the M.F.A. program in dance was restructured as the Graduate Institute of Choreography and Performance. The curriculum includes studio courses and practicum as well as electives in Dance Techniques, Dance Styles and Analyses, and Dance Literature and Theory. Their choreographies and performances have been presented in various world forums in the U.S., Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
The M.A. Program, with the Dance Education Studies, and Cultural Studies and Criticism tracks, is designed to complement the training of dance professionals at the level of higher education, elevate the standard of dance research, and establish a theoretical framework for dance studies in Taiwan. Besides the required and core courses, electives are offered in Body and Movement, Aesthetics and Criticism, Dance History and Cultural Studies, and Education and Pedagogy, in order to broaden and deepen the scope of dance research. M.A. candidates and graduates have presented their research at conferences held by international organizations.