BFA (Honours) in Dance in Southbank Australia | The University of Melbourne

Pursue self-directed research in your selected artistic discipline and grow as a professional artist.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) is a prestigious program designed to enhance your research abilities while expanding your knowledge of modern creative work and theoretical discussions.
This intensive one-year course introduces talented Honours students to research methods, strengthening analytical skills, artistic motivation, and the ability to conceive and oversee a significant creative research initiative. The program focuses on thorough, self-guided, practice-based investigation – projects that connect intellectual exploration with artistic practice to deepen expertise in your specialization.

The Dance program within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music prioritizes artistic expression, performance, choreography, and scholarly research. The honours curriculum nurtures originality and inventive approaches, elevates your dance background, and hones analytical and critical abilities within dance scholarship. You'll become part of an energetic network of dance creators and scholars, with chances to gain insights from seasoned professionals and guest choreographers. Throughout your honours year, you'll create an independent project, concluding with both a live performance and a supporting academic paper.