Course summary
This programme enables dance graduates and professionals to gain a broader perspective on the arts sector, realise their ideas and find a potential market for their work. This course will encourage further development as a creative artist through its use of individual and collaborative approaches to arts practice and entrepreneurship. This MA explores artistic principles and theoretical concepts closely related to the art form, as well as the practices of project management, funding within the arts, audience engagement, publicity and marketing (including digital technologies). Alongside the creation and performance of work during the course, which can be individually led, focus will be given to developing academic and entrepreneurial skills by framing work as a collective, with guidance from some of the UK’s leading dance academics and practitioners, in both the art and business of dance. The course operates on a modular basis. Most modules count for either 15 or 30 academic level 7 credits, with the final major research project being worth 60 credits. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10-20 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study, directed study and assessment activity. Students on this programme take modules worth 60 credits per term. All students take a total of 180 credits for the MA as a whole. Please note: This course is for independent artists or dance graduates who are looking to shift their focus from performance to becoming the creative independent artist / producer. Fifty percent of this programme focuses on business, funding and marketing skills development, the other fifty is focused on developing your voice as artist and maker, for this reason it is very different to our other MA Programmes (Verve / PAS) where performance is their sole focus.
Modules
Students will take modules worth a total of 180 credits at level 7. Our teaching is informed by research, and module content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline: Dance Techniques or Creative Modes of Enquiry (15 credit option choice); Dance Professional Practice (Placement or project) (30 credits) option module; Dance Research & Perspectives in Practice (30 credits) Compulsory module; Arts Project Management (15 credits) Compulsory module; Funding for the Arts (15 credits) Compulsory module; Digital representation and marketing (15 credits) Compulsory module; Final Major Research project (Dissertation) 60 credits.
Assessment method
NSCD employs a wide variety of assessment methods including formative, continuous and summative assessment. Assessment evidence is collected through: Continuous and summative assessments in technique modules, creative and performance modules; Assessed rehearsal processes; Showings of performance, choreographic work, improvisation and movement research; Lecture demonstrations; Written essays and dissertations; Written/verbal project reports and evaluations/reflections; Individual and small group verbal presentations; Observation of teaching practice; Viva Voce; Digital website creation. Students receive ongoing feedback in all classes and through the tutorial system in which professional and academic development are considered and evaluated. Achievement is measured against module assessment criteria and in accordance with programme and module learning outcomes. Students must meet the specific attendance requirements for the Programme.
Entry requirements
Entry is through a remote online application via the submission of a show reel, written piece of work and an online skype interview. The MA in Dance & Creative Enterprise is open to graduates of two/three year dance training programmes at higher education level, who would therefore usually be 21+ years of age, or to dance artists with some professional experience and equivalent vocational dance training at an appropriate level.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £4500 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £4500 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £4500 | Year 1 |
Wales | £4500 | Year 1 |
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
Sponsorship information
Financial Assistance information: https://www.nscd.ac.uk/bursaries-scholarships/
Provider information
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
98 Chapeltown Road
Leeds
LS7 4BH