The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance is a professional degree that provides students with technical training and performance experience. The program's triple-track design means students can study ballet, modern and jazz with equal emphasis. Students approach the study of dance as an art form and also as a means to understand society, history, the human body and other areas of scholarly endeavor. The core curriculum includes history, research in world dance, biomechanics, improvisation, choreography, music, musical theatre vocal training, production, and career planning. Majors may choose to emphasize ballet, modern or jazz dance in their technical classes and in performance, or maintain a broad, diverse approach. Students will be able to perform at a professional level in diverse styles of dance including ballet, jazz and/or modern dance. Students will be able to articulate a personal aesthetic through courses in improvisation and choreography. Students will be able to recognize and explain the multi-layered relationships between music and dance. Students will be able to comprehend and experience the anatomical function of the dancer's body through course work in biomechanics, dance injury prevention and Pilates. Students will be able to understand and develop scholarly research techniques and be familiar with the written and verbal skills necessary and appropriate for the field.