MFA Dance at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance, encompassing choreography, performance, dance and technology, scholarly research, and pedagogy. Emphasizing creative work and collaboration with TDPS MFA candidates in Lighting, Set, Costume and Media/Projection Design, the program is grounded in rigorous academic study and offers a transformational education to those who are curious, motivated, self-directed and possess a spirit of expansive inquiry and innovation.

Faculty: Arts and Humanities | Duration: 60 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Graduate Dance Research, Graduate Studies in Dance Pedagogy, Graduate Choreography I: Creative Process, Workshop in the Direction of Dance Production, Dance Technology and Media, Advanced Modern Dance Technique I. The degree requires 60 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Description of Research/Work Experience Writing Sample (optional) Sample of Work: Share video weblinks and time stamps of what to review that totals 10-15 minutes of video footage. The sample collection should include examples of applicant’s choreography, performance (footage of applicant moving), and (if possible) teaching with a description to include name of the work(s), performers, and other choreographers. Examples of weblinks can include the applicant's professional website links of Vimeo/YouTube links entered into the Multimedia Requirements section of the application Applicants should have a strong undergraduate preparation in dance technique and dance composition. They should have completed the following undergraduate courses or their equivalent: improvisation, kinesiology, dance teaching methods, dance production, Laban Movement Analysis, and two semesters of dance history or one semester of history and one of dance philosophy, ethnology or aesthetics. Undergraduate deficiencies will be considered on an individual basis.

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.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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