Professional Practice, Dance (specialisation) Middlesex University

Overview

Why study MA Professional Practice, Dance (specialisation) at Middlesex University?

Building on the success of the MA Professional Practice (Dance Technique Pedagogy), the first programme of its kind in the country, this unique Professional Practice, Dance (specialisation) MA programme at the Middlesex University combines critical reflection and individual practice at one of the UK’s top Universities for dance practice and research.

Course Highlights

• You’ll have the flexibility to shape your studies around work commitments so that you can pursue your ambitions with structured support from experienced practitioners

• Your practice is placed at the centre of your research investigation, making your findings applicable within the profession and of value to colleagues, employers and students

• You’ll be part of a vibrant online dance research culture, with access to influential and internationally respected work across the field

• You’ll have the opportunity to make a claim for academic credits against prior formal and informal learning

• As a student you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.

Career Opportunities

• On completion of this course, you will benefit from an academic qualification (MA) that demonstrates advanced academic standing, including practice as research skills. You will have the ability to articulate the range of complex practice-based and theoretical ideas involved in your own practice as well as in terms of larger world contexts. You will have experience developing and carrying out practiced-based academic research. You will also have an internationally recognised qualification that that you can use to pursue teaching positions in educational and higher educational institutions.
• Many of our students are already working at a sophisticated professional level with ambitions to advance into more senior and challenging roles as dance practitioners, teachers or related leadership, management and development roles.