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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DANCE
Head of the Department: Patricia K. Knowles
Correspondence and Information: Graduate Program, Department of Dance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 9071/2 West Nevada Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-1010, Fax: (217) 333-3000. E-mail: dance@uiuc.edu.
URL: http://www.dance.uiuc.edu/dance/
Prospective students may contact: Patricia Knowles,
(217) 244-3129;
E-mail: pknowles@uiuc.edu.
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professor: P. K. Knowles
Associate Professors: R. Wadleigh, R. Nettl-Fiol
Assistant Professors: C. Cherry, J. O. Perpener III, E. Wilson-Perkins
(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 may be admitted, but 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). International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550. The GRE is not required. Admission during the spring semester is not recommended, but it is possible for students with a residency requirement of five or more semesters.
GRADUATE DEGREE 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 (four-semester) residence. Course work taken to complete undergraduate deficiencies will increase the residence requirements to five or six semesters. A culminating creative project (Dance 498, two 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 three 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 that includes a $5,000-$10,000 stipend and a tuition waiver. This Graduate College fellowship is awarded to a graduate student who demonstrates outstanding choreographic and/or performance talent. A limited number of Graduate College fellowships are also available for talented students. These awards range from $3,000 to $10,000.
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