Course details

Summary

Critically examine your personal interests in dance and the arts as part of our leading postgraduate dance research programme.

Programme overview

Dance research fosters independent examination of creative practice, pedagogy, history, people and society. In the Master of Dance Studies programme, you will critically examine practices, theories and issues that you find personally and professionally challenging and stimulating. Along with advanced specialist knowledge of dance you will gain intellectual and life skills that will equip you for employment, global citizenship and community involvement.

Programme structure

Your self-directed study will be supported by our award-winning staff who are successful practitioners, educators and scholars, with international and local expertise and networks that will support your individual research ambitions.

Your supervisor will provoke your thinking, challenging you to consider multiple perspectives of your research topic. Your study culminates in a written thesis and may incorporate a creative practice performance.

Where could this programme take you?

Postgraduate study boosts your potential to build a sustainable career in dance, academia and research, contributing to influential projects in dance and the wider arts community.

Jobs related to this programme

• Academic
• Arts administrator/manager/director
• Cultural adviser/educator
• Professional choreographer
• Professional dancer
• Researcher
• Secondary school specialist dance teacher

Further study options

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Creative practice

Entry criteria

You must have completed a one-year postgraduate degree in dance studies, performing arts or similar field indicative of advanced study in dance. Your study must have been at a recognised university (or similar institution) and you will need a GPE of 5.0.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.