A laboratory course based on the preparation and performance of department productions. Students may elect to fulfill course requirements from a wide array of production related responsibilities, including stage crew. It may not be used for performance or choreography. Students who wish to register for two credits in the same semester should register for two separate sections of DAN 200. Restrictions: May be taken four times for credit, with a maximum of two credits per semester.

Introductory study of dance composition, including movement research, spatial design, rhythmic phrasing, musical forms and performance. Enrollment limited to 12.

Hip hop is a popular form of Afro-diasporic cultural production and, for many, a lifestyle. In this studio course for beginner dancers, students learn movements from the poppin', lockin', house and breakin’ dance techniques. This study of movement vocabulary is contextualized in analyses of hip hop’s history, culture and current trends. May be taken three times for a total of six credits. Enrollment limited to 30.

This course serves as an accessible dance course for all students interested in dance, regardless of ability and dance experience. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to a variety of dance forms and approaches (contemporary dance, salsa, jazz/funk, improvisation). The course promotes the development of dancing skills, aesthetic appreciation, community connection and cultural literacy. In these studio classes, students learn dance techniques while cultivating physical competencies, artistic creativity and bodily expressivity as a part of a community experience.

This course serves as an accessible dance course for all students interested in dance, regardless of ability and dance experience. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to a variety of dance forms and approaches (contemporary dance, salsa, jazz/funk, improvisation). The course promotes the development of dancing skills, aesthetic appreciation, community connection and cultural literacy. In these studio classes, students learn dance techniques while cultivating physical competencies, artistic creativity and bodily expressivity as a part of a community experience.

Enrollment limited to 30.

This course provides students with a practical and theoretical understanding of the relationship between the strength, flexibility and mobility of the body. Through experiential methods students learn how the connective tissues of the body function both as an interconnected web which facilitates movement, alignment and coordination, as well as proprioception. Students develop an individualized practice throughout the semester drawing from various movement systems and dance training methods. Students examine the relationship between strength, flexibility and agility as applied to dancing.

This special topics course provides an introduction to programming computer systems that can understand and interact with humans through natural languages (such as English). The aim of this course is to go beyond “shallow” methods of parsing and computing word distributions and towards artificial intelligence software systems that think, understand, and communicate like real people. Prerequisites: CSC 231 and 250. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

Covers advanced data structures and algorithms with an emphasis on object-oriented implementation, comparative efficiency analysis and applications. A variety of algorithmic approaches are discussed (divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, graph traversal). The course goes beyond classical searching and sorting to graphs and networks and other applied problems, as well as a selection of NP-hard ones. Designations: Theory, Programming. Prerequisites: CSC 110, CSC 210, MTH 153 and MTH 111, or equivalent. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12.