Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies and German

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

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.

German

The programme in German will give you an academic perspective at the Germanic language in terms of linguistics, literature and culture. During the course we will instil within you a deep appreciation for the language by helping you refine and hone your lexical, syntactic and grammatical abilities in all of the language's mediums. Your heightened insight in history and culture will prove invaluable in the work field, and you will gain a better understanding of how the contemporary state of the German language and Germany itself have been affected by key historical events. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a diversified and multicultural experience will give you a holistic 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.

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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.

German

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in German.

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.

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

German

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.

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

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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
DCS1015	Introduction to Critical Dance Studies	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)

DCS2007	Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance 1	5 ECTS
DCS2015	Dance Theatre	4 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)

DCS2008	Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance 2	5 ECTS
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

German


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)

GRM1055	Deutsche Grammatik 1 / German Grammar 1	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM1050	Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft / Introduction to German literature studies	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM1053	Einführung in die Landeskunde und Kulturwissenschaft / Introduction to area and cultural studies	2 ECTS
GRM1056	Sprachpraxis 1 / Language practice 1	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM1054	Einführung in die deutsche Sprachwissenschaft / Introduction to German linguistics	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM1057	Sprachpraxis 2 / Language practice 2	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM1065	Introduction to German Literature and Film	4 ECTS	(NC)

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS 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 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM2057	Sprachpraxis 3 / Language practice 3	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM2061	German History and Culture	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM2062	Deutsche Grammatik 2 / German Grammar 2	2 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

GRM2050	Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Aufklaerung bis zur Klassik	4 ECTS
GRM2064	Übersetzung 1 / Translation 1	2 ECTS
GRM3055	Linguistik im Kontext/ Linguistics in Context	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM2053	Interkulturelle Kompetenz / Intercultural competence	4 ECTS
GRM2060	Sprachpraxis 4 / Language practice 4	2 ECTS
GRM2063	Deutsche Grammatik 3 / German Grammar 3	2 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

GRM2052	Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Romantik bis zum Expressionismus	4 ECTS
GRM2055	Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel / Language contact and language change	4 ECTS
GRM2065	Übersetzung 2 / Translation 2	2 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS 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.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM3057	Lesen und Schreiben / Reading and writing skills	4 ECTS	(NC)
GRM3059	Deutsch im Beruf / Professional German	4 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

GRM2054	Phonetik, Phonologie und Graphematik des Deutschen / Phonetics, phonology and graphematics of German	4 ECTS
GRM3050	Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Vom 20. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart	4 ECTS
GRM3058	Pragmatik, Text- und Diskursanalyse / Pragmatics, Textual and Discourse Analysis	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GRM3007	Synoptic Study-Unit 1: German	6 ECTS	(NC)
GRM3008	Synoptic Study-Unit 2: German	6 ECTS	(NC)
GRM3054	Deutschsprachige Medien und aktuelle Themen / German-language media and topical issues	4 ECTS	(NC)

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

Requirement for award of B.A. German and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in German
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS 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.

German

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Conduct and carry out academic research related to the subject matter in a professional and critical manner.
Possess the fluent capacity to speak, write and read on an intermediate or native-like level of the target language.
Practice the critical analysis of texts, topics and cultural perspectives in the target language, while also contributing to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions where your knowledge would be an invaluable necessity.
Recall key historical events and figures related to several facets of German that are contingent on the context being researched or discussed.
Competent in demonstrating your information literacy skills.

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.

German

As a graduate of this course, you will be employable in a variety of fields, both locally and internationally, as a translator, interpreter, journalist, cultural consultant, paralegal, publisher, editor, writer, UN Representative, Event planner, historian, librarian and as an archivist. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a more holistic learning experience.