Program Overview

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MPhil/PhD Dance Movement Psychotherapy

With a world-class reputation for creativity and innovation, and a commitment to encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, Goldsmiths provides researchers with a unique intellectual environment.

You'll have a primary supervisor in dance movement psychotherapy, and – depending on the focus of your research – you may have a second supervisor in another relevant department, for example Art, Educational Studies, Psychology, or Sociology.

You'll meet your supervisors regularly for discussion and guidance, and may also present your work in various research student groups and/or forums. To help you settle into the research community at Goldsmiths, you'll attend the Goldsmiths Research Methods Training Course.

Length

• 3-4 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time

Entry Requirements

You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in Dance Movement Psychotherapy. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at a postgraduate level.

Fees

• Home - full-time: £TBC
• International - full-time: £24350

Department

Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies

Areas of Research

Research supervision is currently available in the following areas:

• Dance movement psychotherapy theory, practice and research
• Cross-cultural issues, intersectionality and diversity practice as research
• Group work, community practice and working with specialist populations
• History and development of the profession in the UK and internationally
• Occupational choice, career development and role change of art therapists and art therapy trainees
• Embodied intersubjectivity and kinaesthetic empathy
• Critical disability studies
• Mental health, dementia, mothers and babies, working with children, forensics
• Eco-feminist, phenomenological, new materialist and post-humanist research methods
• Eco-psychology and the environmental body.

Structure

You'll initially be registered on the programme of MPhil/PhD in Dance Movement Psychotherapy, with progress to PhD status being subject to the assessment of research ability. You'll be subject to an annual review of progress, the details of which are summarised in the Goldsmiths Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research and Training.

In Year 2 (or equivalent for part-time students), this review will be a Transfer of Registration assessment. The possible outcomes of this assessment are as follows:

• Transfer to PhD status.
• An agreed plan of remedial action, leading to a second and final upgrade attempt, to an agreed timescale, normally within three months of the original interview (or six months if studying on a part-time basis). This is the expected outcome if a transfer is not agreed at the first attempt.
• Recommendation that the candidate prepare for a submission for the degree of MPhil, if and when their work is likely to fit the criteria for this degree.
• Recommendation for termination of registration.

You'll be assessed by a thesis and viva voce.

Staff

Dr Caroline Frizell

• Admissions Tutor MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
• Research interests: Dance Movement Psychotherapy, ecopsychology, new materialism, posthuman subjectivity, critical disability studies.

Dr Marina Rova

• Lecturer, MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
• An interdisciplinary practitioner with over 20 years experience in educational, clinical and community contexts.

Fees and Funding

Annual Tuition Fees

• Home - full-time: £TBC
• International - full-time: £24350

Funding Opportunities

ESRC/SENSS Doctoral Studentships

• Fully funded ESRC studentships are available to research students via this Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP).

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition fees, you'll be responsible for any additional costs associated with your course, such as buying stationery and paying for photocopying. You can find out more about what you need to budget for on our study costs page.

There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. This can include things like paying for field trips or specialist materials for your assignments.