Bachelor of Dance
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A Bachelor of Dance, often abbreviated as B.Dance, BFA (Dance), BCA (Dance), BDanceEd, BDancePerf, BA (Dance), is an undergraduate
academic degree
awarded by a college
, university
, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in dance
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In Australia, the Bachelor of Dance is offered at the following universities, all using different names for their relevant degrees:
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
academic degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
awarded by a college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
, university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
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In Australia, the Bachelor of Dance is offered at the following universities, all using different names for their relevant degrees:
- Bachelor of Dance Performance - at the ACPEACPEACPE may refer to one of four educational organizations:*American College of Physician Executives*Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education*Association for Clinical Pastoral Education*Australian College of Physical Education...
. - Bachelor of Arts (Dance) - at Edith Cowan UniversityEdith Cowan UniversityEdith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
. - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) - at the University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
Victorian College of the Arts. - Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Dance) - at Deakin UniversityDeakin UniversityDeakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
. - Bachelor of Dance Performance (combined with the Advanced Diploma of Arts - at TAFE South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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