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The Master's 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 teachers. The Dance (MFA) degree program will support the development of diverse skills in classical and contemporary dance techniques, dance pedagogy, historical perspectives and critical theory, as well as technical and artistic integration of dance-specific technologies.

Curricular Requirements

Over the course of three years, students will complete a minimum of 60 credit hours in a range of dance studies courses. Students are expected to complete their coursework on the Tuscaloosa campus where faculty may nurture and support their progress through the curriculum. Students will also complete and present a substantial MFA Capstone Project demonstrating a synthesis of craft, artistic vision, and conceptual rigor, as well as professional competence in their selected research area. The Capstone Project is based on creative work, a choreographic/creative project usually presented in a concert, accompanied by a scholarly paper and an oral defense of the project and paper.