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Graduate Program in Dance - MFA

MA in Dance > Degree Requirements


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Students may complete the MA degree by using one of the following three routes:

MA Degree by Thesis

Candidates for the MA degree by thesis must fulfil the following requirements:

  1. Five half-courses, or equivalent, chosen from those offered by the Graduate Program in Dance. Of these, students are required to take 5200 3.0 and 5300 3.0. Two additional half courses are selected from the current program offerings, and a further half course is selected from the program offerings or from a cognate area.
  2. All students are required to attend non-credit colloquia scheduled each year in which guests and students present material of common interest.
  3. A thesis or thesis project (Dance 6000.00) which demonstrates the student's ability to do original research. After formal submission of the thesis, an oral examination, normally centred on the thesis and matters related to it, is held.

MA Degree by Research Paper/Project

Candidates for the MA degree by research paper/project must fulfil the following requirements:

  1. Six half-courses, or equivalent, chosen from those offered by the Graduate Program in Dance. Of these, students are required to take 5200 3.0 and 5300 3.0. Two additional half courses are selected from the current program offerings, and a further two half courses are selected from the program offerings or from a cognate area.
  2. All students are required to attend non-credit colloquia scheduled each year in which guests and students present material of common interest.
  3. Candidates must undertake research under the direction of a Dance Graduate Program Faculty member on an approved topic and write a substantive research paper incorporating this research (Dance 5000.00). The paper will be evaluated by the faculty member directing the research and by a second reader appointed by the Director of the Graduate Program.

MA Degree by Course-Work

Candidates for the MA degree by course-work must fulfil the following requirements:

  1. Ten half courses, or equivalent, chosen from those offered by the Graduate Program in Dance. Of these, students are required to take 5200 3.0 and 5300 3.0. Four additional half courses are selected from the current program offerings.
  2. One additional full course or equivalent from an approved cognate field.
  3. One full course or equivalent elective.
  4. All students are required to attend non-credit colloquia scheduled each year in which guests and students present material of common interest.