Programme Structure
Modules for the programme will include academic courses in performance studies and other contextual disciplines, including music and dance history, popular music/dance studies, cultural studies, ritual studies, as well as practice-based modules in technique, repertoire and composition.
The programme also offers:
- Resident lecturers and tutors
- One-on-one classes and group workshops
- Top visiting tutors
- Options in performance and cultural studies
Year One:
Semester 1:
- MD4041 Performance Studies 1: An introduction
- MD4031 Contextualising and Vocational Studies 1- Popular Music and Dance Studies Audio/Visual Technology
- MD4051 Somatics and Ritual Performance 1
- MD4061 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 1
- MD4071 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 1
Semester 2:
- MD4042 Performance Studies 2: Research Methods
- MD4052 Native Music and Dance Traditions of Ireland
- MD4062 Somatics and Ritual Performance 2
- MD4072 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 2
- MD4082 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 2
Year Two:
Semester 3:
- MD4043 Performance Studies 3: Introduction to Ritual Studies
- EP4003 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MD4053 Somatics and Ritual Performance 3
- MD4063 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 3
- MD4073 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 3
Semester 4:
- MD4054 Performance Studies 4: Ritual Studies Seminar
- MD4034 Contextualising and Vocational Studies 3-Music and Dance Education/Community Music and Dance
- MD4064 Somatics and Ritual Performance 4
- MD4074 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 4
- MD4084 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 4
Year Three:
Semester 5:
- OE4310 External Placement
Semester 6:
- CO4320 Study Abroad
Year Four:
Semester 7:
- MD4047 Performance Studies 5: Interculturalism and Performance / FYP
- MD4037 Contextualising and Vocational Studies 6 – ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology World Music and Dance Survey
- MD4057 Somatics and Ritual Performance 5
- MD4067 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 5
- MD4077 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 5
Semester 8:
- MD4048 Performance Studies 6: Performance Studies Seminar / FYP
- MD4058 Contextualising and Vocational Studies 7- Arts and Health
- MD4068 Somatics and Ritual Performance 6
- MD4078 Voice and Dance Skills for Performance 6
- MD4088 Repertoire, Improvisation and Composition 6