Dance and Movement Studies (Joint Honours)

UCAS code: Y002

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years, part time: up to six years.

Campus: Kedleston Road and Britannia Mill, Derby

This course is available to international students

If you love dance and think it's played an important part in your own development, and you want to develop your skills so that you can work creatively with others, then this course is for you.

We'll encourage you to broaden your knowledge and experience of dance whilst giving you the support to develop in your area of interest. You'll build your skills in choreography and improvisation by working individually, and then moving on to work in small groups, and finally, you'll give a public performance in stage three. When working in groups you'll challenge and develop yourself and others, which is an essential part of your learning.

You'll also cover the social aspect of dance and how it can bring people together and promote inclusion.

During this course you'll also have the opportunity to explore the eastern beliefs of movement and apply it to your practice. The optional modules will allow you to study the structure and function of the human body; how humans develop creatively; the history of choreographic styles; research in dance and movement and also the opportunity to work in the community through placements.

We have strong links with déda in Derby city centre which is the only dedicated dance house in the East Midlands, so you'll have the opportunity to get involved in lots of community work. We've also built a fantastic dance studio to ensure you receive the best experience and environment in which to practice your skills in.

You can combine this course with one or two subjects as part of a joint honours degree, which allows you to keep your options open and study what you're most interested in. You could combine this course with subjects including psychology, education studies, theatre arts and English.

Stage one

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Dance Making: Physicality, Choreography and Technique
• The Mindful Body
• Human Development and Creativity
• The Moving Body

Stage two

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Dance Making: Choreography as Creative Story
• Dance, Diversity and Inclusion
• Working Towards the Future
• Applied Arts Project

Stage three

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Dance, Production and Performance
• Independent Scholarship
• Working Creatively in Context
• Community, Education and Project Management

Our entry requirements are usually 220-300 UCAS points, of which at least 200-240 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.

We'll accept up to 60 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.

We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.

We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.

Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

Fees for 2013/14

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £7,700 per year.
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £8,250 per year.

We'll be announcing our part time and international fees for 2013/14 later in the year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

This course will give you an interesting and creative path to a career in dance, which aims to suit your individual needs and interests. It can also be a stepping stone to go on to further study or training to become a teacher. You'll have good grounding to go on to study for our MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy course, which leads to registration as an arts therapist - an exciting and fulfilling career.

Some of our past students have gone on to great things and are working as community dance artists, dance movement therapists, art administrators, running their own dance organisations, and some have gone on to further study including masters in the science of dance, somatics and dance movement therapy.

"The lecturers of Dance and movement Studies have really encouraged me as a dancer and have given me the knowledge and confidence to be able to take my dancing further after finishing my degree. They have supported me throughout my studies and have been willing to help me outside of lecture times with my course work and choreography."
Martha Rawlings, current student

"Coming from a predominantly urban dance background which involved no academia, I thought it would be a hard task in order to produce material that I, my peers and lecturers were satisfied with. However, at the University of Derby, you are shown how to break down the mechanics of dance into its purest form; movement. Additionally, how this movement can be interpreted and have a deeper meaning. I found this astonishing."
Danielle Hibbert, graduate

"The dance part of my course taught me to use the skills that I already had and develop them to create my own style. It developed my confidence and identity. When I started, I had experience in Ballet, Character, Latin and Ballroom dancing but none were to an exceptional level. While studying here, I learnt that it is not always the technical aspects of dance that are important, you also need to understand how the body works and how dance can affect your mental wellbeing, as well as physical well being.

Studying at Derby, I got the opportunity to work with Dance 4 in Nottingham, as a student representative for the University. Here, my confidence developed further, as was my understanding of the entrepreneurial aspect of the arts. I have now gone into a managerial role in sales where I use the people skills that I learned here everyday. I am hoping to teach dance and drama in the future but firstly, I am going to experience different cultures and travel next March.'
Annabel Haigh