University
University of Auckland
Master of Dance Studies
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Master's Degree
Duration
120 credit hours
Next start date
Expected Jul 2023
Campus
University of Auckland
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.
Subject to supervisor availability, a 1 December start is available. Please contact the faculty for this information.
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.
Research masters
Thesis: 120 points
or
Thesis: 90 points
Elective courses: 30 points
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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