Master's Thesis in Dance

The work with the Master's thesis is a practical exercise in academic dance research. The student chooses a topic for the thesis in consultation with her/his supervision group and in relation to the subjects of priority defined by the academic staff and students early in the study.

Knowledge:

An examinee with completed qualification in DANS3010:

• has advanced knowledge about relevant historical, theoretical, aesthetical, ethnographical perspectives in the actual field he/she is working
• has advanced knowledge about the theoretical basis for developing a larger academic project
• has been able to carry through advanced dance research
• has good skill in critical assessment and use of relevant theoretical and practical material

Skills:

An examinee with completed qualification in DANS3010:

• knows how to write a scientific text and can collect and analyze practical material
• can by searching literature and criticism of the sources define, find, organize and contextualize a dance material
• can organize field work
• can combine an advanced dance analysis or field work with theory and methodology

General competence:

An examinee with completed qualification in DANS3010:

• can work independently with an academic project
• can combine theory and methodology in a larger written work

Individual supervision, subject seminar. The students shall deliver an outline in the beginning of the semester. The usual scope of the thesis is approximately 22 500-31500 words.