MFA Curriculum
Dance
Design your physical practice through a global spectrum of aesthetics and dance forms including African- Caribbean, Ballet, Capoeira, Contemporary, Hip-hop, House, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Umfundalai and Vogue; and Somatics courses such as Alexander, Feldenkrais, Body-Mind Centering, Bartenieff or Yoga.
Choreograph
Create dance works for state-of-the art stages at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, or produce your work in site-specific concerts/spaces.
Synthesize
Dive deep into your thesis project (performance, written and oral components) as a synthesis of your choreographic and academic research.
Cross Disciplines
Pursue interdisciplinary studies in world-class centers such as the Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, Arnold O. and Mabel M.Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems program, and the Siebel Center for Design Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities.
Build a Sustainable Career
Pursue a graduate minor in fields such as African American Studies, Cinema Studies, Latino/Latina Studies, and Gender and Women’s Studies. Gain a Yoga Certification in the yoga certification program. Alexander Technique and Pilates certifications are available in Urbana-Champaign.