Dance and Choreography MA
12 monthsProgramme duration
14,700 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan-2000Starting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
This postgraduate course in Dance and Choreography is a fantastic opportunity for Dance Artists to further their practice and be at the forefront of sector development. The MA is designed to guide and nurture those with a keen interest and skill in choreographing, providing a space in which students can push their creative boundaries and generate new and innovative work. Artists will have the opportunity to tap into regional, national and international networks and have access to an exceptional body of infrastructure and resources. Students will learn in the working environment of Déda, a sector leading organisation for dance and choreography based in Derby city centre. Students will learn through creative lab sessions in Derby's dance studios, where they will be able to try out new ideas on their peers, themselves and others that they choose to work with.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
This postgraduate course in Dance and Choreography is a fantastic opportunity for Dance Artists to further their practice and be at the forefront of sector development. The MA is designed to guide and nurture those with a keen interest and skill in choreographing, providing a space in which students can push their creative boundaries and generate new and innovative work. Artists will have the opportunity to tap into regional, national and international networks and have access to an exceptional body of infrastructure and resources. Students will learn in the working environment of Déda, a sector leading organisation for dance and choreography based in Derby city centre. Students will learn through creative lab sessions in Derby's dance studios, where they will be able to try out new ideas on their peers, themselves and others that they choose to work with.
Admission Requirements
6+
79+
59+
- Applicants should normally hold a first degree of dance.
- Equivalent experience and achievement will be taken into account for applicants with less formal qualifications. Evidence of equivalence of knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to a first degree are required.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is used both to provide evidence of equivalence for entry and as evidence of advanced standing for entry. Applicants can be awarded up to a maximum of 80 RPL credits on proof of articulation with the programme content.
- Where English is not the first language for international applicants, applicants need to provide a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent. Students, especially those who enter with this minimum score, are encouraged to engage with additional study in order to develop their knowledge and application of academic English.
- All applicants will be asked to attend an interview with members of the Programme Team which may involve a practical element. The purpose of the interview is to gain a fuller understanding of your particular research interest and reasons for wanting to enrol on the programme, as well as making sure we will be able to support you fully.
1 Year
Jan-2000
Tuition fees
Domestic
7,200 GBP
International
14,700 GBP
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