The course assists students to explore the history of dance from the nineteenth century to the present day. It focuses on the comparative study of selected standard dances across the world. The impact of Western dance performance practices on African indigenous dance forms as well as African art dance is investigated.
This course is a sequel to DAN 323 and exposes students to elements in structural notation to enhance their analytical skills in movement categories such as tilt, shift and turns. Students will be exposed to advanced possibilities and conventions of Labanotation.
By the end of the programme, the student should be able to:
take up leadership roles in nursing and health care delivery in general.
demonstrate high levels of intellectual and analytical competencies to function effectively in nursing education.
develop advanced clinical nurse practitioners who will be able to deliver evidence based nursing care
acquire requisite foundation to undertake doctoral degree programmes.
work within complex organizational and political systems at local, national and international levels.
acquire advanced knowledge and practical skills and attitudes in nursing administration to enable them recognize the total health needs of individuals, families and communities.
exhibit administrative and leadership skills in managing health care units within the framework of the national health policy.
All professional certificate and tertiary level diploma holders must have either G.C.E. “O” Level credit passes in English Language and Mathematics or SSSCE/WASSCE credit passes in English Language and Core Mathematics.
Applicants must be Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN), with a minimum work experience of not less than three years. They must have studied at a certificate or a diploma level at a recognised Nursing Training College (NTC). Applicants must have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Applicants would be required to pass a written test followed by an interview. Candidates who are offered admission must complete a health check and provide satisfactory references.
The course exposes students to the study of African dance patterns. It prepares them to appreciate public performances of African dance forms and provides them the opportunity to study extensive dance compositions relevant to audiences in 21st-century Ghana, Africa and other parts of the world.
The course assists students to study selected dance forms from Ghana. It also examines the level of craftsmanship exhibited in the expressive qualities of the body movements of the dance forms under study.
This course is designed as a study of functional Human Anatomy of the normal human body as applicable to health care. The major body systems are studied with an emphasis on the concept of homeostasis and the relationship of structure and function.
The aim of the course is to assist students to develop themes for dance drama performances. They will develop the themes into dance drama pieces using African indigenous dance forms and direct them.
Students will enhance their creative skills by utilizing notation to compose dance movements. It emphasises elements of rhythm and synchronisation of the dance creative endeavour. It offers students the opportunity to compose dance movements in an authentic African dance style.
In this course, students will be guided to explore the role of dance in social interaction in the past. It focuses particularly on Ghanaian dance forms of the period between 1900 and 2000. It also assists students to engage in comparative study of Ghanaian dance forms as they were enacted in the past.
