Master's Degree Music & Performing Arts Full Time

Master in Dance and Movement As Practical Knowledge and Heritage

at Roehampton University of Surrey · United Kingdom

Duration

2 years (full-time)

Intake

September

Mode

Full Time

About this program

Roehampton University of Surrey offers the International Master in Dance and Movement as Practical Knowledge and Heritage (MA). Students develop practical skills in formal analysis of movement, motion capture, documentation, and evaluation of dances, with an appreciation of dance described as comparative, cross-cultural, applied, and embodied.

The course is delivered full-time over 2 years, with 180 credits. In the first semester, students start in France for an induction and an intensive course. The rest of the first academic year is divided between NTNU Trondheim and the University of Szeged, Hungary, and the third semester is in France. The fourth and final semester is at Roehampton.

Career outcomes

Roles in heritage
Roles in cultural tourism
Roles in interactive museums
Roles in social integration projects, collaborating with displaced persons and communities
Pursuing doctoral research

How this course compares

Roehampton University of Surrey is #100 in the United Kingdom on research impact (302,101 citations).
2 universities in the United Kingdom teach master's Music & Performing Arts; the best ranked of the others are listed below.
Most master's Music & Performing Arts courses in the United Kingdom take 2 years (full-time); this one does too.
Roehampton University of Surrey has 1 scholarship listed on Educads.

The same course elsewhere in the United Kingdom

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QS #511 MA Music School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1 year

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Frequently asked questions

Which other universities in the United Kingdom offer master's Music & Performing Arts?

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (QS #511) are among the 2 that do.

How long is the Master in Dance and Movement As Practical Knowledge and Heritage at Roehampton University of Surrey?

It takes 2 years (full-time), studied Full Time.

When does the course start?

Intakes are in September.

Are there scholarships at Roehampton University of Surrey?

Yes — 1 are listed on the university's Educads page, with eligibility and deadlines.

Is Roehampton University of Surrey a good university for Music & Performing Arts?

Roehampton University of Surrey is #100 in the United Kingdom on research impact (302,101 citations).

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