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| Application Deadline: | 2nd Friday in June | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,932 ≈ € 9,811 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
The MA in Dance Performance is a one-year, full-time postgraduate programme. It is unique in that it facilitates two independent streams of dance, Irish Traditional Dance and Contemporary Dance. Although independent, interactivity between these two dance genres is facilitated in the form of shared workshops, seminars and electives. The programme offers advanced tuition in both forms of dance and is designed to cater for the creative and artistic needs of contemporary and Irish traditional dancers.
Objectives
The programme provides a learning environment for advanced performance in either Irish Traditional Dance and Contemporary Dance; it explores aspects of repertoire and style within each of the two performance genres and it facilitates interactivity through the elective system with other related areas of study.
Programme Content- Irish Traditional Dance Performance.
Semester 1
Repertoire and Style in Irish Traditional Dance Performance, Dance Practicum 1, Elective Module.
Semester 2
Repertoire and Style in Irish Traditional Dance Performance 2; Dance Practicum 2, Elective module Final Presentation;
Programme Coentent - Contemporary Dance Performance.
Semester 1
Dance Skills in Performance 1, Practicum: Dance Performance
Repertoire 1, Elective module.
Semester 2
Dance Skills in Performance 2, Practicum: Dance Performance, Repertoire 2, Elective module, Final Presentation.
Duration 1 Year
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testA primary degree with first or second class honours or an equivalent qualification (Primary degree: level 8 NQAI). An equivalent capability based on prior professional experience.
An interview will be required in all cases, as well as an audition where necessary. Candidates may be required to submit additional audio visual and/or written material.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
As all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival.
Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213(computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component.
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Programmes at the University are accredited by the various National and international bodies. Contact individual programme directors for details.
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