Music and Dance

University of Limerick

Ireland, Limerick

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University of Limerick

Ireland , Limerick

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

LM002

Application Fee

EUR 35

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines13-May-2024

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 15,360 / year

Next Intake 13-May-2024

Music and Dance

About

Music and Dance can be taken as part of the UL Arts Degree as a joint honours combination. Review the subjects you can study with Irish Music and Dance by looking on the BA Arts course page.

About You

Do you enjoy music and/ or dance? Do you want to invest in your future and develop your knowledge and understanding of this and related performance practices? Do you want to reflect on historical practices and current trends in classical popular traditional and world music and dance? If so, this may be the subject choice for you.

Why Study Music and Dance at UL?

Music and dance are an intrinsic part of the cultural life of this island being significant economically as well as artistically and socially. The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick has become a world leader in the study of these phenomena, situating music and dance in the centre of a number of critical approaches and disciplines in the study of culture and society.

This subject is designed to develop your academic and vocational skills. The main thrust of this subject in this context is the academic study of various music and dance practices. You will also engage in vocational studies directly relevant to music and dance. For example, you will have the opportunity to record CDs and videos, use digital media, write business plans, plan tours and organise performances.

You will also engage in specific academic studies in traditional music and dance, popular music and dance, histories of western music and dance, ethnomusicology, ethnochoreology, music and dance education and music and dance psychology. You will also have the opportunity to engage with the wider cultural, social and historical context of this island through a number of modules in Irish cultural studies.

To find out more, go to www.irishworldacademy.ie

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This degree is designed to develop your performance, academic and vocational skills. To develop your performance skills you will work with resident and visiting tutors who are among the best performers in Ireland and beyond. The main bulk of performance work is solo but there is also a significant amount of ensemble work. You are encouraged to develop second performance skills "“ making you more versatile as a performer. You will also engage in vocational studies directly relevant to traditional music and dance. For example, you will record CDs and videos, use digital media, write business plans, plan tours and organise performances. You will also engage in academic studies relevant to your performance skills in areas such as traditional music and dance studies, popular music and dance studies, histories of western music and dance, ethnomusicology, ethnochoreology, music and dance education and music and dance psychology. You will also engage with the wider cultural, social and historical context of this island through a number of modules in Irish cultural studies.

The BA Irish Music and Dance is a four-year programme. Six or seven semesters are spent in Limerick; one is spent on the Cooperative Education programme, which provides work experience, and another is spent either in Limerick or off-campus on the Study Abroad programme.

Music and Dance Joint Honours Pathway

Modules are subject to change

Year 1	Semester 1		Semester 2
MU4001	Critical Encounters with Irish Music and Dance	MU4012	Critical Encounters with Western Arts Music and Dance
Year 2	Semester 3		Semester 4
	Students select 2:		Cooperative Education Placement
MD4081	Irish Music and Dance Studies
MD4113	Performing Arts Technology
MU4011	Critical Encounters with World Music and Dance
Year 3	Semester 5		Semester 6
	External Academic Placement	MU4013	Research Skills: Ethnomusicology/ Ethnomusicology/ Ethnochoreolgy/ Arts Practice
			Students select 1:
		MD4034	Contextualising and vocational Studies 3
		MD4114	Critical Encounters with Global Pop
Year 4	Semester 7		Semester 8
MU4007	Professional Skills for the Performing Artist	MD4093	Classical Music Studies
MU4033	World Music and Dance Survey 1	MU4106	Arts and Health

Disciplines

Arts

Humanities and Social Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Students are required to hold their Certificate of General Secondary Education with an average grade of 80% or above plus one further year of third-level education or UL Foundation Programme.
Specific subject requirements also apply.

Career

This subject is designed to produce graduates with a broad range of skills that can be employed in a number of professional contexts. Great emphasis is also placed on the development of transferable vocational skills, enabling you to access a diverse range of less obvious career pathways.

Follow on Study:

Master of Arts in Irish Music Studies
Master of Arts in Irish Dance Studies
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology
Master of Arts Music Therapy

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 15,360 / year

Application Fee

EUR 35

How to Apply

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Pay an application fee of €35 (electronic transfer) which allows you to apply for two postgraduate programmes in one online application. Application Fee Change: The application fee for all GPS programmes (level 6-10) will increase to €50.00, effective 04/01/2023. We will continue to apply the current fee of €35.00 to applications received to midnight 03/01/2023.
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