舞蹈研究为理解和评估当代关于舞蹈和相关艺术的思想奠定了基础，同时又培养了对运动语言的物理和智力理解。西方舞蹈专业的学生会开发多种技能，这些技能在各个领域都至关重要，包括自律，协作，耐心和解决问题的能力。舞蹈学士学位是一门基础广泛的学位课程，具有通识教育课程，是为对舞蹈及其应用普遍感兴趣的学生设计的。学士学位的候选人侧重于舞蹈艺术的教学和历史方面，以及表演和生成成分。
The BA degree in Dance offers comprehensive training in dance technique, choreography, dance science, somatics, dance history, arts activism, and pedagogy. The BA allows students to tailor their coursework to further their individual interests and is designed to prepare students for a variety of dance-related careers after college. This degree is constructed for students wishing to double-major in dance and another discipline.<br><br>In the course of their Dance degree, students will be immersed in the study and practice of dance and evaluate contemporary thinking about dance and related arts.