School of Performing Arts Course Cards

School of Performing Arts Course Cards 2015/16

BA (Hons) Dance

UCAS code: W500 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 240 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend a practical audition and an interview. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/dance or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Dance can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Drama, UCAS code: WW54.

BA (Hons) Dance produces graduates who are confident in their ability to work in a globally changing world and who are prepared to make a significant contribution to local and wider dance communities.

Through your studies on this course, you will become versatile and critically reflective in thinking and practice whilst becoming skilled in the use of current and new technologies relating to dance.

Black Box Theatre

You will study choreography and performance supported by work in dance technique (ballet, contemporary and jazz) and through learning dance repertoire.

You will experience ways of looking at and writing about dance, be made aware of the latest digital technologies which relate to dance and have the opportunity for work-based-learning.

There will be opportunities for work-based-learning in self-negotiated work environments ranging from teaching in schools or colleges, to working as a dance performer or administrating in arts industry.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts and learning centre; The Performance Hub is the home for all of our performance courses. The-state-of-the-art facilities in the hub will give you experience of excellent dance studios and theatre/performance/rehearsal spaces, Mac computer suites, professional level recording studios and lighting equipment. It boasts two bespoke dance studios, with fully sprung Harlequin dance floors, mirrored wall and equipment for sound and lighting requirements.

Careers Graduates will be able to gain employment in a variety of organisations and sectors such as with dance companies, in education (primary, secondary and further education), and in arts administration. They will be able to work as freelance dance artists or in other self-employed roles. They may be able to proceed to further study such as PGCE, MA Dance, MSc Dance Science or MPhil/PhD.

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Work-based learning modules, as well as studio-based modules gave me the skills and knowledge I am now using as a dance artist within performance, devising work and also managing myself and my time.

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Rebecca Namgauds, 2013 graduate

Contact Email: arts@wlv.ac.uk

The facilities available to students were excellent and the support received from the lecturers was of the highest standard.

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Amy Baker, 2013 graduate

Former graduates have run their own dance companies, become teachers in the public and private sectors, or worked as freelance dance artists. The transferable skills learned through the dance programme have enabled graduates to work in areas such as marketing and retail management or in commercial and performance related activities such as in promotion companies and venue administration.

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BA (Hons) Drama

UCAS code: W400 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend a practical audition and an interview. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/drama or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Drama can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Dance, UCAS code: WW54, or Musical Theatre, UCAS code: W564.

The BA (Hons) Drama course aims to produce enterprising students who are capable of independent thought, of using their initiative, and of creative and critical engagement within the disciplines of drama, theatre and performance in regional, national and international contexts.

With a strong vocational focus, this course will help you develop skills to use new technologies and enhance your future employability. You will have the opportunity to acquire relevant vocational skills as part of your studies by creating drama, performance and theatre projects in workplace contexts.

We specialise in three main strands of work – physical theatre, popular performance, and applied drama. You will acquire a portfolio of key skills and develop an understanding of why and how drama, theatre and performance practices work in different contexts.

You will apply yourself to real-world settings and will engage in a substantial yearlong project that will enhance your employability and deepen your knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to drama, theatre and performance.

The course has strong links with many professional arts organisations including the Geese Theatre Company, Gazebo TIE Company, Black Country Touring, The Grand Theatre and The Arena Theatre.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts and learning centre; The Performance Hub is the home for all of our performance courses. This landmark building features two bespoke drama studios that are ideal for rehearsals and small performances.

The studios feature audio/visual equipment and facilities for hanging lighting for performances.

Careers A wide range of career opportunities are open to graduates including: teacher, performer, director, writer, stage technician or stage designer. Previous graduates have gone on to careers as stage technicians, playwrights and casting directors, while others have gone on to work in the media, marketing and management, and in schools and colleges.

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BA (Hons) Creative Theatre Technologies

UCAS code: W125 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

Applicants will be asked to attend a workshop and interview.

• Contact: wlv.ac.uk/drama or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline BA (Hons) Creative Theatre Technologies produces enterprising students who are capable of independent thought, of working between and across art disciplines, and of creative and critical engagement in the production, design and management process for performance. You will develop the skills to use new technologies in a range of subject-specific applications.

You will experience a wide range of learning activities in modules that cover the following areas: • Technology and design for public performances • Music and sound design • Video production • Musical theatre production • Work placement • Research All modules are led by experts in their field; the staff team comprises professional directors, scenographers, musicians, acousticians, video artists, actors, teachers and researchers. Teaching is further supported by visiting professionals.

All modules will be supported by experienced and well-qualified technicians who are leaders in their own field of the use of performance technology.

The course has strong links with a number of venues: • The Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton • The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton • The Everyman Theatre, Liverpool • Black Country Touring • The REP Birmingham • The Newhampton Arts Centre

Facilities

Contact Email: arts@wlv.ac.uk

The Performance Hub at our Walsall Campus is equipped with state-of-theart facilities in its Black Box Theatre, drama studios and recording studios.

The course will link very closely with the University’s own Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton, a small-scale touring venue and one of the busiest theatres in the West Midlands.

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The course is vocationally-led and aims to enhance your future employability in the creative use of technology for performance. There are opportunities for work experience and by the end of the course; you will have the know-how to develop further both your professional skills and your powers of critical analysis.

BA (Hons) Music Technology

UCAS code: WJ3X • Full-time/Sandwich: 3/4 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend an interview. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Contact: wlv.ac.uk/music or tel: 0800 953 3222.

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Outline Music Technology can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Popular Music, UCAS code: W391.

The BA (Hons) Music Technology course offers a unique blend of creative practice with the technical perspective which is critical for success within the rapidly developing areas of music and audio technologies. This course stimulates your innate love of music, music production and music technology. And provides a structured approach to your career progression as technologist, producer, performer, composer, teacher or academic.

In the first year you will be given an introduction to theory and practice, learning basic acoustics, studio concepts, and musical programming. You will also begin learning live sound engineering skills enabling you to work in a live environment.

In your second year you will continue your studies in recording and production and learn new techniques in synthesis, DSP and video game sound. You will engage with the academic debate surrounding the development of technology and have the opportunity to start developing yourself as a practitioner.

In your final year you will develop your professional practice, expand your skills and knowledge in the music industry, and explore musical interface design and music for image. You will work towards your final project as well as giving support to gigs and musical events for the University’s performers.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts building; The Performance Hub has a diverse range of fully equipped music teaching, performance and practice rooms (accommodating single person to large band / ensemble), two high-end professional recording studios, and two bespoke technology suites boasting sixty Apple iMacs running industry standard software including Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Max, Pure Data and SuperCollider.

Our two recording studios offer the perfect blend of digital and analogue technologies giving students the opportunity to combine classic analogue recording technique with the flexibility and reliability digital technology provides.

As well as a dedicated live room each for recording, for increased flexibility and choice of room acoustic, any of the music rehearsal rooms surrounding each studio can also be patched into the studio’s control room.

Careers Contact Email: arts@wlv.ac.uk /WLVArts

Graduates from this course will have highly developed music technology and production skills, along with the entrepreneurial and creative abilities necessary to ensure that many careers in the fast-developing music and audio industries can be pursued including: studio and live engineering, music production, game sound design, and film, radio and television audio production. You could pursue careers in teaching as well as film, TV and the gaming industry.

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BA (Hons) Musical Theatre

UCAS code: W312 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend an interview. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Contact: wlv.ac.uk/musicaltheatre or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Musical Theatre can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Drama, UCAS code: W564.

You will discover how musical theatre draws upon other creative disciplines and develop the skills to use new technologies in a range of subject-specific applications.

You will have practical modules in musical theatre at all levels of the course to enable you to develop your performance skills in dance, drama and music.

The BA (Hons) Musical Theatre course explores the inter-relationships between knowledge, understanding and practical application of the subject. You will explore the inter-relationships between forms, practices, traditions, texts, theories and histories of musical theatre in their cultural, historical and contemporary contexts.

The course is driven by contemporary developments in the industry and you will be provided with numerous opportunities to participate in the creation, development and production of new Musical Theatre.

Teaching and learning will take place through a combination of workshops, rehearsals, productions, practical classes, laboratory or studio-based practice, screenings, lectures, discussions (both online and in class), seminars, and tutorials. You will have the opportunity for group and individual work, as well as relevant professional placements.

Upon completion of the course you will be capable of working across multiple performing arts disciplines and drive creative and critical engagement in musical theatre within regional, national and international contexts.

The course has strong links with many professional organisations including Perfect Pitch: The UK’s leading not-for-profit organisation which delivers unique opportunities for emerging writers of original musicals across the UK and the Musical Theatre Network.

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The Musical Theatre course was an amazing journey. Throughout the course of three years the amount I learned about musical theatre was outstanding. My skills as a performer have also evolved.

All this is due to the outstanding tutors that have taught me.

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Graduate 2012

The Performance Hub at the Walsall Campus provides state-of-the-art facilities, designed to nurture talent and produce future stars in the creative industries.

Careers Upon graduation you may choose to enter further training or employment, working as a private teacher, lecturer, youth/community leader; performer, director, writer; and work in areas including community theatre, arts outreach work; theatre administration or arts marketing.

You could continue your academic studies and would be ideally placed to audition for advanced performance training at postgraduate level at a conservatoire.

Contact Email: arts@wlv.ac.uk /WLVArts

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BMus (Hons) Music

UCAS code: W300 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend an interview, audition and sit a music theory test. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/music or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Music can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Popular Music, UCAS code: WW33.

The BMus (Hons) Music will develop your musical creativity and help you acquire the skills needed to become a versatile and practical musician. It stimulates your innate love of music, and provides a structured approach to your career progression as a performer, composer, technologist, teacher or academic.

The course has a strong focus on practical performance-based work and you will create and recreate music in equal measure, enhancing your natural musical skills and ability.

The course focuses on making, understanding and experiencing music, and the study of composition in a wide range of styles. You will have the opportunity to perform in different ensembles and as a solo performer. You will develop your communication skills through writing essays, delivering presentations and through the use of the virtual environment.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts building; The Performance Hub has a very wide range of fully equipped music teaching, performance and practice rooms (accommodating single person to large band / ensemble), two high-end professional recording studios, and two bespoke technology suites boasting sixty Apple iMacs running industry standard software including Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Max, Pure Data and SuperCollider.

Our two recording studios offer the perfect blend of digital and analogue technologies giving students the opportunity to combine classic analogue recording technique with the flexibility and reliability digital technology provides.

As well as a dedicated live room each for recording, for increased flexibility and choice of room acoustic, any of the music rehearsal rooms surrounding each studio can also be patched into the studio’s control room.

Careers A music degree opens the door to a wide range of careers, many of which will be personally fulfilling by following your interests and talents. Many graduates choose to work in primary or secondary education, colleges, or universities.

Alternatively, you could pursue a career as a soloist, member of a professional orchestra or band, session musician or in the promotion of live events. Other possible careers include television, film, radio, advertising and the gaming industry.

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BMus (Hons) Popular Music

UCAS code: W390 • Full-time: 3 years • Part-time: 5/6 years • Location: Walsall Campus Entry requirements: 220 UCAS points from A-levels with a minimum of 160 points for two A-levels (or equivalent).

You will be required to attend an interview, audition and sit a music theory entry test. You must satisfy a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/music or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Popular Music can be studied either on its own as a specialist degree, or in combination with Music, UCAS code: WW33 or Music Technology, UCAS code: W391.

BMus (Hons) Popular Music has a strong focus on practical performance-based work and you will create and recreate music in equal measure. The course prepares you for a career in the music industry and provides a structured approach to your career progression as a performer, composer, technologist, teacher or academic. You will gain a fascinating insight into the world of music, broadening your horizons for lifelong learning whilst developing a creative and entrepreneurial flair ready to respond to the technological and artistic innovations of the industry.

You will engage with a range of workshops, lectures and seminars that develop instrumental skills, performance and stagecraft, songwriting and music production. You will study performance across a wide range of settings including group, solo and improvisation lessons, as well as developing your own technique as an instrumentalist. The craft of song writing consistently underpins your development whilst the latest music technologies will help you express and communicate your creative work to the largest possible audience. The study of research and analysis modules will enable you to understand and apply music theory to professional practice, widening your career choices and future directions.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts building; the Performance Hub houses bespoke teaching, performance and practice rooms (accommodating single person to large band/ensemble), two high-end professional recording studios, and two technology suites boasting sixty Apple iMacs running industry standard software including ProTools, Logic Studio, Sibelius and Final Cut Pro.

Careers A degree in popular music opens the door to a fulfilling and varied career that enables you to follow your interests and talents. Performing professionally as a solo artist, a member of a band or as a session player is a natural progression for many students. Other careers include songwriter, arranger, transcriber, programmer, instrumental teacher or musical director.

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MA Dance

Part-time: 2-3 years • Location: Walsall Campus • Start date: October • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/performingarts or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline MA Dance provides an insight into contemporary debates about, and trends in, dance/performance practice and will enhance your sophisticated understanding of dance/performance conventions. You will have the opportunity to achieve a range of subject-specific outcomes, through acquiring an advanced knowledge of concepts, problems and traditions in dance and a capacity to apply that knowledge in a range of professional contexts. You will develop and apply advanced critical thinking skills and higher-level transferable skills essential for career enhancement.

Dance Studio

The course includes practical as well as academic study and builds on the international reputations and expertise of staff in dance practice, dance history, cultural studies and dance science. There will be opportunities for interaction with postgraduate students in other performing arts subjects with practice-based work.

You will study a range of subject specific modules including areas of somatic practice, cultural studies, professional practice, contextual studies and advanced research methods through staff led, student-led, and self-directed study.

Facilities Our purpose-built performing arts centre; The Performance Hub, is the home for all of our performance courses. Its state-of-the-art facilities will give you experience of excellent dance studios and theatre/performance/rehearsal spaces, Mac computer suites, professional level recording studios and lighting equipment. It boasts two bespoke dance studios, with fully sprung Harlequin dance floors, mirrored wall and equipment for sound and lighting requirements.

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Careers This course will enhance graduates’ opportunities across a range of employment in the arts and related fields, rather than a specific career path, since dance is applicable in a wide variety of contexts in the arts at all levels of society. For example, school teachers will be qualified for posts in further and higher education, in addition to gaining a qualification to enhance their prospects in their current institutional base; freelance artists will have additional skills and techniques to offer in the arena of arts projects in schools, theatre educational outreach work and community arts; practitioners will have a deeper understanding of their craft and a qualification recognised by further and higher education establishments.

Entry requirements Contact Email: arts@wlv.ac.uk /WLVArts

You will need a good honours degree (2:1 or above) in dance or a related subject. Applicants will also be required to attend for interview/audition to assess their suitability. We also welcome applicants with a significant track record (five-years) of professional experience in dance or a relevant field.

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MA Drama

Full-time: 1 year Part-time: 2 years • Location: Walsall Campus • Start date: October • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/drama or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline MA Drama equips you with a systematic understanding and critical and creative awareness of practice and theory at the forefront of the discipline.

You will develop an increasing degree of specialisation as you apply what you study to your own area of drama or performance practice. During the course, you will critically evaluate current practice and theories and through creative experiments explore the interplay between them.

You will: • apply a comprehensive range of techniques to develop your own work, • develop an understanding of histories and philosophies of performance and consider the ethical implications of performance practice, • investigate a line of performance practices that inform and define the discipline, • be given opportunities to apply knowledge in original ways, for instance through a significant individual research project which can include a practical component.

The course embraces a range of performance practices, directing and dramaturgy, playwriting, design and technical work, and arts administration.

We continue to develop advanced facilities which will greatly enhance your learning experience. Our state-of-the-art performing arts centre and library, The Performance Hub, opened in 2011 and is the home for all of our performance courses. The landmark building features a black box theatre, several rehearsal rooms, and two bespoke drama studios that are ideal for rehearsals and small performances. The studios feature audio/visual equipment and theatre lighting.

Careers You could use the MA to develop your career as a teacher or lecturer, or as a youth/community worker. You could use your skills and knowledge as a performer, director, writer, or create your own small-scale touring theatre company. As a practitioner, you will have a deeper understanding of your craft and a qualification recognised by further and higher education establishments.

Entry requirements You will need a good degree (2.2 or above) in Drama, Performance, Theatre Studies or a related subject.

All students will be interviewed to assess their suitability and preparedness for the course. Candidates will be considered with a significant a significant track record of professional experience in a relevant field, but without a BA (Hons) degree. To do this, non-standard applicants in this category will be interviewed, and may be asked to produce a piece of written work as a means of assessing their suitability.

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MMus Music

Full-time: 1 years • Part-time: 2-3 years • Location: Walsall Campus • Start date: October • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/music or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline The MMus Music degree is aimed at successful graduates from Music or Popular Music courses who possess particular interests and strengths in the following areas: • Music Performance • Musical Directing and Conducting • Songwriting / Composing Study at Master’s level in Music will offer you an emphasis on music writing, performance and promotion, aiming to develop your knowledge and critical awareness of current trends and opportunities in the professional practice of music.

The MMus in Music has a strong focus on practical performance-based work as well as equipping you with relevant writing and promotional skills. You will be encouraged to focus on issues of technique in the performance and interpretation of music from both practical and theoretical perspectives, enabling you to analyse and reflect on your preferred approach and cultural ‘take’.

Careers The course will equip teachers, performers and music graduates with a diverse range of skills and the experience to enhance their career prospects. You will develop practical, critical, analytical and research skills from the study of a broad spectrum of repertoire and literature.

You will acquire transferable skills relevant for pursuing a research degree and a range of employment opportunities in areas such as the professional music industry, education (secondary/further education), music retail, community music, self-employment, freelance performing, arts administration, research assistantships/ studentships, and employment in higher education institutions.

The application and development of your interests and skills will ultimately determine the precise nature of your degree and its usefulness to you as a practicing musician, teacher, researcher, etc.

You will study a range of modules including Performing Music, Song-Writing and Composing: The Creative Product, The Artistic and Commercial Profile and Shaping Music in Performance.

In keeping with the pace of the creative arts industry we are constantly adjusting our provision and service to our students. We continue to invest in facilities that will nurture talent in the creative industries and The Performance Hub at Walsall Campus is the home for all of our performance courses and provides state-of-theart facilities.

Entry requirements You will need a good Honours degree (2:1 or above) in Music or Popular Music, with strengths in Music Performance and/or songwriting/composing.

If you have a 2:2 degree, you will be invited to an interview. Arts graduates will be considered through interview/audition as appropriate.

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MSc Audio Technology

Full-time: 1 year • Part-time: 2-3 years • Location: Walsall Campus • Start date: October • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/music or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Music technology is a rapidly evolving field of study with a diverse and expanding range of possibilities.

The course is designed to go beyond the simple provision of training, and to instead enable you to engage with current debates and actively participate in some of the most vibrant areas of contemporary research.

Throughout the course you will be encouraged to demonstrate self-direction and autonomy as you critically explore and define your position within the wider field. One overarching aim is that you should leave the course as not only an adept user of various hardware and software technologies, but as someone able to actively shape and develop their own, responding as necessary to future developments.

Careers The course will actively equip both graduates and those already in industry with a diverse range of skills to enhance their career prospects. It will also develop a range of opportunities for experience and employment in areas such as studio recording, media production and content creation, video game and software development, education (further or higher education), research assistantships/ studentships, and employment in higher education institutions.

In addition to subject-specific practical skills, you will also acquire a range of transferable skills relevant for pursuing a research degree.

These include critical, analytical, project management and research skills from the study of a broad spectrum of literature, research, and external projects.

In addition to developing your theoretical and methodological understanding, the MSc Audio Technology features a strong emphasis on practical work in a number of different (but related) areas. For example, you will study modules in Advanced Studio Practice, Sound on Screen, Music Computing and Musical Human-Computer Interaction. These are supported by a technology-orientated Research and Development module that provides robust foundation for the final Audio Technology Project.

Facilities The course is hosted within our purpose-built performing arts building, The Performance Hub, which integrates music, dance and drama teaching and learning provision into one building and boasts exceptional facilities to support student learning at the highest level. For example, there are two recording studios with analogue and digital recording/mixing/mastering facilities and Pro Tools HD technology, plus two large computer suites equipped with 60 iMacs running Protools, Logic and Final Cut Pro, plus a variety of specialist Open Source software.

Entry requirements You will need a good degree (2:1 or above) in Music Technology, Music Computing, Sonic Arts, creative applications of Computer Science or HumanComputer Interaction, or other related subject. Other graduates will be considered through interview/audition as appropriate, but deep engagement with audio/sound/music and familiarity with contemporary tools and ideas are expected.

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MSc Dance Science

Full-time: 1 year • Part-time: 2-3 years • Location: Walsall Campus • Start date: August • Contact: wlv.ac.uk/performingarts or tel: 0800 953 3222.

Outline Leading the way with a revolutionary look at how bodies and minds affect dance, the MSc Dance Science provides a unique insight into the physical and psychological stresses to which a dancer is exposed.

The course is designed for graduates or those with recent relevant professional experience to extend their understanding and use of dance science within a range of challenging and exciting professional and academic settings.

You will undertake a range of taught modules and independent study which will focus on you developing an in-depth understanding of the symbiotic relationship between science and art within dance. You will develop advanced research skills including problem-solving, reflective practice and the ability to critically interpret and apply evidence, developing you as reflective, evidence based practitioner and researcher.

You will be supported by a supervisor throughout your studies to develop your research skills and in developing your skill and knowledge set within the vocational opportunities relating to your chosen field of study.

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The University of Wolverhampton is one of a select band of postgraduate centres for dance science and medicine in the UK. Our staff are among the top experts in dance science worldwide, and have introduced the concept of the ‘fit and healthy’ dancer to complement traditional and well­established methods of dance training.

Facilities You will benefit from extensive research laboratories, and as part of our strategy to grow and adapt to the pace of the creative arts industry we are constantly adjusting our provision and service to our students. Our purpose-built performing arts building, The Performance Hub, provides state-of-the-art facilities for all of our performing arts courses.

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Entry requirements You will need a good honours degree (2:2 or above) in a dance related subject or relevant subject area and/or 5 years professional experience.

Careers Graduates from this course will have enhanced employability and promotion prospects within their chosen profession. This course will allow you to prepare more effectively as a performer, and gives you the knowledge to provide relevant up-to-date information to dancers within your role as an educator, choreographer, teacher or artistic director. There is also the opportunity for existing practitioners to significantly improve their Continuing Professional Development portfolio. The course provides the perfect platform for dance science research, and opportunities for further study at doctoral level.

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