University
University of Auckland
Master of Dance Studies
Level of Study
Master's Degree
Duration
120 credit hours
Next start date
Expected
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.
A student enrolled for this degree must complete the requirements as listed in the Master of Dance Studies schedule.
For the 120-point pathway you will need to complete:
Thesis: 120 points
Or
Thesis: 90 points
Elective courses: 30 points
For the 180-point pathway you will need to complete:
Thesis: 120 points
Elective courses: 60 points including Dance Research Methodologies (30 points) and 30 points from either Choreography and Performance Research, Dance in Community and Education Research, Dance Intensive or other approved 700 level courses. (see University calendar)
A student enrolled in the 180-point pathway must achieve a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher in the first 60 points of the programme in order to continue.
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
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
Research 120 points: You need to have completed a one-year postgraduate degree, after an undergraduate degree, in Dance Studies or an equivalent field indicative of an ability to undertake advanced research in Dance. Your study must have been at a recognised university (or similar institution) and you will need a GPE of 5.0.
Research 180 points: You need to have completed a Bachelors degree at a recognised university (or similar institution), with a grade point average equivalent of 5.0 or higher across your highest level of study in the degree. Your degree should have been in Dance Studies or an equivalent field indicative of an ability to undertake advanced studies in Dance.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.
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