Program Overview

MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy

Overview

This course is accredited by the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (ADMP UK) and allows students to register as a Dance Movement Psychotherapist. The program focuses on the body-mind relationship, improvisation, creativity, and play, and covers concepts such as the theory and practice of Dance Movement Psychotherapy.

Study Options

• Full-time: 2 years
• UK fee: £13,500 for the full course (2024/25)
• International fee: £14,900 for the full course (2024/25)
• Start date: September
• Location: Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Course Description

This course will encourage students to build on their knowledge, experience, and creative expression while developing new skills within the field of clinical Dance Movement Psychotherapy. Students will be guided by the principles that underlie humanistic and integrative psychotherapy while creatively exploring self-expression through body, movement, and dance.

Modules

• Psyche-Soma: The Body Mind Relationship (20 credits)
• Movement Observation and Analysis: Studio (20 credits)
• Clinical Placement and Supervision (20 credits)
• Experiential Group Skills (20 credits)
• Dance Movement Psychotherapy: Research, Theory and Skills (20 credits)
• Clinical Supervision and Advanced Practice (20 credits)
• Arts Therapies Independent Scholarship: A Body of Work (60 credits)

Assessment

Modules are assessed through the submission of verbal presentations, written work, and other art forms, including videos, written and spoken language, and group facilitation. The clinical placements are assessed through the submission of reports completed by the Clinical Placement Manager and the use of Supervision with the University Supervisor.

Entry Requirements

• Relevant undergraduate degree
• At least two years' experience of dance and movement
• 200 hours of work with a vulnerable population(s)
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Health screening costs
• IELTS of at least 7.0 with 6.5 in each skills area (if English is not the first language)

Fees and Funding

• 2024/25 (August 2024 - July 2025):
  • UK: £13,500 for the full course (full-time)
  • International: £14,900 for the full course (full-time)
• 2025/26 (August 2025 - July 2026):
  • UK: £13,950 for the full course (full-time)
  • International: £16,900 for the full course (full-time)
• Additional costs and optional extras:
  • Minimum of 80 sessions of personal therapy (approx. £3200)
  • Travel to and from placements (some placement-related expenses are reimbursed)
  • Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (required to practice, approx. £145)

International Student Scholarships

The University of Derby offers a range of scholarships and discounts to international students, which can be used together to offer a reduction in tuition fees.

How to Apply

Please look at the application deadlines before applying. The course operates a pooled admissions approach, and the application deadline for the fourth pool of applications is Friday, 30 May 2025.