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Dance at Bath Spa University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Develop your specialist dance practice on one of the UK’s leading MA Dance courses.

  • Explore and create choreography for live performance and film.
  • Develop your dance practice in an interdisciplinary environment that balances taught and research components.
  • Collaborate with other artists as part of an international dance community and broaden the possibilities of your practice.
Within the context of contemporary movement practice, our postgraduate dance programme is designed to build your knowledge and skills of creative dance practices, and will appeal to entrepreneurial dance artists who are keen to develop their own practice. We offer a range of creative opportunities to enhance your studies. Alongside guidance from your tutors, our Master’s Dance degree is supported by a number of high-profile associations with artists and industry specialists in order to enhance your study experience.

Modules

This MA Dance course will take one year. As a full-time student you’ll take one 30 credit module and two 15 credit modules in term one, two 30 credit modules in term two, and one 60 credit module (your final project) in term three. Trimester one This trimester has a substantial taught element, with a number of optional classes. Trimester two Following your first trimester, your second also has a substantial taught element, with optional classes available. Trimester three Trimester three, your thesis module, is largely self-directed, with tutorials and peer presentations leading to course completion.

Assessment method

You'll be assessed through a range of methods including performances/screenings, presentations, written work and journals. Practical project assessment may focus on your creative process as well as the final product. All work is assessed against generic criteria so you can compare your achievements against your previous work.

Entry requirements

We’re looking for entrepreneurial dance artists who are keen to develop their own practice. You’ll need a dance-based first degree (2:2 or above) or a relevant professional qualification/experience equivalent.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9225 Whole course
Northern Ireland £9225 Whole course
Scotland £9225 Whole course
Wales £9225 Whole course
Channel Islands £9225 Whole course
Republic of Ireland £9225 Whole course
EU £17835 Whole course
International £17835 Whole 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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Dance at Bath Spa University - UCAS