BA (HONS) DANCE EDUCATION DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DANCE EDUCATION CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DANCE EDUCATION


This programme offers a unique opportunity to become part of an international community of learners engaged in the study of dance education and teaching. You can choose to study at certificate, diploma or degree level. As a distance learner, you will be able to study from your own home, using study materials available through our website and supported every step of the way by a dedicated team of tutors. The programme includes a compulsory intensive study week at RAD Headquarters, London, where you will meet other students as well as staff from the programme.


How is the programme taught?


Each level of the BA (Hons) Dance Education (BADE) can be studied full-time or part-time. The programme is modular and is delivered across two semesters each year. You are required to attend a compulsory Intensive Study Seminar at the RAD, London, in the first semester of the first year of study. All modules are supported by module study guides which are accessed online and contain key source materials, tutor-guided tasks and suggestions for further study. You are allocated a tutor for each module, with whom you will have regular contact by email and telephone. All students have access to Faculty of Education online forums as a means of communication with students and tutors throughout the world.


Employment prospects


Students who have completed this programme work in a range of careers in dance teaching both in the public and private sector. Many of our students progress to postgraduate studies or have extended their freelance work into new dance contexts.


Programme breakdown


Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Education


Level 4 (120 credits) Compulsory Modules • Frameworks and Perspectives • Syllabi and Examinations • Dance in National Curricula • Dance Education: Concepts and Contexts • The Healthy Dancer


• Music in Dance and Dance Education


Diploma of Higher Education: Dance Education Level 5 (120 credits) Compulsory Modules


• The Nature of Dance • Learning and Teaching • How Children Learn


• Safe Practice and Enhancing Performance Module Options:


• Dance Analysis • Dance Teaching Societies • Perspectives on Music and Dance • Managing Yourself in Dance


• Dance in the Community


BA (Hons) Dance Education Level 6 (120 credits) Compulsory Modules


• Dance, Art and Education • Dissertation Module Options:


• Reading Dance and the Avant Garde • Ballet: its Diversity and Influence • Classicism, Classical and Classics • Dance in Higher Education • Designing Dance Curricula • Managing Others in Dance


• Vocational Dance Training: Issues and Debates


• Optimising Performance Assessment mode


Modules are assessed through a range of written assignments which include essays, case studies and portfolios. At degree level, all students submit a written dissertation on a selected area of interest.


For more in-depth module content please visit www.radeducation.org.uk/bade


KEY FACTS UCAS code


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W541 R55


September 2014


Full-time 15 January 2014 Part-time 30 April 2014


Duration Location Level/Credits


1-3 years full-time 2-6 years part-time Distance learning


Level 4 Certificate (120 credits) Level 5 Diploma (120 credits) Level 6 Degree (120 credits)


24 ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE PROSPECTUS 2014/15 Tuition Fees Language


Full-time via UCAS Part-time via Registry, Faculty of Education, RAD


Please see page 64 for full list of fees. English


Entry requirements Two GCE A Level passes or equivalent. RAD Intermediate or equivalent in any dance genre. Appropriate English Language Proficiency test for students whose first language is not English.


Award


Successful completion of FHEQ Level 4 leads to the award of Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Education.


Successful completion of FHEQ Level 5 leads to the award of Diploma of Higher Education: Dance Education.


Successful completion of FHEQ Level 6 leads to the award of BA (Hons) Dance Education.


Further study and career development Students who gain a minimum of 120 credits at Level 4 can apply to have their teaching assessed in order to be eligible for teacher registration with the RAD. Students who gain the BA (Hons) Dance Education may be eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching. Graduates with teaching experience may also apply for the Master of Teaching (Dance).


More Information Available at www.radeducation.org.uk/bade


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