MA Professional and Commercial Dance
Course Overview
The 1-year MA Professional and Commercial Dance has been created and delivered by Shockout Arts. Shockout Arts track record for developing current and industry-focused dance programmes has seen them gain national and international recognition, equipping students and individuals for a dynamic and fast-moving sector.This innovative and challenging MA allows you to refine your technical, creative and performance practices through a range of projects, performance opportunities and traditional taught modules, designed to nurture and advance the creative practice of dancers and practitioners at all stages of their careers. The programme will also equip students with wider skills surrounding entrepreneurship and creative planning to enable students to sustain career longevity within the dance industry.
This exciting programme allows you to create and form a pioneering, original professional and commercial dance graduate company. Based at Shockout Arts, studying and training in purpose-built, high-specification dance and performing arts studios. The programme will be delivered by a combination of Shockout Arts professionals alongside industry specialists from various fields within the sector to ensure outstanding quality teaching driven by and reflecting industry standards and expectations.
Alongside dance and creative practice students will also be challenged to analyse the professional and commercial dance arena to refine their identity within this emerging area of research surrounding professional and commercial dance. This programme will provide you with real-world experience of professional company ethos and practices to ensure longevity within the ever-evolving professional and commercial dance industry.
For full details about Shockout Arts, their open days and accommodation, please visit www.weareshockout.com
Highlights
- Shockout Arts is a dynamic and innovative institution 鈥� the first in the country to offer higher-level and postgraduate qualifications in professional and commercial dance.
- This programme will allow you to create and form an emerging graduate dance company within the arena of professional and commercial dance.
- This innovative and challenging MA programme offers you the opportunity to advance and refine your technical, creative and performance practices through a range of projects, performance opportunities and traditional taught modules.
- This course provides you with the chance to interact, learn and work alongside professional artists from the dance industry. These can include professional dancers, directors, producers and choreographers.
- Shockout students have worked with some of the biggest artists in the music and performing arts industry. Credits include Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Little Mix, Stormzy, Mabel, X Factor and many more.
Key Features
- You鈥檒l also have access to the University鈥檚 e-learning resources, an extensive e-library and range or resources.
- We offer you opportunities to learn and work with industry professionals from the UK and around the world.
- The programme synthesises the traditional techniques of contemporary, jazz, ballet, street and hip hop within the context of commercial and professional dance.
- The practical elements of this course involve workshops and structured professional practice in a range of dance types, supported and underpinned by relevant academic elements delivered through lectures, presentations, seminars and tutorials.
- This programme actively engages with an exciting and emerging area of research surrounding professional and commercial dance and its associated practices.
- The programme creates performance opportunities at a professional level where you can explore and refine your unique choreographic and artistic voice.
Entry Requirements
- Normally, you should have at least an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in a relevant subject to the creative discipline(s) you wish to study during this course (for instance, Dance).
- If you don鈥檛 have this qualification but do have alternative qualifications or significant experience in a relevant field, then we鈥檒l be happy to consider your application.
- You鈥檒l be required to attend an audition as part of the application process. The quality of the audition is the primary basis on which applicants, with at least the minimum entry requirements, are selected.
- We'll consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University鈥檚 Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.
- If English isn鈥檛 your first language, you鈥檒l also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications 鈥� please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
Career Opportunities
This MA aims to provide an industry-relevant specialised education that will refine and nurture your skills, knowledge and expertise in a range of professional and commercial dance genres to a professional level alongside refining and developing wider employability skills to ensure career longevity.
Being able to provide our students with the best possible progression route is highly important to us. As a result of their hard work, our past and present students have performed with some of the biggest names in the dance and performing arts industry.
Credits include: Janet Jackson, Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson, Alexander Burke, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, Ludacris, Mabel, Hrvy, Steff London, Jax Jones, Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Pixie Lott, French Montanna, Demi Lovato, Kylie Minogue, Paloma Faith, Zayn Malik, Will.I.Am, Jess Glyne, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Leshur, Flo Rida, Bebe Rexha, Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, Spice Girls Tour, Rai Elle, Stormzy, MTV VMA鈥檚 and EMA鈥檚, BRIT Awards, The MOBO鈥檚, X Factor, The Voice, Jingle Bell Ball, V Festival, Wireless, Parklife, Lovebox.
What can I do with this qualification?
Alternatively, you may choose to further your studies and research at doctoral level contributing to the knowledge of professional and commercial dance.
Alternative career options
Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of other careers. For some of these roles, relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Possible areas of employment include:
- Teaching and education
- Arts administration
- Broadcasting
- Event management
- Dance therapy
- Marketing and PR
- Advertising
- Community arts
- Musical theatre
- Journalism and writing
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Dance critic
- Choreography
- Creative direction
Fees & Funding
Home/EU Fees
No fee information is currently available, please contact the 新加坡六合彩开奖直播鈥檚 Academic Fees team by emailing AcademicFees@bolton.ac.uk for more information.
International Fees
International applications are not possible for this course
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.
Bursaries
Click here for more information on our Master's Bursaries.
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2025-26 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
How to apply
Home Applicants
Call Admissions
Please contact Admissions by telephone on 01204 903903 or email enquiries@bolton.ac.uk
Admissions
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Tel: 01204 903903
Email: enquiries@bolton.ac.uk
International Applicants
International applications are not possible for this course
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.
Teaching & Assessment
This programme is modelled upon that of a professional dance company therefore a variety of teaching and learning strategies are employed throughout the programme. This will ensure the acquisition and development of appropriate technical and artistic skills, professional etiquette and creative concepts alongside academic advancements.
A mix of teacher-directed and student-centred approaches will allow for learner autonomy to be developed and nurtured to refine individual creative and academic identities. At postgraduate level independent study and guided independent learning will form a significant part of the programme. This will include engaging with wider research and reading surrounding themes and issues will be explored both practically and theoretically alongside independent rehearsals to support practical development and advancement. A variety of teaching and learning methods allow for a range of learner needs. The methods employed include practice-based enquiry, self-directed study, lectures, seminars, critiques, tutorials, presentations and work-based learning. This programme adopts a blended style of learning and teaching including online delivery and engagement, where appropriate.
Some of the key assessment forms for this programme are in-studio technical assessments, practical skills assessments, showcase performances, practical project reports, portfolios, oral presentations, written coursework and a major research project. You鈥檒l receive feedback on your assessments so that you鈥檒l know what you have done well and where you can improve.
Modules
The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
- Professional and Commercial Dance Company (Performance Practice)
- Critical Reflective Practice
- Professional and Commercial Dance Company (Creative Practice)
- Dance Administration and Management
- Masters Project: The Company
Assessment methods
| Level | Assessment method |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Coursework 24% Practical exams 76% |
Learning Activities
| Level | Activity |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Guided independent study 57% Scheduled learning and teaching activities 43% |
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative 鈥榦ptional modules鈥� that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
