Dance, BA (Hons)

Course summary

`Why study BA Dance with us?Our Dance degree presents a vibrant curriculum that prepares you for a versatile, lifelong career in the dance and creative industries. Our diverse team of industry experts and professional artists will support you in tailoring this dance degree to suit your individual interests. Select from our exit awards in Dance Science and Choreography or develop a portfolio of skills in areas such as dance teaching, collaboration and journalism with the Dance Practices pathway.The course is designed to help you discover your passions and interests across the field of dance and creative industries. You will be exposed to a range of practice through project-based learning and industry focused learning, equipping you to make your pathway selections in Year 3. The exit awards in Dance Science and Choreography present a defined specialist pathway, whereas remaining on the core dance route offers you a collection of modules to choose from. You’ll have the opportunity to develop various transferable skills through immersive training in dance teaching, collaborative practice, creative performance and dance journalism, all of which will provide you with valuable skills to pursue diverse career avenues in the creative field/s.Put your knowledge into practiceA vibrant curriculum, state-of-the-art dance facilities and links to our London connections will help you in your pre-professional development. You will become part of a network of entrepreneurial practitioners and you will receive rigorous practical training in a broad range of dance techniques, project-based experiences that have been mapped to current external practice and experimental collaborative exchanges that engage you with artists and professionals from across the creative field.You'll develop your professional skills through examining, reflecting and performance. Our four fully equipped dance studios and specialist dance theatre allow you to train in a professional-level environment.

Year 1 - all exit awards (Compulsory) The Emerging Dance Artist (120 credits) Year 2 - all exit awards (Compulsory) Theorising Performances and Practices (30 credits) Dance Techniques and Performance (30 credits) Creativity and Enterprise (30 credits) Dance Science (30 credits) Year 3 (Compulsory) Applied Professional Practices (30 credits) Year 3 - Choose one module (Compulsory) Dance Techniques (Performance) (30 credits) Dance Techniques (30 credits) Year 3 - OR choose the following: Teaching Safe Dance (30 credits) Dancing Research (30 credits) Year 3 - Choreography (Compulsory) Applied Professional Practices (30 credits) Dance Techniques (Practices) (30 credits) Collaborative Practice (30 credits) Choreographic Research Project (30 credits) Year 3 - Dance Science (Compulsory) Applied Professional Practices (30 credits) Dance Techniques (Practices) (30 credits) Teaching Safe Dance (30 credits) Dance Science Project (30 credits) Year 3 - Performance Directed Performance (30 credits) Creative Performance (30 credits) Dance Techniques (Performance) (30 credits) Applied Professional Practices (30 credits)