Dance | Dance

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field 
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
Instructional Council (IC)
Dance
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Dance
Subjects
DAN
Course Subjects

Coursework completed in the following subjects may qualify someone to teach in this discipline: DAN, DAH, MUP, TCM, ASB, THP, KIN, EXS, PED, EDU

Course Titles and Keywords

Dance, Dance Production, Anthropology, Dance Science, Music, Film, Musical Theatre, Theatre Production, Dance Education, Dance Performance, Performance Studies

Description

Three letters of recommendation from employers in the field to be taught.

Rationale

These documents are needed to evaluate the depth/breadth of their training/education in the field.

Experience that comes from working in the field and recommendations from employers in the field are highly valued.

Occupational Experience

CV or Resume

 

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Dance, Dance Science, Dance Choreography, Anthropology, Dance Education, Dance Performance, Dance Production, Education, Exercise Science/Physical Education, Theatre, Theatre Production, Performance Studies