BA Contemporary Dance

Discover various styles of contemporary dance and achieve the highest levels of artistry. Welcome to the first university programme in Switzerland to offer contemporary dance including an innovative health programme as a core subject. The course links theory with practice, providing you with optimum preparation for a career as a professional dancer in the Swiss and international dance scene.

Course commencement

Autumn semester
Application deadline

February / March
Standard period of study

6 semesters
Coursework Major / BA

150 / 180 credits
Teaching language

Englisch
Tuition fee per semester CH / non CH

CHF 720 / CHF 1220

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Major-Minor Programme Structure

In the future, ZHdK will offer a unique study programme, which enables students to sharpen their Major with a Minor. Students of the BA Contemporary Dance programme will be able to deepen their knowledge with the mandatory Minor “Health, Excellence and Career Development HEC”. Through offering an innovative Health programme (HEC) as part of the Dance study programme, ZHdK is providing the first of its kind Dance programme focusing on Contemporary Dance. In the Master Dance programmes students can choose between two Dance-Minors (“Rehearsal Management”, “Expanded Choreography”), which however are not compulsory.

Information on the new Major-Minor programme structure

Possible minors for this major

Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)

Before the autumn semester of 2023, there were eight bachelor's degree programmes and before the autumn semester of 2024, there were eleven master's degree programmes with numerous specializations to choose from. Interdisciplinary options were available in Z-modules and open courses from other subject areas.

→ Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)