If you are seeking the opportunity to focus on innovative creative practice as a dance performer, choreographer, film maker or educator and want to challenge yourself and step into new territory then this is the course for you. It is carefully designed for you to navigate and develop your practice and knowledge at a professional level. Offering expert tuition, and exploration of creative dance making, compositional forms, research methods and critical frameworks, you will receive support to realise your creative ambitions, developing your creative dance skills, theoretical understanding, and research interests. Our modules cover advanced level teaching in essential theories and practices, performance and creative approaches, technological platforms, areas of research strategy, analysis, documentation, and essay writing. During your MA studies you will undertake either a written research dissertation, or a practical project, leading to the production of a substantial piece of creative work (for example a substantive performance, workshop, lecture, or event). The foundation of this course is our belief in artistic development through active self-discovery arming you to be able to execute your own highly engaging and creative work.

Teaching takes place in our Creative Campus, Kingsway, which offers 6,920 square metres of floor space, including a 200-seat lecture theatre, rehearsal and performance studios, a learning resource centre, subject-specific IT labs housing 200 Macs and PCs, and two catering outlets.

Job Prospects
This course offers many job prospects, including but not limited to dance performer, choreographer, rehearsal director, artistic director, screen dance artist, dance development artist, school teacher, community arts practitioner, dance therapist, dance company manager, education officer, creative learning practitioner, private dance studio teacher, further education lecturer, dance producer, creative producer and arts facilitator. These roles work across local authorities, theatres, arts centres, community centres, national dance agencies, secondary schools, colleges, professional dance companies, sports and recreation, social services, health services and other areas of the creative industries.