Liberal Education Requirements

Brenau University and its faculty are dedicated to the goal of providing students with a thorough background in the liberal arts, as well as academic and professional skills which will help them become enlightened and productive members of society. To that end, the faculty developed a liberal education curriculum based on expectations and learning outcomes.

This liberal education curriculum is divided into four learning portals: World Understanding, Scientific and Analytic Curiosity, Artistic and Creative Imagination and Communication and Language Fluency.

• World Understanding Learning
• Scientific and Analytic Curiosity
• Artistic and Creative Imagination
• Communication and Language Fluency

Courses applied in one portal may not be applied in another portal. However, courses applied in the Liberal Education may be applied toward a student’s major or minor.

Students with an A.A., A.S. or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution are exempt from Liberal Education requirements for Brenau’s bachelor degree programs (does not include Brenau’s A.A. degree). This exemption does not does not extend to any other associate’s degree (ex. A.A.S., A.A.T). This exemption does not affect transfer credit. All college-level credit that conforms to Brenau’s transfer credit policy will be recorded on the student’s Brenau transcript. This exemption does not affect any major courses required or any major foundation courses required.

Additional Program Requirements

• BY 209 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I *
• BY 209L - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab *

• Choose one of the following:

• PH 302 - Philosophy of Art *
• AH 417 - Aesthetics and Criticism *

Technique Requirement

Students must take a total of 36 hours of technique. The breakdown of those hours must be:

• 9 ballet
• 9 modern
• 6 jazz
• 12 - choose from ballet/modern/jazz/or tap

Courses may be chosen from DA 201-202, 301-302, 401-402 Ballet Technique, DA 205-206, 305-306, 405-406 Modern Dance Technique, DA 208-209 & 314-315 Jazz Dance, and DA 214 Intermediate Tap Dance. Dance faculty placement is required for all technique courses.

To meet B.F.A. graduation requirements, students must achieve and maintain the ballet advanced level (400) and the modern dance high intermediate level (300) or the modern dance advanced level (400) and the ballet intermediate level (300); the advanced level must be achieved by one semester prior to graduation.

Major Requirements

Note: Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all major classes. See the program plan for courses that can be cross/dual used between the liberal education and the major.

• DA 103 - Improvisation
• DA 104 - Introduction to Dance Writing
• DA 116 - Dance Production
• DA 121 - Pilates Conditioning *
• - or -  DA 122 - Pilates Conditioning *
• DA 199 - Dance: Preparation and Professionalism
• DA 200 - Dance Practicum
• DA 219 - Using Music for Dance
• DA 220 - Dance Composition I
• DA 221 - Intermediate Pilates Conditioning *
•  - or -  DA 222 - Intermediate Pilates Conditioning *
• BY 300 - Applied Kinesiology *
• DA 303 - Dance History I *
•  - or -  DA 390 - Special Topics in Dance *
• DA 304 - Dance History II *
• DA 308 - Teaching Methods Laboratory
• DA 309 - Teaching Methods Laboratory
• DA 319 - Dance Composition II
• DA 331 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Dance I
• DA 420 - Choreography and Production

Dance Repertory

Dance students must take repertory each semester enrolled in the B.F.A. dance program.

Dance Electives

Choose any six hours of Dance (DA) courses.

Total Required Hours

A minimum of 120 hours is required to graduate with this major. It is possible that the student may graduate with more than 120 hours based on placement and transfer credit.

Note: Courses marked with an * are Liberal Education courses.