DEGREES

BA in Dance

MFA in Dance

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Number of Majors: 150

Number of Minors: n/a

Number of Graduate Students: 7

Number of Participating Non-Majors: 20

Number of additional faculty: 1

Number of Faculty (Full-Time): 10

Size of Student Body: 38,500

Fall Semester Deadline: n/r

Offers a Dance Team

Offers Online Courses

Offers Credit for Life Experience

Offers Study Abroad

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cost of room & board: $14,500

Undergraduate Tuition (Resident): $5,500

Undergraduate Tuition (Out of State): $15,750

Graduate Tuition (Resident): $5,500

Graduate Tuition (Out of State): $15,750

Percentage of students receiving financial Aid: n/r

Scholarships:

Need-based Scholarships awarded

Merit-based Scholarships awarded

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions required for placement

Audition Dates: on-site 20-Oct fall admission 1-Mar 1

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

Ballet/Pointework

Choreography

Dance on Film

Jazz

Modern/Contemporary

Performance

SPOTLIGHT DETAILS

Graduate Spotlight Details:
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Dance at the University of Alabama will develop students’ creative, performance, and scholarly work and prepare them for multiple professional destinations as dance artists, scholars, and educators. The program supports the development of diverse skills in movement forms, dance pedagogy, historical perspectives, critical theory, and creative and scholarly research practices. Over the course of three years in Tuscaloosa, MFA candidates complete a minimum of 60 credit hours in movement and creative practices and dance studies courses. Students will have numerous opportunities to create, collaborate, and perform and are encouraged to submit their work to national and international festivals and conferences. Students will also complete a substantial Capstone Project demonstrating a synthesis of craft, artistic vision, and conceptual rigor, as well as demonstrate professional competence in their selected research area. Admittance is based on an audition and interview with faculty in the Dance Program and acceptance into The University of Alabama’s Graduate School. Candidates with some professional experience are given preference, and a bachelor’s degree is required. Based on students’ experience and expertise, select graduate candidates are eligible for assistantships which are applied toward tuition, course fees, and health insurance, and provide a monthly stipend. For more information on UA’s Graduate School, visit graduate.ua.edu. For more information on the MFA Dance program, call 205-348-5283 or visit dance.ua.edu.