BA (Hons) Dance

64 UCAS points (from related Music and/or Performance/Production Arts subjects).

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be invited to attend an audition-interview at the University Centre (Details will follow through email from our Admissions Team).

If you are a current Newcastle College students and successfully meet the published Level 3 entry criteria in an appropriate subject[s], you will be guaranteed a place on this course.

Applicants are normally expected to have achieved grade 4 or higher in GCSE Maths and English or the Level 2 equivalent (ie. Functional Skills or Adult Literacy/Numeracy).

At Newcastle College University Centre we welcome applications from students studying new T-Level qualifications.

Further details on our entry requirements can be found here.

Year One

• Contemporary Techniques
• Ballet
• Urban, Jazz and Commercial 
• Performance 
• Understanding the Body
• Transferable Skills
• Choreography
• Dance Appreciation

Year Two

• Contemporary Techniques
• Ballet
• Urban, Jazz and Commercial
• Performance
• Expanding Horizons
• Industry Engagement
• Choreographic Investigations
• Dance Management
• Dance Facilitation

Year Three

• Technical Development
• Professional Practice – (Company)
• Industry Portfolio
• Research and Dissemination

• Practical technique classes
• Creative workshops
• Industry observation and placement
• Seminars
• Lectures
• Classroom activities
• Self-directed training, rehearsal and study

• Practical technique exercises
• Performance of set repertoire and newly choreographed works
• Practical and creative tasks
• Academic essays and reports
• Creative portfolios
• Research and dissemination

As a centre for regional dance, our students benefit from strong links with local and national companies and practitioners. You will be encouraged to take up placement and performance opportunities and will work within a simulated dance company environment. In your final year you will lead your own industry-based project, presenting your work across the region.

On successful completion of this degree, you can progress to a Masters in Dance, or a related subject. If you wish to become a dance teacher, you can progress to a PGCE or alternative teaching degree. Alternatively, you can seek employment as a performer or choreographer within the dance industry.

Tuition fees vary depending on the course and mode of study. Read more about tuition fees and financial support.

Fees for international students vary depending on the course. Find out more about international fees and payments.

It's important that you know what your tuition fee includes and what other costs you'll need to plan for. Read what your fee includes here.