BA Dance Artists
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Overview
BA Dance Artists is a one year ‘top-up’ degree for students who have completed an HND (or SCQF Level 8 equivalent) qualification. You will graduate with the technical and artistic skills to work in a diverse range of jobs in the dance profession. Alongside practical dance training, you will develop your collaborative, choreographic and teaching skills, increasing your employability on graduation.
We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available. In the meantime if you would like to know more about studying this programme, please email our Recruitment & Admissions Team: hello@rcs.ac.uk
The important details
UK Applicant Deadline:
29 January 2025
International (including EU) Applicant Deadline:
29 January 2025
Institution Code:
R58
Programme Code:
208F
Audition Fee:
£55
Application Fee:
£28.50
Graduate Destinations
Although BA Dance Artists is a new programme at RCS for academic year 2024/25, we expect successful graduates of the course will go on to a variety of careers in the dance sector, including:
- Professional performing contracts
- Teaching – both in private sector and within an educational context
- Collaborative/community projects
School of Dance Photo Gallery
All photos by Andy Ross
Why RCS?
We are the only place in Europe where you can study all of the performing arts on the one campus. There is a distinctive creative energy at RCS and you’ll be made to feel part of our inclusive and diverse environment from the very beginning of your studies.
Our graduates are resourceful, highly employable and members of a dynamic community of artists who make a significant impact across the globe.
At RCS, students develop not just their art but their power to use it.
World Top Ten
We were voted one of the world’s Top Ten destinations to study the performing arts (QS Rankings) in 2024, the eighth time we have been placed in the top ten since the ranking was established in 2016.
Perform & Collaborate
Our curriculum is built around performance and collaboration and we hold professional partnerships with all of Scotland’s National Companies. Join forces across artforms and be part of the 500+ performances we give each year.
Outstanding Alumni
Our graduates are employed across the world and we take pride in the impact they have on their art forms. We’ll equip you with the skills to thrive as a professional and join their ranks.
Learn from the Best
More than 1,000 lecturers, tutors, artists, technicians, co-ordinators and support staff work at RCS across all our art forms. Study with some of the finest educators and performing and production artists in the UK.
A Campus Built for You
Our facilities are world-class. From rehearsal rooms and recording studios to our five professional performance venues, we have a campus to showcase and develop emerging artists to the highest standards.