Dance
(BA, 4 Years)
Duration
4 years
Qualification Awarded
Dance (BA, 4 years)
Level of Qualification
Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle)
Language of Instruction
English
Mode of Study
Full-time or Part-time
Minimum ECTs Credits
240
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Dance (BA, 4 Years)
| Duration | 4 years |
| Qualification Awarded | Dance (BA, 4 years) |
| Level of Qualification | Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle) |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Mode of Study | Full-time or part-time |
| Minimum ECTS Credits | 240 |
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Profile of the Programme
Objectives
The general objectives of the program are to:
- Provide intellectually and creatively challenging courses founded on scholarship, artistry, and research which encourage the personal development of students.
- Provide a well-balanced curriculum which blends practice, theory and creative skills in order to develop well-rounded dance practioners, educators, and artists.
The specific objectives of the program are to:
- Provide students with training in practical, theoretical and artistic education in the field of dance;
- Equip students with practical, theoretical and creative skills to operate efficiently in the dance field and market;
- Encourage students to develop and apply critical thinking to the practice, making, teaching and writing about dance;
- Provide students with the knowledge and skills with which to conduct in-depth inquiries and research in fields of dance, relating dance to social, cultural and political events, past and current;
- Prepare students for realistic career prospects in dance performance (contemporary dance based), dance composition/choreography, dance theory and research, dance history (including a cultural approach to dance), dance education, and ensemble directing;
- Prepare students for postgraduate study in various areas of dance.
Access to Further Studies
Graduates of the programme can be accepted into Second Cycle degrees (Master’s Degree).
Academic Admission
The minimum general requirement for admission to the post-graduate degree programme is a Bachelor Degree from a recognised university.
In addition to the above, applicants must also satisfy the following requirements:
- Successfully pass an audition consisting of a taught contemporary and ballet class, improvisation session, and a discussion.
- International students may submit a video audition
English Language Proficiency
Students satisfy the English requirements if their first degree was taught in English. Otherwise, they would need to present a minimum TOEFL score 550 and above, or Computer-based TOEFL score of 213 and above, or Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) score 79-80 and above, or GCSE (or GCE) English Language “O” Level of “C” or above or IELTS of 6.5 and above or Cambridge Exams (First Certificate with Grade B and above, as well as Proficiency with Grade C and above or a score placement at the ENGL-100 level of the University English Placement Test. The University offers English courses at various levels to help students reach the required standard for admission to a graduate program.
- IELTS – 6 and above
- Anglia Examinations – Advanced and above
- Cambridge GCE AS Level English Language – C and above
- Cambridge GCE English A Levels – C and above
- Cambridge IGCSE or GCSE English as a First language – C and above
- Cambridge IGCSE or GCSE English as a Second language – B and above
- IB English A: Literature SL & HL – 4 and above
- IB English Standard Level (SL) – 5 and above
- IB English High Level (HL) – 4 and above
- Michigan Language Assessment (also known as Proficiency of Michigan) – 650 and above
- Password Test – 6 and above
- TOEFL (IBT) – 72 and above
- Cambridge Exams (First Certificate) – 160 and above or Pass
- Cambridge Exams (Proficiency Certificate) – 180 and above or Pass
Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid-terms and class participation.
Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.
The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.
A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.
Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able to:
- Perform and interpret contemporary dance on a professional level, demonstrating a high level of technical proficiency, a broad range of movement qualities and dynamics and strong personal expression.
- Perform classical ballet with adequate proficiency, embodying the aesthetics and qualities of major styles within the technique (i.e. romantic, neoclassical, contemporary).
- Demonstrate professional kineasthetic/spatial skills in all techniques.
- Practice, interpret and successfully perform dance in various and diverse professional ensemble/dance company situations.
- Choreograph, teach and direct dance works.
- Improvise dance as a creative tool and as a performance genre (contemporary dance based).
- Formulate and practice a personalised, unsupervised practice routine that incorporates dance technique and body conditioning practices.
- Interpret and analyse dance in a variety of styles and performance media, besides his/her specialised performance media.
- Demonstrate a historical, aesthetic and socio-cultural understanding of dance.
- Classify, differentiate, interpret, analyse, and criticise a broad and diverse dance repertory representing a variety of styles.
- Teach contemporary based and creative dance to children and adults of all ages from a beginning to a high intermediate level.
- Create and administer unit-based dance lessons and curricula, implementing the appropriate methods and theories in dance pedagogy.
- Engage in dance research, using appropriate tools and methods and drawing upon a variety of source material.
Section: A Contemporary Dance
ECTS: Min. 48 Max. 64
Section: B Ballet
ECTS: Min. 36 Max. 48[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-131,DANC-132,DANC-233,DANC-234,DANC-335,DANC-336,DANC-437,DANC-438″]
Section: C Dance Theory
ECTS: Min. 36 Max. ECTS: 48[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-155,DANC-251,DANC-252,DANC-319,DANC-329,DANC-332,DANC-337,DANC-379,DANC-389,DANC-480,DANC-493″]
Section: D Composition and Performance[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-141,DANC-179,DANC-189,DANC-209,DANC-211,DANC-219,DANC-230,DANC-231,DANC-239,DANC-242,DANC-249,DANC-271,DANC-311,DANC-330,DANC-331,DANC-339,DANC-343,DANC-349,DANC-350,DANC-360,DANC-369,DANC-373,DANC-380,DANC-381,DANC-390,DANC-434,DANC-443,DANC-453,DANC-481,DANC-482″]
Section: E Health and Body[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-175,DANC-275,DANC-285,DANC-375,DANC-475″]
Section: F Dance Education
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 24[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-445,DANC-446,DANC-455,DANC-465,DANC-466″]
Section: G World Dance Forms
ECTS: Min. 8 Max. 16[semester_breakdown course_id=”DANC-139,DANC-149,DANC-159,DANC-169,DANC-261,DANC-262,DANC-263,DANC-340,DANC-341,DANC-351,DANC-371,DANC-441″]
Section: H Language Expression
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 18
Notes: Placement in the English courses is done on the basis of a Placement Test or tests such as TOEFL or GCE.[semester_breakdown course_id=”BADM-231,BADM-332,COMM-200,ENGL-100,ENGL-101″]
Section: I Foreign Language
ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 6[semester_breakdown course_id=”FREN-101,GERM-101,GREK-101,ITAL-101,RUS-101″]
Section: J Computer and Maths
ECTS: Min. 6 Max. 12[semester_breakdown course_id=”COMP-101,MATH-101,MATH-105,MATH-108,MATH-180,MATH-190,MATH-191,MATH-221,MULT-160,MULT-260,MUTX-140″]
Section: K Humanities and Social Sciences
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 24[semester_breakdown course_id=”ANTH-105,ART-110,ART-111,ART-281,DANC-229,DANC-338,DANC-345,DANC-439,DANC-449,ECON-200,EUS-103,EUS-105,HIST-201,IREL-101,IREL-102,MUCT-107,MUCT-245,MUCT-249,MUCT-302,MUCT-371,PHIL-101,PHIL-120,PSY-110,PSY-111,PSY-210,SOC-101″]
Mr Panayiotis Tofi
Adjunct Faculty
Ms Maria Kamberi
Adjunct Faculty
Ms Lia Haraki
Adjunct Faculty
Dr Zoe Georgallis
Adjunct Faculty
Dr Pascal Caron
Adjunct Faculty
Ms Julia Brendle
Adjunct Faculty
