Students participate in this unit in either an Individual or a Company stream to develop and/or design, in conjunction with departmental staff, a research project related to their intended area of specialisation or to their ongoing performance research. Individual research can be performance-based, a choreographic study, an historical or sociological study, a project related to dance teaching or a combination of the above. Company research involves expansion of the student's movement knowledge through participation in diverse choreographic processes and performance contexts. Students of both streams will be required to fulfil the theoretical component of the degree by presenting a written proposal identifying the rationale, process and approach to be adopted in their chosen area of study.