Dance (Joint Honours) BA (Hons)

About the course

Reasons why you should choose Dance (Joint Honours) at DMU

• The course helps you understand and locate yourself within the dance profession and develops you as an informed, skilled and creative dance practitioner

• You will be equipped for employment in a range of dance, arts and education related careers

• Excellent links with local, national and international dance organisations enhance your experience, keep the curriculum current and boost your employability

The course helps you develop as an informed, skilled and creative dance practitioner. It prepares you to understand the dance profession and play an active role in its development. You have opportunities to choreograph, perform, develop dance leadership skills, manage dance events and understand how dance operates today – all in superb facilities on a vibrant city centre campus.

You are able to study a range of contemporary dance techniques, improvisation, performance, choreography, dance in education and community, contemporary dance history, and dance promotion.

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Key facts

UCAS course code:

Dance and

• Arts and Festivals Management WW59
• Education Studies WX53

Duration: Three years full-time, six years part-time

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

2012

• A levels: Normally 260 UCAS points from at least two full A levels, including at least one grade B or equivalent.
• BTEC National Diploma: Distinction/Merit/Merit
• You must also have five GCSEs grades A–C including English Language or Literature at grade C or above. We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GSCEs including English at grade C or above.
• International Baccalaureate: 28+ points
• Access: Pass

Audition required: Yes

2013

• Normally 260 points with a minimum of 160 points from 2 full A levels.
• National Diploma DMM.
• Five GCSEs grades A* - C including English Language or Literature at grade C or above. We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GCSEs. including English at grade C or above.
• International Baccalaureate: 28+ Points

Audition/Interview required: Yes

International Students

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English language tuition| is available at DMU both before and during the course if required.

Teaching and assessment

You will be taught by staff who are recognised for the exceptional quality of their teaching, most recently acknowledged through a multimillion pound award for teaching and learning excellence. Staff have international reputations for performance, research and innovative teaching, including individual University Teacher Fellow and National Teaching Fellow awards. World renowned choreographer and former student, Akram Khan, has acknowledged the ‘inspirational teaching’ he experienced at DMU.

Studio-based teaching includes dance technique, improvisation, performance, choreography and in-depth investigation into your practice. Classroom-based teaching includes lectures, workshops and small group discussions in which you engage with critical perspectives to locate your own practice in relation to current theory, research and professional developments. You then develop your ideas through independent reading, viewing (of live and recorded dance works) and studio practice. You will be helped to develop your ability to think and write analytically, critically and reflectively. You are assessed through coursework that includes performance, presentation and written assignments.

Course modules

First year modules|

• Dance Practice
• Understanding Dance

Second year modules

• Dance Practice
• Choreography
• Understanding Dance
• Dance Artists in Education and Community
• Promoting Dance

Third year modules

• Dance Research Project
• Dance Practice
• Dance as History
• Teaching and Leading Dance
• Choreography
• Performance Practice
• University Dance Projects
• Dance as Popular Practice
• Improvisation for Performance

Academic expertise

DMU has one of the largest team of dance staff in the UK. They are experts and award winning leaders in their various fields and have outstanding professional experience on which to draw. The excellent teaching and research of DMU staff was acknowledged through a multi-million pound award in 2005 when DMU was designated a Centre for Excellence in the Teaching and Learning of Performance Arts (CEPA).

Staff have international reputations for performance, choreography, research and innovative teaching, including individual University Teacher Fellow and National Teacher Fellow awards. World renowned choreographer and former student, Akram Khan, has acknowledged the ‘inspirational teaching’ he experienced at DMU.

Joint degree options

• Arts and Festivals Management (Joint Honours) BA (Hons)
• Education Studies Joint Honours

Work experience and placements

Staff are practising artists and theorists so you can be assured of keeping up-todate with current research and trends in dance. We enjoy close links with artists and professional organisations who contribute to teaching and have offered student internships and work experience opportunities. In your final year you have practical opportunities to work with professional, educational or community organisations to develop skills in dance teaching, leading and promotion.

Graduate careers

Successful graduates are creative, entrepreneurial practitioners equipped to work in a range of dance-related careers and respond effectively to the needs of the profession. Graduates work as performers, choreographers, managers, producers and educators. Alumni include dancers, heads of school and college dance departments, university lecturers, community dance practitioners, a former Director of Dance at Arts Council England and award winning choreographers, including Akram Khan.

Discover more about our Dance BA (Hons) graduates|.

Fees and funding

2013 entry

UK/EU Fees: £9000 per year
International Fees: TBC

Learn more about fees and funding information 2013|

Scholarships

Learn more about our Undergraduate scholarships and awards| information.

Facilities

Dance is taught in a suite of superb, purpose-built, fully equipped dance studios and rehearsal spaces. Studios are flexible in that they are used for teaching and for performance. The library provision for dance is one of the most extensive in the country, fully stocked with dance books, journals and videos/DVDs.

Discover more about our facilities by visiting our Performance Arts Centre of Excellence (PACE) Building minisite|; includes video, photographs and student interviews.