Blog 9: Changes to My Study Program

 Hello everyone again! Today I will talk about the changes that I would like to apply to my study program or department.

I believe that the dance career at the University of Chile has many shortcomings, both in administrative and structural matters.

Before I entered the university, their schedules were not so extensive, today our classes are practically from 8:00 to 20:00 with a huge overload, this implies that a lot of students cannot finish their career because of lack of time, some people have to work too and due to time matters, it is not possible to do both things. I think that it is essential to reduce this academic load to find the exact point where we can expand not only within the university.

Another essential point that should be addressed is that dance teachers must have studies on pedagogy because most of them only study interpretation and are not prepared to deliver this knowledge to another person.

Finally, I will refer to the university’s infrastructure, ‘cause I feel that it is one of the most neglected departments within the arts. Year after year we as students talk about this with the people in charge is important that they fix this situation because at this point the building might end up falling within a second, which would not surprise me at all; once an elevator fell and then the same happened to the ceiling of a room. Many times the dean has considered fixing this problem and he promises a lot of things, specifically to the dance department, but those things haven't become true

I sincerely hope that soon they will take care of these shortcomings since it is inhumane to have to study to be a professional under these circumstances.

Now, what about you? What do you think about your study programs?