2010 International Undergraduate Prospectus nts. u.au

Depth
Developing your specialisation
The Bachelor of Dance offers intensive,
specialist dance education and training
and is renowned for producing outstanding
contemporary dance performers.
Each year students undertake specialist
dance studies including Dance Technique,
Allied Dance Studies, Choreography,
Kinetic Studies and Performance. All
specialist dance studies involve studio
practice to enhance technical and artistic
development and encourage exploration,
reflection and a sense of artistic enquiry.
Regular performances in VCA Dance's high
quality productions will provide students
with the experience of a professional dance
environment.
Breadth
Knowledge across disciplines
In the VCA's multi-disciplinary arts
environment, students in the Bachelor of
Dance undertake subjects through the
Centre For Ideas. The common curriculum
is a cross-disciplinary sequence of subjects
examining the intersection between art,
politics, culture and society. The close
relationship between intensive specialist
dance training with critical studies aims
to produce artists who are not only highly
technically and artistically skilled but also
culturally and technologically literate.
Extra requirements
Entry into the Bachelor of Dance is by
audition. In addition to submitting the
International Undergraduate Application
form, you must also download the relevant
Supplementary Admission Information
Sheet for Dance and submit the audition
or folio materials as listed on the sheet.
Supplementary Admission Information
Sheets are available from the VCA website
www.vca.unimelb.edu.au under International.
You should have successfully completed a
Year 12 course of study or equivalent. You
are required to provide evidence of your
English language proficiency, normally
an IELTS academic test certificate with a
minimum score of 6.5. Please submit your
application to the University by the end of
October.
Information for students
applying in 2011 and 2012
While course titles may change, the Faculty
of the VCA and Music will continue to offer
courses specialising in dance, theatre,
production, art, film, television and music in
2011 and 2012. Entry will be talent-based –
by interview, portfolio and/or audition – as
well as successful completion of English to
the required standard.
Honours
The Honours year (a fourth year) provides
an opportunity for dance graduates from
the VCA and other institutions to extend
their knowledge and dance experience
by undertaking a specialised advanced
program in a fourth year of study. The
program will extend your technical, artistic
and creative skills and deepen your
knowledge of dance. The Honours year
may lead to formal graduate studies and/
or provide opportunities for you to enter the
dance industry with enhanced knowledge
and experience. A substantial part of the
Honours year program involves practical
studies undertaken as field experience in
the professional dance sector. There are
opportunities to perform and create new
work, independently or in collaboration with
others and to undertake an original research
project. Completion of an Honours year
will enhance career prospects within the
professional dance sector and also ensure
adequate preparation for graduate studies.
Graduate study opportunities
With an emphasis on collaborative and
interdisciplinary arts practice, VCA Dance
offers professional graduate studies in
the areas of performance, choreography,
animateuring and research. Designed for
practising artists and dance graduates
the courses enable students to develop
individual creative talents, to work in a
dynamic, collaborative environment, and
to explore new career options or enhance
existing ones. Coursework programs
are comprised of structured practical
and theoretical studies. Higher Degrees
by Research provide opportunities for
independent research projects supported
by high quality supervision.
For more information contact:
VCA Student Centre
t +61 3 9685 9469
f +61 3 9685 9358
e vca-international@unimelb.edu.au
w www.vca.unimelb.edu.au
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Bachelor of Dance
Year 1 Semester 1 Dance Technique 1A Allied Dance Studies 1A Choreography 1A Kinetic Studies 1A
Performance Management The Artist in the World 1A
Semester 2 Dance Technique 1B Allied Dance Studies 1B Choreography 1B Kinetic Studies 1B
Performance 1
The Artist in the World 1B
Year 2 Semester 1 Dance Technique 2A Allied Dance Studies 2A Choreography 2A Kinetic Studies 2A
Performance 2A
The World in the Artist 2A
Semester 2 Dance Technique 2B Allied Dance Studies 2B Choreography 2B Kinetic Studies 2B
Performance 2B The World in the Artist 2B Career Planning and Management
Year 3 Semester 1 Dance Technique 3A Choreography 3A Special Study
Performance 3A
Collaborative Contract
Semester 2 Dance Technique 3B Choreography 3B (Dance Making) Choreography 3C (Performance)
Performance 3B
Professional Development
Compulsory subjects