Sofie Clemmensen MFA '13 (left) rehearsing with dancers     Photo: Elijah Palnik 

Degrees offered: MFA and PhD 

Website: http://dance.osu.edu/grad

Audition and application deadlines:

• Applications due - December 1, 2015
• Auditions - Friday/Saturday, January 21-22, 2016
• MFA visit/interview and audition on Friday-Saturday, January 22-23, 2016
• PhD interviews and visit day on Thursday-Friday, January 21-22, 2016

Average age range of the MFA students: 23 – 50

Average length of time it takes to complete the program: The MFA Program is 3 years. PhDs range from 5-7 years.

OSU graduates who have been featured on Life as a Modern Dancer:

• Abby Zbikowski – MFA
• Ashley Thorndike-Youssef – PhD
• Christine Chen – MFA
• Angie Hauser – MFA
• Erin Carlisle Norton – MFA
• Tiffany Mills – MFA

Photo: Elijah Palnik 

OSU Dance integrates physical practice, creative process and theoretical inquiry. Our graduate students are working scholars and artists. Returning professionals in our MFA program expand and develop their current and/or new areas of specialization while our PhD candidates deepen their critical analysis and theoretical studies from chosen coursework of a clearly defined research area.

Areas of study include: Movement Practice & Improvisation, Choreography & Performance, Movement Analysis & Criticism, Filmmaking & Design, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Intermedia & Technology, History, Theory, Literature and Writing. Graduate associate positions and fellowships are awarded. The program is NASD accredited.

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