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Dance MFA at University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Theatre and Dance seeks dance artists with diverse interests and backgrounds to apply for our new practice-based, creative research oriented MFA. Students will focus on embodied inquiry through choreographic creation and performance, while engaging with a comprehensive core curriculum of practice and theory courses that emphasize the development of the whole artist, body and mind. With close faculty mentorship and numerous opportunities to create and present work, students will cultivate the knowledge and skills necessary to become the next generation of innovative dance makers, leaders, teaching-artists, and artist-scholars.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 60 credit hours, 3 years  |  Study mode: In Person / Full Time  |  Location: Buffalo, NY, United States

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Entry requirements

Audition required. This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms and deadlines vary by programme; applicants apply directly to UB through the Graduate School application, with some programmes using external national applications plus a supplemental UB application.

A non-refundable application fee is required for each programme applied to; fees vary by programme and payment instructions are emailed after the application is submitted.

Law (JD) application fee is $85; applicants submit the LSAT or GRE.

MD: AMCAS application accepted June 1 to November 15; supplemental application and materials due December 1; supplemental fee $100; Early Decision AMCAS due August 1 and supplemental due August 31.

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