In the junior and senior years, students explore one of four concentrations: Dance Performance, Choreography for Stage & Screen, Dance & Music or Design Your Own. Faculty mentors and academic advisors help them select elective courses that support their artistic and professional goals. Concentrations culminate in a senior project.
Kaufman electives include 14 of the 132 units required for the degree. A sampling of electives is provided below. For a full list of courses, visit the USC Catalogue.
- DANC 155 Iconic Dance Films
- DANC 175 Choreography for the Screen
- DANC 187 Bollywood Dance
- DANC 189 Tap Dance
- DANC 190 Gaga: People
- DANC 285 Elements of Dance Production
- DANC 355 Performance Lab
- DANC 320 Repertory & Performance III
- DANC 347 Artist Collaborative
- DANC 350 Advanced Composition
- DANC 362 Pilates Mat Training
- DANC 372 Intermediate/Advanced Commercial Dance
- DANC 378 Intermediate/Advanced Musical Theater Dance Technique
- DANC 399 Maymester
- DANC 410 Dance Technique IV
- DANC 420 Repertory & Performance IV
- DANC 483 Improvisational Strategies in Movement and Materiality
- DANC 490 Directed Research
- DANC 495 Dance Internship
- DANC 499 Special Topics