Dance BA Honours
Taught by industry professionals with access to top facilities, this course will help you channel your passion for dance into a successful career in the creative industries
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Viewing course details for 2024 year of entry
- Code
- W512
- Attendance
- Full-time
- Start
- September 2024
- Fees
- £9,250 (UK) | £16,600 (INT)
- Duration
- 3 years full-time
- Course Leader
- Chris Tudor
- Study mode
- On campus
- Location
- Hendon campus
- Entry Requirements
- 112 UCAS points
- Placement year
- Yes
- School / Department
- School of Arts
Why choose
Select from our exit awards in Performance, Dance Science and Choreography or develop a portfolio of skills in areas such as dance teaching, collaboration and journalism with the portfolio Dance pathway.
Why choose Dance BA Honours at Middlesex?
Our Dance BA allows you to develop your professional skills by reflecting on creative practices and creating your own unique performances. You'll also have access to professional training facilities including four fully-equipped dance studios and a specialist dance theatre.
What you will gain
As well as giving you the opportunity to develop and refine your dance skills, this degree can open up a wide range of creative career paths. You'll have the opportunity to gain internship experience with prestigious organisations such as Trinity Laban, Tanzplatform Rhein-Main Frankfurt and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
Many of our graduates have gone on to successful careers with the likes of Akram Khan, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Flawless and Ross McKim Ensemble Dance Company.
We have over 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers, so find out more today.
What you will learn
You'll be exposed to a range of practice through project-based learning and industry-focused learning, equipping you to make your pathway selections in Year 3.
We offer a choice between exit awards in Performance, Dance Science and Choreography or you can develop a portfolio of skills in areas such as dance teaching, collaboration and journalism with our portfolio Dance pathway.
You’ll have the opportunity to develop various transferable skills through immersive training in dance teaching, collaborative practice, creative performance and dance journalism, all of which will provide you with valuable skills to pursue diverse career avenues in the creative fields.
By joining us on this course, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Experience one of the leading universities in the UK for dance
- Learn from a diverse team of professional artists and industry experts
- Receive rigorous dance technique training
- Develop your individuality through creative dance and performance
- Explore dance science, professional practice and dance academia
- Focus on a specialist area or select from a range of dynamic modules
- Become part of the MDX Dance community, joining a network of entrepreneurial artists
- Learn through a vibrant curriculum that prepares you for a versatile, lifelong career.
3 great reasons to pick this course
About your course
You'll explore, investigate and interrogate a range of dance-related practical and theoretical problems through a variety of modes. You'll have the choice in your third year to build a broad portfolio of experience or, if you prefer, focus your pathway toward specific exit awards. You'll immerse yourself in a supported environment learning with and from each other.
Year 1
The year one module, The Emerging Dance Artist, is a year-long 120-credit module that provides you with a sound foundation from which to develop. By positioning you at the centre of the learning experience, it lays the fundamentals of effective working practices and encompasses a range of core areas such as dance techniques, choreographic processes and dance-making, contextualisation of current and past practices, cultural identities, collaboration and independent working. You will explore the interrelationship between these components through a portfolio of learning themes that provide lineage and currency to the landscape of dance today.
Year 2
Your year two modules will further develop your knowledge, understanding and skills in dance practice. Each of the four modules has a distinct and specific in-depth focus which is central to the developing artist. Together, the modules offer the opportunity for you to reflect on your learning within dance practices and shape your pathway into year three.
Year 3
Year three will enhance, further develop and allow you to apply knowledge and skills within a professional practice context.
Exit awards
All students follow year one and year two modules on the BA Dance and can remain on that award for year three with a further choice of two 30-credit modules from Directed Performance or Creative Performance, Collaborative Practices, Teaching Safe Dance Practice and Dancing Research.
Alternatively, through discussion with your Academic Advisor, toward the end of year two, you can transfer to one of three exit awards: BA Dance (Performance), BA Dance (Choreography) or BA Dance (Dance Science).
About your course
This is a three year degree. It can also be studied part-time.
All exit awards (Compulsory)
The Emerging Dance Artist aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of the diverse range of ideas, practices, and skills embedded in and needed to develop a career in the dance field and creative industries.
You will be placed at the centre of a learning experience that will encourage you to explore the interconnectedness between subject areas through participating in creative, collaborative, and research projects, practice-based experiences, and performances.
The Emerging Dance Artist aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of the diverse range of ideas, practices, and skills embedded in and needed to develop a career in the dance field and creative industries.
You will be placed at the centre of a learning experience that will encourage you to explore the interconnectedness between subject areas through participating in creative, collaborative, and research projects, practice-based experiences, and performances.
All exit awards (Compulsory)
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
Through practical work, you will explore various dance techniques, enhance your technical and artistic abilities and develop your knowledge and understanding of technique and performance.
You will be introduced to learning and performing dance works ranging from twentieth-century repertoire to current creations; to develop an understanding of the principles, methods, and processes embedded in dance works and performance.
This module builds on your creative experience in Year 1 by developing your knowledge and understanding of creative processes and practices in dance.
You will be introduced to different modes of creation and presentation (screen, site-specific, and theatre) with the aim of producing a creative outcome.
The module also introduces you to different approaches to framing, presenting, and disseminating your creative work within the dance industry to develop the innovative skills necessary to frame and publicise your work in relation to the requirements of different creative platforms in the industry.
This module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop your understanding of the moving body, enabling you to enhance your physical dance practice/performance.
You will be introduced to common postural changes in dancers, warm-up/cool down, supplementary fitness training, and nutrition; you will consider their effects on dance practice/performance and wellbeing.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
Through practical work, you will explore various dance techniques, enhance your technical and artistic abilities and develop your knowledge and understanding of technique and performance.
You will be introduced to learning and performing dance works ranging from twentieth-century repertoire to current creations; to develop an understanding of the principles, methods, and processes embedded in dance works and performance.
This module builds on your creative experience in Year 1 by developing your knowledge and understanding of creative processes and practices in dance.
You will be introduced to different modes of creation and presentation (screen, site-specific, and theatre) with the aim of producing a creative outcome.
The module also introduces you to different approaches to framing, presenting, and disseminating your creative work within the dance industry to develop the innovative skills necessary to frame and publicise your work in relation to the requirements of different creative platforms in the industry.
This module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop your understanding of the moving body, enabling you to enhance your physical dance practice/performance.
You will be introduced to common postural changes in dancers, warm-up/cool down, supplementary fitness training, and nutrition; you will consider their effects on dance practice/performance and wellbeing.
Compulsory
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
Choose one module (Compulsory):
This module aims to enhance dance technical skills. It challenges you to explore and acquire a deeper level of understanding of the eight elements of dance.
Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect on how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
This module aims to enhance dance technical skills. It challenges you to explore and acquire a deeper level of understanding of the eight elements of dance.
Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect on how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
AND choose two from the following:
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
To be updated.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module aims to develop your understanding of dance repertoire.
You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, and acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through your engagement with rehearsals in a directed context.
Through guided and independent research and practice, you will explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
This module will provide you with exposure to a professional rehearsal environment through participation in the creation of dance works.
Through engaging in choreographic processes, you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’ and enhance your understanding of the role the dancer plays in the creation and performance of such work.
Throughout the module, you will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques as well as to perform the created work in a professional theatre context.
OR choose one of the following exit awards - Choreography (Compulsory):
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module enables you to develop and manage an individually designed practice-as-research project. You will engage with scholarly discourse in the fields of arts research and develop critical thinking through practice. Synthesising current theory in relation to your own emerging artistic voice, the module enables you to position your work within wider contemporary choreographic landscapes.
Dance Science (Compulsory)
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
This module will allow you to develop knowledge, skills and methods required to research and present an individually chosen, designed and managed Dance Science related research project. You will be able to pursue a subject that interests you and engage with a topic in greater depth. The module will extend and develop your research skills.
Performance (Compulsory)
Provides you with an embodied artistic understanding of dance repertoire. You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through engagement with rehearsals in a directed context and explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
Through engaging with a choreographer you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’, enhancing your understanding of the role the dancer plays within the creation and performance of new work. You will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques and perform in a professional theatre context.
This module focuses on the development of a sophisticated understanding and physical articulation of the artistic and technical skills embedded in dance technique. Alongside the technical training you are expected to advance your physical fitness.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
This module aims to enhance dance technical skills. It challenges you to explore and acquire a deeper level of understanding of the eight elements of dance.
Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect on how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
This module aims to enhance dance technical skills. It challenges you to explore and acquire a deeper level of understanding of the eight elements of dance.
Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect on how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
AND choose two from the following:
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
To be updated.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module aims to develop your understanding of dance repertoire.
You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, and acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through your engagement with rehearsals in a directed context.
Through guided and independent research and practice, you will explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
This module will provide you with exposure to a professional rehearsal environment through participation in the creation of dance works.
Through engaging in choreographic processes, you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’ and enhance your understanding of the role the dancer plays in the creation and performance of such work.
Throughout the module, you will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques as well as to perform the created work in a professional theatre context.
OR choose one of the following exit awards - Choreography (Compulsory):
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module enables you to develop and manage an individually designed practice-as-research project. You will engage with scholarly discourse in the fields of arts research and develop critical thinking through practice. Synthesising current theory in relation to your own emerging artistic voice, the module enables you to position your work within wider contemporary choreographic landscapes.
Dance Science (Compulsory)
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
This module will allow you to develop knowledge, skills and methods required to research and present an individually chosen, designed and managed Dance Science related research project. You will be able to pursue a subject that interests you and engage with a topic in greater depth. The module will extend and develop your research skills.
Performance (Compulsory)
Provides you with an embodied artistic understanding of dance repertoire. You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through engagement with rehearsals in a directed context and explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
Through engaging with a choreographer you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’, enhancing your understanding of the role the dancer plays within the creation and performance of new work. You will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques and perform in a professional theatre context.
This module focuses on the development of a sophisticated understanding and physical articulation of the artistic and technical skills embedded in dance technique. Alongside the technical training you are expected to advance your physical fitness.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
To be updated.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module aims to develop your understanding of dance repertoire.
You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, and acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through your engagement with rehearsals in a directed context.
Through guided and independent research and practice, you will explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
This module will provide you with exposure to a professional rehearsal environment through participation in the creation of dance works.
Through engaging in choreographic processes, you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’ and enhance your understanding of the role the dancer plays in the creation and performance of such work.
Throughout the module, you will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques as well as to perform the created work in a professional theatre context.
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
This module enables you to develop research in collaboration with other disciplines such as; music, architecture, fine art, or art and design.
The module aims to foster independence and ambition in dance making through encouraging dialogue with other artists.
You will develop knowledge and understanding of the range and diversity of inter-disciplinary practices.
You will independently engage in the research, invention, and planning of choreographic projects.
This module enables you to develop and manage an individually designed practice-as-research project. You will engage with scholarly discourse in the fields of arts research and develop critical thinking through practice. Synthesising current theory in relation to your own emerging artistic voice, the module enables you to position your work within wider contemporary choreographic landscapes.
Dance Science (Compulsory)
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
This module will allow you to develop knowledge, skills and methods required to research and present an individually chosen, designed and managed Dance Science related research project. You will be able to pursue a subject that interests you and engage with a topic in greater depth. The module will extend and develop your research skills.
Performance (Compulsory)
Provides you with an embodied artistic understanding of dance repertoire. You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through engagement with rehearsals in a directed context and explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
Through engaging with a choreographer you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’, enhancing your understanding of the role the dancer plays within the creation and performance of new work. You will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques and perform in a professional theatre context.
This module focuses on the development of a sophisticated understanding and physical articulation of the artistic and technical skills embedded in dance technique. Alongside the technical training you are expected to advance your physical fitness.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
This module makes links with the wider dance profession, develops key skills and attributes and engages you in practice-based experiences. Learning through reflection on your engagement with professional practice, you will gain vital employability skills necessary to effectively plan and pursue a career in the creative arts industry.
This module will enhance your dance technical skills. Alongside the technical training, you will be encouraged to reflect how the techniques studied inform your artistic, creative, or educational growth and understanding of dance.
In this module, you will enhance and extend your understanding of safe dance practices and be equipped with the skills to apply and demonstrate these from a practical teaching perspective.
This module will allow you to develop knowledge, skills and methods required to research and present an individually chosen, designed and managed Dance Science related research project. You will be able to pursue a subject that interests you and engage with a topic in greater depth. The module will extend and develop your research skills.
Provides you with an embodied artistic understanding of dance repertoire. You will be challenged to apply and expand your technical proficiency, acquire stylistic and interpretive skills through engagement with rehearsals in a directed context and explore the multiple layers inherent in the rehearsal process and performance of dance repertoire.
Through engaging with a choreographer you will develop a sense of personal artistic interpretation and an awareness of ‘self’, enhancing your understanding of the role the dancer plays within the creation and performance of new work. You will have the opportunity to investigate, develop and apply varying rehearsal techniques and perform in a professional theatre context.
This module focuses on the development of a sophisticated understanding and physical articulation of the artistic and technical skills embedded in dance technique. Alongside the technical training you are expected to advance your physical fitness.
The module develops key theoretical and analytical frameworks to enhance your understanding of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives for analysis and interrogation of dance practices and dance works.
The module will also introduce you to areas of professional practice within the dance field and develop your understanding of ethical implications, strategies, and skills required for navigating a journey through the profession.
To find out more please download the BA Dance updated Programme Specification 2023-24-onwards (PDF).
We review our courses regularly to improve your experience and graduate prospects so modules may be subject to change.
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Teaching
You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience.
The course involves daily practical work taught by highly experienced professional artists, academics and technical support teams. You'll participate in a range of dance techniques, workshops, collaborative creative processes, enterprise skills, performances, dance science and wellbeing.
You will learn by attending lectures, seminars and practical workshops.
Lectures allow you to gain and develop knowledge in specific subjects. You can discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures and practicals in smaller seminar groups.
Seminars and workshops are a great opportunity to discuss what you have learnt in lectures and through independent study with your peers and tutors. Most seminar groups have about 25-30 students.
Your work will be divided into credits. Each credit is equal to 10 hours of study time. You will complete 120 credits per year of study, which are broken down into modules of typically 30 credits.
You will be studying at our north London campus in Hendon.
Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.
We aim to make timetables available to students at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.
Typical weekly breakdown
During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:
- 15 hours of practical
- 4 hours of seminars/lectures
Independent learning
Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study which will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and exams.
Teaching vs independent learning
Here is an indication of how you will split your time:
Year 1
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | 380 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 67% | 820 | Independent learning |
Year 2
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | 482 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 60% | 718 | Independent learning |
Year 3
| Percentage | Hours | Typical activity |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | 487 | Teaching, learning and assessment |
| 55% | 664 | Independent learning |
| 4% | 50 | Placement/Practice-based learning |
Our excellent teaching and support teams will help you develop the skills relevant to your degree from research and practical skills to critical thinking. And we offer free 24-hour laptop loans with full desktop software, free printing and Wi-Fi to use on or off campus, even over the weekend.
Coursework, practical exams and assessments
We use a diverse range of assessments, such as practical assessments of technical dance classes, performances and choreography, evaluative writing, essays, reflective journals, case studies, short critical reviews, oral presentations, and presentation of project outcomes via digital formats.
Assessments may also involve self, peer or group approaches. This range of assessment strategies embraces diverse learning abilities, helping to empower you for your future continued development.
Your learning will be assessed regularly. The exact balance will depend on the modules you are taking. The table below is a good guide.
| Year | Coursework % | Written Exams % | Practical exams% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 25 | 75 | |
| Year 2 | 50 | 50 | |
| Year 3 | 45 | 55 |
To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.
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North London campus
Our north London campus is 23 minutes away by underground train, travelling from London Kings Cross.
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Student Support
We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health, and disability support.
Additional needs
We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.
Wellness
Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.
Work while you study
Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.
Financial support
You can apply for scholarships and bursaries and our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.
We have also reduced the costs of studying with free laptop loans, free learning resources and discounts to save money on everyday things. Check out our guide to student life on a budget.
Careers
How can the BA Dance support your career?
There are numerous pathways that Middlesex Dance graduates have successfully pursued both independently and with high-profile industry bodies.
These include performance opportunities with Akram Khan, C-12 Dance Theatre, Flawless, Stop Gap Dance, Zoo Nation, JV2, Blue Boy and Ross McKim Ensemble. Choreography graduates have created work for Resolution!, Siobhan Davies Dance, GradLab, and have attracted Arts Council England funding to create and tour new works.
Many graduates enhance their careers with internships with Arts Organisations such as Dance Research Studio, Trinity Laban, DanceXchange and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Others have forged careers with One Dance UK, The Lowry Theatre, Move It and National Institute of Dance Medicine & Science [NIDMS].
Graduates have attained posts at The Place, London Studio Centre, The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Academy of Dance, writing for leading dance journals, working within the health and fitness industry teaching exercise to music and coaching dance and sport-related activity.
Many graduates progress to MA study including Middlesex’s new MRes (Research-based MA), MAPP (MA by Professional Practice), MSc Dance Science, and further to PhD studies.
MDXworks
Our employability service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.
Our dedicated lifetime career support, like our business start-up support programme and funding for entrepreneurs, has put us in the:
- The top 20 UK universities for business leaders and entrepreneurs – Business Money, 2023
- A top 10 university for producing CEOs – Novuana, 2023
We can help you to develop your employability skills and get some valuable work experience. We provide workshops, events and one-to-one support with job hunting, CVs, covering letters, interviews and networking.
We also support you in securing part-time work, placements, internships, and volunteering opportunities, and offer an enterprise support service for those looking to start their own business.
Global network
You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.
Entry requirements
Qualifications
- UCAS points
- 112 UCAS points
- A Levels
- BBC
- BTEC
- DMM
- Access requirements
- Overall pass: must include 45 credits at level 3, of which all 45 must be at Merit or higher
- Combinations
- A combination of A-Level, BTEC and other accepted qualifications that total 112 UCAS points
At Middlesex, we're proud of how we recognise the potential of future students like you. We make fair and aspirational offers because we want you to aim high, and we’ll support you all the way.
We’ll always be as flexible as possible and take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning. And, if you don’t quite get the grades you hoped for, we’ll also look at more than your qualifications. Things like your work experience, other achievements and your personal statement.
Qualifications
We accept students with a wide range of qualifications, including combinations of qualifications.
Our entry requirements page outlines how we make offers.
We'll accept T Levels for entry onto our undergraduate degree courses (including our extended courses with a foundation year) with standard application of science requirements and GCSEs in line with UCAS tariff calculation.
Mature students (over 21)
We welcome applications from mature candidates, including those without formal qualifications if you can demonstrate relevant experience and ability.
Academic credit
If you have a qualification such as a foundation degree or HND or have gained credit at another university, you may be able to join us in year two or three. Find out how you can transfer.
If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.
Interview and portfolio
We will consider all applications on their individual merit. Your portfolio and interview are your opportunities to demonstrate your dedication and suitability for this degree.
Portfolio
You will be asked to submit evidence of creative practice, such as previous productions, normally presented as a portfolio. We've put together a quick video to help you prepare your portfolio of work.
Please bring your full portfolio to the interview. If you are unable to attend the interview, you can submit a digital portfolio instead so we can discuss it during your online Zoom interview.
Interview
Entry onto this course requires an in-person or online Zoom interview. The interview will start with a group welcome talk followed by one-to-one interviews. We use the one-to-one interview to find out more about you, to better understand your aspirations and interests, and to explore why you want to study with us.
The one-to-one interview will last around 15 minutes but you should allow one hour for an in-person interview as you will be offered the opportunity to view the facilities and meet appropriate staff and students.
To help you prepare for the interview, see our interview tips.
Open days
We strongly advise all prospective applicants to attend an open day. You will be able to talk to staff and students, listen to talks on the subject areas that interest you, ask questions and view some practical dance sessions.
We welcome students from the UK and all over the world. Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:
- Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
- Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
- Work placements and networking with top London employers
- Career support to get you where you want to go after university
- Global alumni network and connections.
Qualifications
112 UCAS points
In addition to qualifications such as A level and International Baccalaureate, we accept a wide range of international qualifications.
Find out more on the relevant country support page. And if you are unsure about the suitability of your qualifications or would like help with your application, please contact your nearest regional office.
English language
You'll need good English language skills to study with us. That's usually an IELTS 6.0 qualification (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sections). And, if you need help, we offer an intensive pre-sessional English course.
Visas
To study with us in the UK, you will need a student route visa.
Open days
We strongly advise all prospective applicants to attend an open day. You will be able to talk to staff and students, listen to talks on the subject areas that interest you, ask questions and view some practical dance sessions.
You can apply now via UCAS using the code W550.
Need help with your application? Check out our undergraduate application page.
Fees and funding
These fees are for the 2024/25:
UK students1
Full-time: £9,250
Part-time: £77 per taught credit
International students2
Full-time students: £16,600
Part-time students: £138 per taught credit
Additional costs
The following study tools are included in your fees:
- Free access to the resources, learning materials and software you need to succeed on your course
- Free laptop loans for up to 24 hours
- Free printing for academic paperwork
- Free online training with LinkedIn Learning.
- Audio-visual equipment available for loan, including digital stills cameras, digital video recorders and digital audio recorders.
The following course-related costs are not included in the fees, and you will need to budget for these:
- Theatre, museum and art gallery visits.
Scholarships and bursaries
To help make uni affordable, we do everything we can to support you including our:
- MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
- Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees
- Our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.
Find out more about undergraduate funding and all of our scholarships and bursaries.
Fees disclaimers
1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase undergraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.
Student Testimonials
"Having had experience in the dance industry prior to coming to Middlesex University, the course was able to further my dance knowledge and skills a great deal. It gave me all the necessary tools to become stronger and more physically able in order to better my dance styles within and outside of contemporary dance. It also improved my professionalism, punctuality and organisation.
After graduating I performed in Boy Blue Entertainment's production of Blak, Whyte, Gray at the Edinburgh International and Emancipation of Expressionism in the GCSE AQA Curriculum as shown on BBC2’s Darcy Bussell’s New Dance. In addition to my work as a performer and choreographer I have also taught dance in multiple countries and around the UK, something I was able to continue whilst studying.
Jordan Franklin
Dance Studies BA graduate
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Unistats information
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