MA Dance

Why choose this course?

The MA Dance provides an insight into contemporary debates about dance, and trends in dance performance practice. Studying on this course will enhance your sophisticated understanding of dance and performance conventions.

You will have the opportunity to achieve a range of subject-specific outcomes by acquiring an advanced knowledge of concepts, problems and traditions in dance and a capacity to apply that knowledge in a range of professional contexts. You will develop and apply advanced critical thinking skills and higher-level transferable skills essential for career enhancement.

Career Paths

The MA Dance degree will enhance graduates’ opportunities across a range of employment in dance; It will also enhance graduates' opportunities in the arts and related fields since dance is applicable at all levels of society. For example, school teachers will be qualified for posts in Further and Higher Education, in addition to gaining a qualification to enhance their prospects in their current institutional base; freelance artists will have additional skills and techniques to offer in the arena of arts projects in schools, theatre educational outreach work and community arts; practitioners will have a deeper understanding of their craft and a qualification recognized by FE and HE establishments.