Course Overview
This MA Dance Research degree allows you to develop your own research interests and design a program of dance research to address specific areas of interest with support from tutors. This course is perfect for you who want to develop your research skills as a dance or arts professional, teacher, recent graduate, or dance artist. You will learn from guest lecturers including scholars, practitioners, and curators working in innovative areas of dance research.
Focusing on theoretical approaches this MA Dance Research degree aims to develop your knowledge, understanding, and experience of dance research. The program will introduce you to methodological, analytical, and critical skills and you will learn to situate your interests in the context of contemporary dance discourse, devise and implement coherent research projects, and articulate your research in relation to current practices.
Key Facts
- Full-time- 1 year, Part-time- 2 years
- Start Date- September
Entry requirements
- IELTS 6.5 with no element lower than 5.5.
- Honors degree 2:2 or higher in a related discipline.
Careers
Course Content
- Philosophy and Aesthetics
- Dance Dissertation (Level 7)
- Independent Dance Research Project (Level 7)
- Artist as Producer
- Dance Writing and Criticism
- Body in Site
- Developing Dance Practice
- New Media and Performance Practices
- Pedagogical Approaches in Dance
- Scientific Principles of Dance Practice