Overview

Department of Dance / Department of Dance is located in Riverside, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Experimental choreography

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (for PhD program only) Thesis Required Qualifying exams

Admissions

Applying

80

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 5th	December 5th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Stable electronic link (such as Vimeo/YouTube) of a choreographed piece (for MFA program only)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for PhD program only)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.2, writing sample (for PhD program only)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Movement analysis, cultural postcolonial gender studies of performance, theories of dance, anthropology of dance, history and reconstruction of dance
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 900 University Avenue
ARTS 125
Riverside, CA  92521
United States

Phone: 951-827-1012

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