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Dance research at Roehampton was rated number one in the UK by the latest Research Assessment Exercise

About the course

This internationally renowned programme will allow you to explore your enthusiasm for dance from diverse multicultural and artistic contexts. Practical training in performance and choreography is balanced with vital academic studies for dance today. Strong links with the profession are supported by staff members’ creative work and choreographic research fellowships.
Course overview


Full programme details

Type

Undergraduate
BA Single Honours
BA/BSc Honours

Duration

3 (full-time), 5–7 (part-time)

Department

Dance

Tuition fees

£8,500 (2013; UK/EU)

For Sept 2013 entry:
1 x AHRC PPM studentship £10,933+fees, apply by 30 April More information

Cash scholarships and bursaries available

UCAS code

W500

Entry tariff

340 points

Single or Combined

Single honours

Facilities

The University of Roehampton has exceptional facilities including an extensive Library and Learning Services, and state-of-the-art teaching spaces in modern buildings.

Students value Roehampton Dance’s warm atmosphere and the accessibility of our 20-plus teaching staff. Purpose-built studios, a well-equipped theatre, up-to-date sound and video equipment and a superbly stocked dance library give you great scope in practical and vocational learning.

Career opportunities

The University of Roehampton has an enviable record in graduate employment. Employers want a complete package of qualification, experience and life skills, so we provide all sorts of career-boosting opportunities, such as internships, work or volunteer placements, networking events, and semesters at universities abroad.

Our London campus puts you at the doorstep of London’s strong dance sector. We make sure that you take advantage of that with a tailored careers programme, year-round events and industry interaction.

Career paths you could follow include community dance, teaching, performance, dance therapy, theatre production, and arts management, marketing and administration.

Key Information Set (KIS)

Department of Dance

Roehampton Dance blends choreography and performance with world-leading thinking in dance, in a creative and supportive atmosphere. Over three decades, the University of Roehampton, London, has forged a distinctive identity in dance learning and today, Roehampton Dance is one of the world’s largest and most vibrant university dance departments. International dance academics, professionals and students come to us for wide-ranging courses and our reputation for research excellence.

Go to the Department of Dance homepage.

Forsythe Company at Work 2013-05-17 Roehampton's Dance Department, in conjunction with the Forsythe Company, presents The Forsythe Company at Work: Perspectives from the Inside.  Photo by Dominik Mentzos   The University of Roehampton’s Dance Department is proud to present The Forsythe Company

The Rites of Spring 2013-05-23 Professor Stephanie Jordan will present a programme on BBC Radio 3, at 12.15pm on Saturday 25 May, celebrating the centenary of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Professor Stephanie Jordan Timed to commemorate the centenary of the riotous debut of The Rite of Sprin

New appointments in the Department of Dance 2013-05-21  The University of Roehampton is delighted to announce that Professors Theresa Buckland and Emilyn Claid, and Dr Efrosini Protopapa will join its Department of Dance in June. Professors Emilyn Claid and Theresa Buckland (not shown), and Dr Efro

Business Management student Alexander Large and Drama, Theatre and Performance student Tiffany Birchard have been awarded iPads by the University for their participation in the National Student Survey.
Studentships are available in two of the University of Roehampton’s leading departments, under a Block Grant Partnership with the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), and through university funding.