Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies and Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies and Fine Arts

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies and Fine Arts

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

Dance Studies

Applicants are required to complete an interview and an audition. Applicants are also required to submit a completed medical fitness form. Those applicants who are unable to attend the interview and dance audition in person may arrange to complete the process through electronic means of communication.


Fine Arts

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio which shall be assessed during an interview held by an interviewing board, which shall be composed of at least three members. Applicants who are unsuccessful in the interview shall not be admitted to the Course.


Dance Studies

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


Fine Arts

All applicants choosing the Fine Arts area of study are required to sit for an interview which will be held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed.

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


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Dance Studies

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme of study in Dance Studies will provide you with an academic perspective of the different types of dance and theories related to it, where you will learn about how dance choreography has developed from past to present. You will have the chance to undergo professional practice and experience a variety of dance manners ranging from the musical theatre and movement analysis, to the coupling of performance and philosophy. To heighten your academic experience of the theoretical and practical sides of dance studies, you will be encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme abroad, in order to gain a holistic and multicultural education of the subject matter.


Fine Arts

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme of study in Fine Arts you provide you with the academic opportunity to learn about the array of fine arts in its variety of practical and artistic applications. By learning about the historical and traditional art of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, you will be well equipped to understand how Modern art carries on, builds upon or debunks the artistic expressions of past centuries. By learning about key artistic historic figures and their unique contributions, you will gain a deeper cultural appreciation for different impacted art forms, as you will have the chance to learn about the art modes of photography and sculpting in both practice and theory. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, for a more holistic and multicultural academic journey.


Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Dance Studies

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS1020 Dance Techniques 1 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS1005 Dance in History and Society 1 5 ECTS    
DCS1011 Dance as Communication 5 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS1006 Dance in History and Society 2 5 ECTS    
DCS1013 The Healthier Performer 5 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS2020 Dance Techniques 2 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PFA2004 Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance 5 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
DCS2015 Dance Theatre 4 ECTS    
DCS2017 Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance-Making 6 ECTS    
DCS2018 Dance Education 4 ECTS    
DCS2021 Movement Analysis: Theory and Practice 2 ECTS    
PFA2005 Performance and Philosophy 4 ECTS    
PFA2006 Musical Theatre: Histories and Training 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS2005 Dance and Performance Theory 5 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
DCS2016 Choreography: Modernism and Postmodernism 4 ECTS    
DCS2019 Dance in the Community 4 ECTS    
DCS2022 Dance Criticism 2 ECTS    
PFA2007 Musical Theatre: Performance 4 ECTS    
THS2107 Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives 6 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS3009 Choreological Perspectives 5 ECTS    
DCS3029 Choreography Event, Support and Performance 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS3006 Performance Practitioners 5 ECTS    
DCS3026 Synoptic Study-unit 1: Individual Dance Project 6 ECTS   (NC)  
DCS3027 Synoptic Study-unit: Dance Studies Review 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Dance Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

Fine Arts

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH1101 Introduction to Fine Art Practice 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1010 Introduction to Drawing Skills: Practical Sessions 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1208 Introduction to Painting: Practical Sessions 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH1022 Grammar of Photography 4 ECTS   (NC)  
AAH1200 Studio Research in Fine Arts 2 ECTS   (NC)  
AAH1300 Multimedia Approaches to Fine Art Practice 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1003 Artistic Techniques: Painting, Sculpture and Printing 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Recommended Optional Unit
 
ART1114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in Fine Arts
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART2400 Painting Workshop 1: Colour, Tonality, Structure 8 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH2205 Print Making 8 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH2035 Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS    
ART2000 Art in Malta 1: Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 4 ECTS    
ART2008 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy 4 ECTS    
ART2012 Modern Art 4 ECTS    
ART2018 Caravaggio and Early Baroque Classicism 4 ECTS    
ART2038 Gender Issues in Art 2 ECTS    
ART2151 The Decorative Arts in the 19th Century 2 ECTS    
ART2315 Gallery Placement 2 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH2219 Painting and Space Composition: Exhibition Task 8 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH2051 Design Currents in the 20th Century 4 ECTS    
AAH2215* Print Making 4 ECTS    
AAH2410* Painting Workshop 1: Colour, Tonality, Structure 4 ECTS    
ART2005 Northern Renaissance Art 4 ECTS    
ART2010 Roman Baroque Sculpture 4 ECTS    
ART2011 Modern Contemporary Art 4 ECTS    
ART2022 Classical Greek and Roman Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART2109 The Art and Architecture of the High and Late Middle Ages: Romanesque to Gothic 4 ECTS    
ART2114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    
ART2140 Italian Baroque Architecture 1600-1750 4 ECTS    
ART2314 Conservation Placement 2 ECTS    

* Students going on Erasmus in Semester 1 are to instead register for these study-units in Semester 2.

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in Fine Arts
26 credits in the other area
8 credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART3400 Painting Workshop 2: Composition, Copying, Finalisation Process 8 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH3141 Decorative Design Workshops 4 ECTS    
ART2020 Art in Malta 2: From the Early Knights’ Period to the Plague of 1676 4 ECTS    
ART3001 Late Baroque Painting 4 ECTS    
ART3002 Neo-Classicism and Romanticism 4 ECTS    
ART3003 Art in Malta 3: The Architecture of the Order of St John in Malta (1530-1798) 4 ECTS    
ART3029 History of Mediterranean Modern Art 4 ECTS    
ART3038 Contemporary Art Biennials: Critical and Theoretical Issues 4 ECTS    
ART3040 The Art of the Counter Reformation outside Italy 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH3129 Mediterranean Identities: Issues of Representation and Multimodal Narrative Constructs 4 ECTS    
AAH3217 Fine Arts Synoptic Study-unit 1 6 ECTS   (NC)  
AAH3218 Fine Arts Synoptic Study-Unit 2 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ART2021 Architectural History 3: Modern and Contemporary Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART3004 Art in Malta 4: The Nineteenth Century - Painting, Sculpture and Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART3035 Museum Placement 2 2 ECTS    
ART3048 Criticism, Appreciation and Method in Art History 2 ECTS    
ART3114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in Fine Arts
28 credits in the other area
4 credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Fine Arts and in another area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in Fine Arts
80 credits in the other area
20 credits optional study-units

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts - B.A. - and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

Dance Studies

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Be able to discuss, criticise and analyse the different types of dance in a professional manner.
  • Possess a firm knowledge on the past and theory of dance and theatre through different aesthetic, artistic, cultural and practical lenses.
  • Have a refined sense of the relationship between bodily movement and theatre or musical performance.
  • Be critically able to conduct research in theatre, dance and performance.
  • Be able to contextualise culture, history and theory in a performative dance study.

Fine Arts

Upon finishing the course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct research and write critically about a subject matter related to the fine arts.
  • Effectively express concepts and engage in discussions in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Have a deep understanding behind the meaning of a work of art, while also perceiving its role in a social macrocosmic context.
  • Redefine and analyse contemporary art through your awareness of its multiple unique representations across time and different regions.
  • Develop an autonomous identity and style through the practice of original art.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Dance Studies

Upon successfully completing this course, you will have the opportunity to pursue a number of careers, both locally and internationally. These range from occupations such as an arts administrator, community arts worker, dance movement psychotherapist and choreographer, to pursuing a career as a dancer, theatre director and personal trainer. If you are interested in furthering your academic studies or are considering an academic career, then you are encouraged to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses for a more holistic and honed learning experience.


Fine Arts

As a fine arts graduate, you will have a number of career opportunities, both locally and abroad, in which you can employ your invaluable artistic skill-set. These include roles such as an art therapist, community arts worker, advertising art director, fine artist, graphic designer, conservator, illustrator, animator and exhibition designer. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a honed and holistic academic experience.


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