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Graduate Certificate in Hip-Hop Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

This consolidated certificate program in Hip-hop Studies for matriculated graduate students is designed to expose students to the richness, complexity and vitality of Hip-hop—as theory and practice. Hip-hop, which arose in youth communities of color in the 1970s amid political abandonment and economic devastation, has become the most important cultural movement of the last-half century. Practiced in nearly every corner of the globe, it is now one of the most important through-lines in human culture.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Theatre & Dance  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Sample listed courses: DNCE 5001 Dance & Dancing: More Dancing (Hip-hop section); DNCE 5038 Dance & Performance (Hip-hop section); DNCE 5301 Graduate Beginning Hip-Hop Technique; DNCE 5331 Graduate Advanced Hip-Hop Technique.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prerequisites: All currently matriculated graduate students at CU Boulder are eligible for admission to the certificate program. Students must submit a Statement of Interest which will be reviewed and approved by the Hip-hop Studies Directors, Rennie Harris and Larry Southall.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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