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Dance & Choreography at Falmouth University - UCAS

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Falmouth University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Start your next creative adventure in dance and choreography. With a focus on creativity and collaboration, you’ll emerge from this course as a technically skilled dancer and an experimental choreographer. On this Dance & Choreography degree you’ll be given the freedom to develop your own ideas and style, creating your own performances from day one while training in our exceptional, state-of-the-art dance studios under guidance from experienced industry professionals. You’ll be immersed in an inspirational, creative community, benefiting from Falmouth’s interdisciplinary culture. You’ll be surrounded by other artists in a department buzzing with performers, musicians, filmmakers, theatre designers and more. You're encouraged to be proactive and collaborate with students from a range of disciplines; expanding your skillset, knowledge and sense of creative identity while establishing your own innovative approach to dance and movement, ready for a career in performance, communities or allied professions. This is a course ideally suited to those who want to build their physical skills and technique as a dancer, alongside developing a distinctive choreographic voice as a curious, independent dance artist. You will: Study on one of the only degrees of its kind, placing equal weight on nurturing your individual choreographic voice and developing technical dance skills from day one You’ll be challenged to imagine new futures for dance by developing projects in collaboration with musicians, illustrators, fashion designers, photographers, filmmakers or game developers as well responding to contemporary issues such as social justice, health, climate change or activism Build industry links through workshops, guest lectures and visits from internationally renowned practitioners – previous guests have included Company Chameleon, Theo Clinkard, Ayesha Fazal and Honorary Fellow Julie Felix MBE Benefit from our year-round performance programme, which attracts top dance, theatre and music performers such as Protein Dance, Thick and Tight, Lea Anderson and Aakash Odedra Learn to utilise our extensive range of technical sound, lighting and recording equipment, to enabling you to realise your own production ideas and visions

Modules

Our course structure, teaching and professional-standard facilities provide you with time and space to develop physical, technical and critical capabilities. On this dance degree, you'll receive a thorough grounding in dance techniques and develop your own innovative performance and choreographic practice. There will be collaboration and cross-disciplinary working opportunities and chances to connect with wider communities from the dance industry. This dance and choreography degree will enable you to explore your own interests in dance and prepare you to make creative contributions to a range of professional arts contexts within which dance plays a vital role. We think about dance and choreography 'outside the box’, with opportunities to explore site-specific and digital creation as well as studio-based work. Our students frequently work on projects with other students in our Fashion & Textiles Institute, School of Film & Television and on student-led activities including drawing/painting collaborations. Many students also take part in or lead societies across musical theatre, dance and sport. Year one Your first year provides a solid grounding in the skills and techniques used in dance performance and choreography. Modules provide you with a focused, physically-centred experience. In addition to regular body-work classes during which there is a focus on grounding a safe and sustainable dance practice, you are encouraged to explore and challenge your ideas of performance and choreography through studio practice (individual and group work), lectures and seminars. Your bodywork classes include contemporary dance and a range of supporting styles and approaches, such as Pilates, yoga, flow, ballet and, improvisation. Year one also provides the opportunity to engage with site-based dance in a variety of settings and locations, and to develop strategies for making connections between practice and theory in preparation for year two. Modules Contemporary Techniques & Improvisation 1 Performance & Choreographic Practices Embodied Learning: Theories & Practices Contemporary Techniques & Improvisation 2 Dance Cultures, Histories & Practices Site-Based Practices Year two Your second year involves directed, supervised and self-generated dance and performance projects. Building on the intensive physical training in your first year, you will continue to develop your technical and skills training through applied techniques, while developing your knowledge and experiences in choreography and performance and its cross-disciplinary contexts. You will also attend to your potential as a change-maker and contributor to the wider field of dance and engaged practices through considerations of your sustainable dance future. You will also develop your writing skills through critical evaluation of social, historical and/or political dance contexts. Modules Applied Techniques 1 Performance & Choreographic Skills Dance Futures Applied Techniques 2 Researching Dance: Theories & Contexts Cross-Disciplinary Practices Year three Taking charge of your learning in your final year, you'll undertake two major research projects (including practical and written work) both of which focus on your chosen areas of interest. Throughout the year, you'll advance your physical training and creative, choreographic skills. This culminates in a professional practice project, in which you'll collaborate to produce, market, choreograph and perform an original work for public performance – mirroring professional practice. Modules Advanced Technique 1 Independent Research Project Advanced Technique 2 Professional Practice Project The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Assessment method

Assessments for this course are 100% coursework and performance-based, with no exams. Students are assessed either through class observations, individual submissions, solo or ensemble performances, or written submissions/essays. When work is being viewed within an ensemble performance, tutors assess your personal demonstration of the skills outlined in the learning outcomes, and you are given an individual mark.

How to apply

31Jan

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:
W511
Institution code:
F33
Campus name:
Penryn Campus
Campus code:
P

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Through the award of international scholarships, we aim to support academic enrichment by encouraging diversity and excellence at Falmouth. For details of our international scholarships, and how to apply for them, please visit our website at www.falmouth.ac.uk

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

If you are able to demonstrate relevant, current, equivalent experience instead of formal qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Please contact our Applicant Services team before applying, for advice regarding your individual experience and eligibility. If you are an international applicant and require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must have a recognised English language test approved and vouched for by the University at the appropriate level. Our Applicant Services team can help you with any general questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests. For more specific advice, we recommend you also consult UKCISA http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/

Additional entry requirements

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English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6An (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall is required, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Trinity ISEA minimum of Trinity ISE II with Distinction in all four components is required.
Cambridge English AdvancedLevel B2A minimum on the Cambridge English scale of 169 is required
PTE Academic55A minimum score in the Pearson Academic Test of English of 55 overall is required, with a minimum of 51 in all four components.

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

English language support at Falmouth

https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/international/english-language-support

Student Outcomes

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70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Dance & Choreography at Falmouth University - UCAS