Postgraduate Course: Preventive Dance Medicine (EDUA11210)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will focus upon the holistic aspects of aspects of safe and healthy practice in dance. Current trends in dance practice and performance will be analysed and the dance specialist's role in assuring safe and healthy practice in the dance environment will be established.
Through researched and informed practise the students will explore and examine:
1.The dancers body, including the physiological demands of dance training
2.Developmental approach to dance training
3.Informative screening for dance
4.Dance training and injury prevention
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 14,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will be an assigned term paper of 4000 words on a topic approved by the module co-ordinator. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the module students will be able to
1.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical demands of dance
2.Evaluate and critically inform existing dance training methods for safe and healthy practice
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course may also be delivered in a block session to accommodate professionals in the field, these options will be inside teaching times and dates will be finalised subject to demand and semester dates |
| Keywords | DANCE MEDICINE, PEDAGOGY, EDUCATION, SCIENCE. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Wendy Timmons
Tel: (0131 6)51 6596
Email: wendy.timmons@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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