Master Project II
Brief course description
The Master Project course is a specialised work that focuses on the development of an independent choreographic project by applying and integrating insight from the programme’s other courses. The students shall plan, explore, develop, realise, share and reflect on artistic problems of their own choosing and are expected to be able to demonstrate artistic autonomy, maturity and reflection in their choreographic solutions and choices.
The course is structured as follows:
Semester 3 (year 2):
- specialisation: testing out specific choreographic elements and strategies
Semester 4 (year 2):
- realisation: staging and showing of the artistic project
- reflection: documentation, reflection and public presentation of the project
The second year of the course concludes with a presentation of an independent choreographic project, which has to be documented and subject for a reflection on the process and the outcome, and a public presentation of the project as a whole.
The course’s learning outcomes
The course’s learning outcomes are described as follows:
Knowledge
Upon completing the course, students shall
- have good knowledge to assess the use of various choreographic methods and strategies
Skills
Upon completing the course, students shall
- be able to demonstrate artistic integrity and critical reflection in staging or realising a choreographic problem of their own choosing
- be able to manage an artistic project with complex choreographic processes in a practical and ethically responsible manner
- be able to document their own choreographic project in a relevant manner
General competence
Upon completing the course, students shall
- be able to create independent and complex choreographic works, based on deliberate choices and an understanding of the various elements function and significance
- be able to prepare and assess artistic projects with professional integrity and lead choreographic projects in an ethically responsible manner
- be able to assess relevant forms of documentation in order to present choreographic activity and artistic research developments
Teaching and learning methods
The coursework will consist of independent work, supervision and teacher-led learning. The working methods consists primarily of project work, seminars, peer review and feedback from fellow students and educators, supervision, written assignments and independent study.
Each student shall have a supervisor from the first to the fourth semester, and additionally in the third and fourth semester (the second year) also a co-supervisor related to the realisation and presentation of the Master Project. The first supervisor must be a member of the Academy staff. Students are themselves responsible for their own progression in the Master Project; this entails meeting the given coursework requirements, and being in regular contact and keeping appointments with their supervisor so that artistic progression is maintained.
Any changes to the project description from the first year shall be approved by the Head of the programme.
The course requirements are
- active participation in mandatory teaching and supervision
- completion of assignments in accordance with the current ethical guidelines at the Academy
- realisation and presentation of the artistic part of the Master Project
- submission of documentation and reflection
- public presentation and conversation with the examiners
Assessment
The coursework requirements must be approved in order for students to receive the final assessment of the Master Project course.
The artistic part of the Master Project will be assessed by a panel consisting of one external and one or two internal examiners. The documentation and reflection will be assessed by an internal and an external examiner. The assessment will be made on the basis of the criteria defined in the section “The Course’s Learning Outcomes”
The students will have to pass this assessment in order to be allowed to do the public presentation and conversation with their examiners
The course is graded pass/fail.