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dance programsThe Boyer College of Music and Dance offers the following dance degrees:
The BFA program in Dance is based in modern dance technique and choreography, but with a broad curriculum that includes course requirements in ballet and African dance, and offers electives in a range of styles. Ballet classes follow the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE ® National Training Curriculum, and electives include pointe, partnering, and variations. Other course requirements include composition, repertory, creative process, improvisation, and dance science. See more details about the BFA program in the Learn about students currently enrolled in the BFA program by going here Find out how to applyto the BFA program or request more information
The Master of Education in Dance emphasizes the creative, educational, cultural, and advocacy dimensions of dance studies. Accredited in 1974, the Ed.M. in Dance highlights the relationship between artist and educator within a philosophical framework that values dance as a mode of lifelong expression and learning. The program offers a flexible curriculum encompassing a rich array of core courses, as well as specializations in Cultural Studies and Dance Education Studies, including Pennsylvania 7-12 Dance Teacher Certification. Our comprehensive program offers courses in dance curriculum, teaching, cultural studies, research, advocacy, administration, dance science and somatics, technique, improvisation, composition, and aesthetics. In seminar and research courses both within and outside the Department of Dance, students are encouraged to extend their knowledge and critical perception beyond the immediate experience of dance and making dances. See more details in the Graduate Bulletin Learn about students currently enrolled in the EdM program by going here Find out how to apply to the EdM program or request more information Boyer’s graduate programs in Dance are intensive programs that immerse students in research and the creative process through a holistic approach towards the development of each student as artist, choreographer, teacher and researcher, and a simultaneous focus on developing personal creativity. The Master of Fine Arts in Dance in Dance is a three-year, terminal degree program where dance professionals can be mentored by fellow artists and master teachers as they hone their craft and realize a well-articulated artistic vision. The MFA program develops choreographers and dance artists who are in command of their idiom as a basis for meaningful aesthetic statements. The MFA program emphasizes appreciation and comprehension of the body in movement; sensitivity to personal artistic qualities and sources; interdisciplinary perspectives; mastery of craft; and an awareness of the social, cultural and historical implications of dance. The program educates dance artists who balance the ability to realize their own creative potential and aesthetic with an awareness of the societal implications of their work. The faculty has a commitment to integrate a purely artistic approach to dance and dance-making, and a more holistic view of the human being in a cultural context. An important objective of the MFA program is that each student develops a personal aesthetic, which manifests an understanding of his or her place in the world. See more details in the Graduate Bulletin Learn about students currently enrolled in the MFA program by going here Find out how to apply to the MFA program or request more information Boyer’s graduate programs in Dance are intensive programs that immerse students in research and the creative process through a holistic approach towards the development of each student as artist, choreographer, teacher and researcher, and a simultaneous focus on developing personal creativity.
The PhD program educates leaders in dance/arts organizations, teachers in higher education and community settings, critical thinkers, productive scholars for the future, and self-reflective artists. The PhD program strives to develop flexible professionals who have a sense of agency and vision in a world of diverse peoples and cultures, and the ability to negotiate a rapidly changing technological environment. Doctoral students acquire skills to envision new paradigms for the arts and education, to create new knowledge through research, and to forge new integrations between disciplines. These goals are achieved through a comprehensive curriculum, faculty mentorship, and research partnerships. The subdisciplines of the curriculum are organized into four major subdivisions: • dance research • cultural studies in dance • dance processes • professional applications The Temple doctoral experience is designed to culminate in the acquirement of a specific set of research and professional skills, a unique sense of professional identity, purpose, and worldview, and a portfolio of professional attainment in scholarly enterprise and academic/dance community leadership. See more details in the Graduate Bulletin Learn about students currently enrolled in the PhD program by going here Find out how to apply to the PhD program or request more information
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