Head of the Department: Patricia K. Knowles
Correspondence and Information: Graduate Program, Department of Dance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4-501 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-1010
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professor: P. K. Knowles
Associate Professor: R. Wadleigh
Assistant Professors: S. Gold, R. Nettl-Fiol, J. O. Perpener III, W. Wagner
The resident faculty is augmented by visiting professional artists who teach advanced studio courses.
ADMISSION
Prerequisites for admission are (1) an undergraduate degree in dance
comparable to that granted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or
equivalent experience (students who are deficient in undergraduate course work
will be expected to make up any deficiencies) and (2)
demonstrated advanced technical skill and choreographic ability (candidates
must pass a qualifying audition to confirm advanced technical proficiency and
to demonstrate facility in choreography).
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The M.F.A. Program in Dance is a practice-oriented terminal degree program for
students in performance and choreography. Degree requirements are 15 units and
a minimum two-year (4-semester) residence. Course work taken to complete
undergraduate deficiencies will increase the residence requirements to 5 or 6
semesters. A culminating creative project (Dance 498, 2 units) must be approved
and accepted by the graduate faculty. In the areas of technique, choreography,
performance, production, independent research, theory, seminar, and the
culminating project, 12 units are required. The remaining 3 units of electives
may be taken in dance or in related areas of interest. The ability of the
candidates to pursue graduate study will be assessed at the midterm of the
second semester in residence, at which time a decision will be made regarding
continuation in the program. For returning professionals, some degree of
curricular flexibility is permitted depending on previous experience or current
interests and goals.
FINANCIAL AID
Four forms of financial aid are offered by the Department of Dance: resident
and nonresident tuition scholarships; graduate teaching assistantships that
include tuition waivers; fellowships in the amount of $10,000 for students from
underrepresented populations (Black, Hispanic, Native American); and the
Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship which includes a $4,000 stipend and full
tuition waiver. This Graduate College fellowship is awarded to a graduate
student who demonstrates outstanding choreographic and/or performance talent.
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