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Dance (BA)

BA (Single Honours)

Start date:

September 2024

You'll need:

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

UCAS Code:

W500

Dance at Roehampton is world-renowned, where you will join a diverse and inspiring community of staff and students. This is where you will foster academic and artistic excellence, creativity and innovation.

Did you know?

We are ranked number one in the UK for the impact of our research in dance (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Modules

Year 1 Year 2 Placement Year Year 3 Foundation

This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.

Why take a placement?

A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.

How we support you

The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.

Find out more about how we'll support you

We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.

Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.

This course is offered as a degree with foundation year – a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.

£2,000 Foundation Scholarships for all home students

Find out more about our degrees with a foundation year

Skills

Our BA Dance offers an innovative and broad curriculum taught by artists and researchers who are leading specialists in their fields and provides an excellent springboard for you to thrive in your career in dance and the arts.

You will engage in a comprehensive study of dance, integrating theory with dance practice in a vibrant, tight-knit community.

The skills you'll develop include those around:

Dance forms
Contact improvisation
Release technique
Ballet

You'll be encouraged to reflect on dance in imaginative ways and develop your analytical skills – for instance, by considering how dance both shapes and is shaped by society, or how choreographers respond to a multicultural and globalised environment.

Learning

Your classes are led by artists and academics with qualifications from some of the world's top universities and conservatoires.

The School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences provides a virtually unparalleled breadth of curricular expertise.

The needs of each individual student are at the centre of the course, meaning that the course will be shaped around your own interests and ambitions, and will provide you with countless opportunities to flourish.

During this three-year degree, you will follow your own interests, gaining a strong understanding and knowledge of dance in both theory and practice. You will discover many different ways to experience dance, not only in performing, but also a variety of other roles including as an educator, artist, producer, policymaker, curator and screendance maker.

We have exciting partnerships with a host of illustrious choreographers, artists and dance companies. Our students have worked with renowned figures such as Akram Khan, Gaby Agiss, Igor and Moreno, and Rosemary Lee.

Four dedicated studios For studio-based learning, technique classes, portfolio development and professional training courses.

Library across the lake — State-of-the-art library with dance resources offering more than 52,000 books, journals, and videos in one of the UK’s finest collections

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Assessment

Your assessments reflect the real-world of dance, preparing you for your future.

You’ll be set authentic assessments, meaning that your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of dance, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.

Between Years 2 and 3, you can also opt for a professional placement year, meaning you can apply for a placement and gain valuable real-world experience in dance.

Careers

During this three-year degree, you will follow your own interests, gaining a strong understanding and knowledge of dance in both theory and practice.

Your future role could be:

Choreographer
Dancer
Artistic director
Community dance artist
Journalist
Teacher
Arts manager
Arts Programmer

Whether you want to be front and centre stage, behind the lights, moulding the next generation of talent or working in policy and advocacy, our world-class BA Dance course will equip you with all the tools you need to succeed. Our degree also opens up an array of opportunities in other fields and professions by developing key transferable skills throughout your three years at Roehampton.

Our successful dance alumni include Robyn Cabaret who is a Programmer at Sadler's Wells; Tom Bowes, who works at Northern Contemporary Dance School; Ceyda Tanc who runs her own dance company; Holly Blakey, an award-winning music video choreographer and director, and Maya Pindar, dance critic and reviewer.

How our careers service supports you

Wherever you want to go in the future, you’ll be preparing for the world of work from day one at Roehampton, with regular access to:

Career development events
Guest industry speakers
Networking opportunities
Personalised mentoring and careers support

You’ll graduate ready to grab every opportunity that comes your way.

Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.

You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.

Open days

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Applying

UK Students International Students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.

How to apply

Apply via UCAS

Entry requirements

Entry tariff

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

We welcome applicants with a wide range of qualifications, including BTECs, A-levels and T Levels.

We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.

For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.

When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.

Specific entry requirements

Applicants who are not currently taking/do not hold a qualification in dance will be asked to submit performance footage. For further information please email admissions@roehampton.ac.uk.

General entry requirements

UK students

Tuition fees and funding

September 2024 entry tuition fees

Year one fees

UK: £9,250
Placement year: £998

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.