Course overview
The aim of this course is to enable students to experience dance as an educative and recreation form and come to appreciate its physical, social and emotional potential. Students will build theoretical understandings around forms of dance, energy systems, biomechanical principles, skill acquisition and dance methodology. Students will develop skills in planning and executing dance experiences appropriate for education and recreation.
Course learning outcomes
- Present meaningful dance experiences, both practical and theoretical, to a range of populations
- Identify developmentally appropriate dance experiences for a range of populations
- Identify the physical, social, creative and recreational purposes of a dance form
- Evaluate the various educative and recreational purposes of dance in global society
- Extend personal skills and range of movement including physical, memory, sequencing and coordination
- Apply various methodological approaches to the teaching of dance
Fee calculator
To display course fees, please select your status and program below:
We’re updating this Fee Calculator. It currently shows fees for programs only. Please check the relevant program for full fee details.
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here.
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
The Student Contribution amount displayed below is for students commencing a new program from 2021 onwards. If you are continuing in a program you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, or are commencing an Honours degree relating to an undergraduate degree you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, you may be charged a different Student Contribution amount from the amount displayed below. Please check the Student Contribution bands for continuing students here. If you are an international student, or a domestic student studying in a full fee paying place, and are continuing study that you commenced in 2025 or earlier, your fees will be available here before enrolments open for 2026.