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Objectives
This masters programme supports the planning and completion of an independent research project in the field of Dance and Performance Studies. It aims to develop skills and understandings necessary to pursue a career in dance and performance research and/or to prepare you for an MPhil/PhD
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements Normally a 2:1 Honours degree in a relevant subject (Theatre and Performance, Dance, Choreography, Community Dance, Dance Science). Evidence that you are ready to pursue the project proposed in your application. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent.
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Academic title
MRes Dance
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Course description
Programme highlights
-A vibrant department that equally values practice-led and textual methods of research and their expression
-Students will be part of a larger research community where critical thinking and practices are shared and exchanged
-Staff research and creative practice contributes to, and greatly informs the programme
-Devon now has a regional and national dance agency and the programme will draw on this expertise and dance activity
-It is particularly suited for students who have restrictions on the time they are available to be on campus due to distance or other commitments
Duration
1 year full time or 2 years part time
General programme structure
This programme provides an exciting opportunity for textual, theoretical and (if appropriate and feasible) creative/practical study. It also provides high-quality preparation for doctoral research through a focused and manageable project that you define.
The programme includes:
-the theoretical and conceptual location of a specific project within the interdisciplinary field of Dance and Performance Studies
-a theoretical and conceptual grounding in approaches to postgraduate research in the arts and humanities in general
-practical training in appropriate research skills (eg in the definition of a project and appropriate methodologies; the identification and analysis of textual, visual and oral sources; the application of new technologies; the location of research material in relevant libraries and archives; ways of designing a project methodology etc)
You can expect to receive a grounding in the current debates about, approaches to, and theories, skills and methodologies for dance research. Your thesis may be assessed entirely through written work, or through written work and a substantial practical project that addresses particular research questions.
Detailed programme structure
All students complete the following modules in either 12 months (full time) or 24 months (part time):
-Researching dance
-Research in the arts and humanities
-Masters thesis in the Faculty of Arts (leading to either a practice-led or written text-only submission)
Students attend individual tutorials with their supervisors as well as regular research seminar presentations with theatre and performance and dance theatre staff and other postgraduate students.
You will explore how dance operates as a critical discourse and examine new articulations and perspectives in dance scholarship. You will have the opportunity to engage in Plymouth’s very healthy dance and theatre scene (which includes innovative programming at the Plymouth Theatre Royal and Barbican Theatre) as well as the programme of events and workshops arranged by the department itself
