban Movement Practices III or DCE 334: Postmodern Contemporary III or DCE 335: Contemporary Ballet III or DCE 336: Somatic Practices III or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
THP 482: Theatre for Social Change (C) or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
THP 311: Creative Drama with Youth (L) OR DCE 350: Dance in the Classroom: Learning Through Movement (HU) OR MUE 311: Music in the Lives of Children and Youth (HU)
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Electives
Hours: 4
Notes:
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 404 Dance and Ethics or DCE 402 Ethnography of Dance Practices, THP 385 or THP 386 or DCE 333, or DCE 334, or DCE 335, or DCE 336, THP 482 Theatre for Social Change, and THP 311 or DCE 350.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 465 Music Theatre VI, Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives, and MUE 311.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 7
93 - 108 Credit Hours
necessary course
DCE 405: Rhetorical Moves (L or HU) or MUP 470: Music Theatre VII
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
DCE 438: Dance Theatre Performance/Production OR MUP 373: Music Theatre: Performance
Hours: 1
Minimum Grade: C
THP 420: Acting: Solo and Collaborative Performance or MUP 374: Technical Production I (Foundations)
Hours: 1-3
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Elective or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
Hours: 11
Minimum Grade: C
Notes:
  • Students in General Track must take DCE 405 Rhetorical Moves, DCE 438 Dance Theatre Performance/Production, and THP 420 Acting: Solo and Collaborative Performance, and an Upper Division Elective.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 470 Music Thetare VII, MUP 373 Music Theatre Performance, MUP 374 Technical Production I (Foundations), and Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives.
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
Term 8
108 - 120 Credit Hours
necessary course
THF 497: Senior Project
Hours: 2-6
Minimum Grade: C
necessary course
THP 483: Acting: Viewpoints and Composition or MUP 472: Music Theatre VIII
Hours: 2-3
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Elective or Upper Division Music Theatre Track Upper Division Elective
Hours: 7
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Elective or MUP 374: Technical Production II (Practicum)
Hours: 1
Minimum Grade: C
Notes:
  • Students in General Track must take THP 483 Acting Viewpoints and Composition and Upper Division Electives.
  • Students in Music Theatre Track must take MUP 472 Music Theatre VIII, Music Theatre Track Upper Division Electives, and MUP 374 Technical Production II (Practicum).
  • Please see course list for suggested electives.
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