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Course Information

Bachelor of Arts (Dance)

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code G48

This is an intensive and challenging course where performance and classroom practice are central to the philosophy of the program. The course provides an insight into dance as an art form, and a social and educative experience. It develops skills in communication, critical thinking, research and analysis, and demands that students be creatively productive in whatever area of interest they pursue. Provision is made for students with dance backgrounds other than ballet and contemporary, such as classical Indian dance, to audition and continue to study in their specialist dance style.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Work Experience Option

Students have the opportunity to complete the Secondment and Industry Placement unit as part of this course. It is a professional practice unit consisting of choreography, rehearsal, and performance, which aids in both the training and assessment of students in the dance program.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse performance contexts to produce creative and innovative ideas in response to industry trends.
2. Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles, techniques, and concepts of the history and philosophical movements of Western dance theatre and art, the social and cultural construction of dance with a global outlook and international perspective.
3. Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles, techniques, and forms of dance, incorporating diverse dance and musical styles, kinetics, anatomy and injury management and communication of movement.
4. Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving, and decision making when interpreting the intention of choreographic work for professional practice in both solo and collaborative settings.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues and principles with relation to dance.
6. Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning through self-reflection and application of feedback on individual project work in diverse settings.
7. Exercise critical thinking and judgement to identify and solve problems concerning the development, choreography, and performance of movement sequences, which embody balance, efficiency, and spatial precision.
8. Incorporate techniques and teaching approaches to communicate cross cultural awareness including indigenous cultural competence.
9. Review, analyse, and synthesise the technical principles and performance requirements of dance using trans literacy proficiency and provide ideas for adaptation in performance.
10. Successfully communicate knowledge and ideas, which incorporate other art forms and emphasise duo and improvisation for a range of styles and approaches.

Admission requirements

Academic standard for the following admission pathways:

• ATAR
• Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma
• Experienced Based Entry (where accepted)
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test
• University Preparation Course
• Indigenous University Orientation Course

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to submit satisfactory medical reports, and attend an audition. Information regarding audition requirements and procedures is available from WAAPA.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 3 Years

Course Delivery

• Mount Lawley: Full Time

Course Coordinator

Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Course Structure

Or, with approval from the course coordinator, students may complete the following alternative pattern in Year Two:

^ Core Option
# Designated Unit - a Unit or Unit of Competency which a School has designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners.
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.