BA (Hons) Dance at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

Build the skills you need to become a creative dance professional. Create. Perform. Transform.

Faculty: Bath School of Music and Performing Arts | Duration: Three years full time. Part time available. | Study mode: full-time; part-time | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one Your first year will be a fast-paced, challenging experience that builds your skills in the key areas of performance, creativity and critical thinking. You’ll work on regular performance projects, creating solo, small group and large ensemble work. We introduce you to new ways to think and move that will help you to broaden your skills as a dance artist. Year one modules include Body in Training 1: Technique and Performance, Dance Making 1, Exploring Screendance, Body in Training 2: Performance Project, Dance Making 2, The Healthy Dancer: Holistic Movement Practices.

Career pathways

Our dance graduates work in a range of professions including: - Performance - Choreography - Community dance work - Teaching in a variety of educational settings - Dance movement therapy - Arts management / administration Whether they’ve continued their education or progressed to the professional performing arts, our dance graduates have gone on to do amazing things. Bath Spa dancers emerge with a sophisticated understanding of the interplay between technical, creative and critical modes of enquiry in dance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element. Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to audition. More details will be supplied on invitation.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,505 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time. Part time available.

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/Connectors/Paperless/badan_d

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