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UCI offers funding to dynamic MFA candidates with a significant dance background and a curiosity to learn more. Most MFA in Dance students are awarded support, along with opportunities to work with one of the most talented undergraduate pools of dancers anywhere. Financial aid for our two-year program comes in the form of fee fellowships, non-resident tuition fellowships, and employment as teaching associates and graduate student researchers.

Graduates of the Dance program at University of California, Irvine (UCI) have entered diverse job markets, securing college and university faculty positions or jobs at private studios and conservatories; starting their own dance companies; pursuing Ph.D. degrees in dance or health/wellness certificates; and increasing their opportunities for choreography with newly strengthened creative skills.

In their two years of study, students take a variety of classroom and studio courses, with attention to connecting the mind and the body, expanding dance literacy and the toolbox of skills, and fostering creativity in new choreographic work. The thesis project takes up much of the second year. Most students create a choreographic work and write a thesis paper, while others pursue thesis projects in dance education, dance history, or dance science.

We seek a diverse, enthusiastic pool of applicants with a substantial background in dance and a passion to learn. We have welcomed professional dancers, teachers, choreographers, Fulbright scholars, as well as recent graduates to our MFA program. Applications for admission to the MFA are due in January, with the audition at the end of that month.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Kinesiology for Dance

Musical Resources

Teaching of Dance Techniques

Dance and Video Technology

Graduate Choreography

Movement Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Irvine, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Applicants for admission to the M.F.A. in Dance must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate studies and hold a B.A. or B.F.A. in Dance or the equivalent.

A minimum undergraduate grade point average of at least a B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) is required.

Transcripts.

Letters of reference.

An interview with the faculty and an audition in dance technique and choreography are required.

The technique and choreography audition will be by video.

Applicants whose primary language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in English for admission consideration.

Tuition Fees

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27864 USD / year

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27864 USD / year

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12762 USD / year

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Living costs

Irvine

United States

1560 - 2585 USD / month

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