MFA Dance at Washington University in St. Louis

For the details of master’s degree general requirements in Arts & Sciences, including an explanation of Satisfactory Academic Progress, students should review the Master’s Degree Academic Information page of the Arts & Sciences Bulletin. At the end of their first year, students will propose a culminating project — typically a dance concert or another public presentation of creative work largely expressed in dance — and submit a paper about its production, including analysis and critique, that they will defend orally.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences  |  Duration: Two years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Requires 60 units. Required courses include DANCE 5010 Dance Composition Laboratory I: Exploring Process and Format; DANCE 5011 Dance Composition Laboratory II: Exploring Alternative Venues and Audience Connections; DANCE 5021 Approaches to Improvisation and Spontaneous Composition; DANCE 5030 Performance Artistry (must be taken twice); DRAMA 5110 Stage Lighting (or equivalent 5000-level course in production); DANCE 5060 Research Methods Colloquium.

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