Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Dance Studies with Linguistics

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. In your final year, you may have the opportunity to present a research-based dissertation where you will be knowledgeable enough to carry out a research topic of your choice. 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.

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.

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.

Linguistics

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 30 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:
46 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits


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)

DCS3031	Dissertation	12 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

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

DCS3009	Choreological Perspectives	5 ECTS
DCS3028	Professional Practice and Performance Support	6 ECTS
DCS3029	Choreography Event, Support and Performance	6 ECTS
DCS3030	Advanced Study in Dance	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

DCS3004	Final Choreography	10 ECTS
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 to Year 3:
60 ECTS credits in Dance Studies

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Dance Studies: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
36 ECTS credits in the Subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits in optional units

Linguistics


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)

LLT1160	Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language Variation and Change	4 ECTS


Semester 1

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

LIN1017	Maltese Sign Language 1 for Linguistics Students	2 ECTS
LLT1002	Techniques and Skills for doing Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT1011	Introduction to Linguistics 1	6 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

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

LIN1024	Hands-on Language	4 ECTS
LLT1012	Introduction to Linguistics 2	6 ECTS	(NC)

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Semester 1

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

LIN1121	Language for Humans and Machines	4 ECTS
LIN2033	Discourse Analysis	4 ECTS
LIN3070	Maltese Sign Language 2: Intermediate Course	2 ECTS
LLT2180	Language Variation and Change: Historical Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2191	Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition	4 ECTS
LLT2360	Language and Culture of Deaf People	4 ECTS
LLT2510	Introduction to Programming for Language Applications	4 ECTS
LLT2811	Introducing Research Methods and Quantitative Research Basics for Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2812	Introducing Qualitative Research Basics for Linguistics	2 ECTS


Semester 2

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

LIN2022	Models of Grammar	4 ECTS
LIN2083	Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics	4 ECTS
LIN2350	Issues in Phonetics and Phonology	4 ECTS
LIN3098	Corpus Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2161	Lingua Francas	4 ECTS
LLT2830	Quantitative Research in Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT3190	Second Language Acquisition and Language Learning	4 ECTS
LLT3370	Foundations in Sign Linguistics	4 ECTS

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 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.

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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.