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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Leicester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Intellectually and artistically demanding, this course offers daily dance classes in contemporary techniques, ballet for contemporary dancers, fusion (street, urban, hip-hop), improvisation and African principles.Alongside developing an outstanding dance technique, you will acquire critical thinking, technical and artistic skills to prepare you for a range of dance-related careers. With a diverse and inclusive approach, the curriculum explores themes at the forefront of today’s industry and you can choose to specialise in areas such as education, choreography and creative media.We have strong industry links, providing opportunities to engage with national and international organisations, work with local community groups and hear from visiting lecturers and artists. Employability and performance opportunities are embedded throughout the curriculum, with flexibility for you to develop your skills and personal interests towards your career aspirations. You will also benefit from great facilities that have contributed to DMU being recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, reflecting our commitment to innovative and excellent teaching and learning.


Key features:

DMU is recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts with great facilities providing specialist studios and rehearsal spaces designed specifically for dance and performance learning activities. Gain industry experience and boost your exposure in the field through our excellent links with local, national and international dance organisations and artists such as Maverick TV, One Dance UK and Serendipity Arts. World-renowned choreographer and DMU alumnus, Akram Khan MBE, is Chancellor of the university, reflecting our commitment to championing performance arts. Students recently went behind the scenes of his latest production at Leicester's Curve theatre, find out more. Real-life experience is offered through placements and industry-focused projects. Students have recently worked with Moving Together, Fuelled Dance Theatre and New Art Club. Our graduates are creative, entrepreneurial practitioners who are able to respond to the ever-changing demands of the current dance profession. Previous graduates have gone on to a variety of work and performance opportunities, including a role as the head of dance, performing in music videos, and participating in Channel 4’s First Acts and Let’s Dance International Frontiers festival. Benefit from the cutting-edge research and practice carried out by Dance staff in the Research Institute of Drama, Dance and Performance Studies Research.


If you are interested in advanced entry into Year 3 of this course, please visit the DMU website for the course details:

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/pre-edu-2030/dance-ba-degree/dance-ba-degree.aspx

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 15,750per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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UCAS Points : 112

- From at least 2 A Levels - Five GCSEs A*-C (9-4)

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University information

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    109th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 9BH, England

The only UK university that's an ambassador for one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and one of 39 UK unis to achieve a Race Equality Charter Mark.
Through DMU Global, students can travel cheaply, learn, gain new skills and make memories – DMU has recently taken students as far as LA, Fiji and Seoul.
DMU buildings range from the historic 14th-century to contemporary 21st-century creations, and university life is enriched by students from 140 nations.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    63rd out of 98 20

  • Entry standards

    / Max 187
    122 62%

    79th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    25th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.85 77%

    60th

    23

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