Course Summary

Dance at Bath Spa University offers rigorous practical training in choreography, technique and performance and aims to build the skills you need to become a creative and articulate dance professional. You’ll immerse yourself in an exciting and challenging artistic environment, gaining industry experience through weekly classes and projects delivered through our extensive network of professional dance artists and companies. - Creativity and performance lie at the heart of the course. - Take the course as a single honours subject, or alongside another subject as a combined award. - Alternatively, you can take the course alongside another art discipline (BA Creative Arts). - Be immersed in a world of exciting choreographic opportunities. - Develop a critical and analytical mindset that will support your creative enquiry.

Course Details - Modules

Year One will be a fast-paced, challenging experience that builds your skills in the key areas of performance, creativity and critical thinking. You’ll work on regular performance projects, creating solo, small group and large ensemble work.You will attend regular sessions with visiting companies and artists, this will help expand your understanding of the dance industry. In Year Two, you’ll stretch those creative and performance skills in exciting new directions, while a wide range of practical sessions will deepen your understanding of how performance work can be created for different contexts. The visiting guest artist will continue to provide you with inspirational workshops. Finally, Year Three will see you focus on developing a specialist area, with modules to support the pathway that interests you, such as performance, choreography, teaching, and dance movement therapy. You’ll embark on a large scale performance project, as well as completing a work placement with a professional dance organisation. Please refer to our website for more information.

Course Details – Assessment Method

We’ll assess your work in a variety of ways such as practical performances, presentations, portfolios and essays. Practical projects may be assessed on your creative process, the final product or both.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: W500

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

A Level grades BBC-CCC including Grade C in Dance, Performing Arts or related subjects accepted.

Grade Merit is preferred.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher) in addition to other qualifications and experience in Dance.

A minimum of 27 points will be required in addition to evidence of further experience/ qualifications in dance or performing arts .

Extended Diploma grades Distinction, Merit. Merit (DMM) in Dance, Performing Arts or related subjects accepted.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

Fees and funding

EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN

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