Program: Drama, BFA - The Juilliard School - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 02, 2025

College Catalog 2019-2020

Acting Curriculum

The following outline shows the required distribution of credits by year for the four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Drama.

First Year

JUILL 101 — Juilliard Colloquium 1 credit
JUILL 102 — Essentials of Entrepreneurship in the Arts 1 credit

Acting Studies

DRAMA 1014 — Improvisation 3 credits
DRAMA 1024 — Scene Study I 3 credits
DRAMA 1039-49 — Voice I - Foundation and Practice 2 credits
DRAMA 1037-47 — Speech I - Foundation and Practice 2 credits
DRAMA 1034-44 — Movement I - Getting into Condition 2 credits
DRAMA 1032-42 — Fundamentals of Movement 2 credits
DRAMA 1013 — Ballroom Dancing 0.5 credits
DRAMA 1043 — Stage Combat 1 credit
DRAMA 1025 — Masks 1 credit
DRAMA 1031-41 — Alexander Technique I 2 credits
DRAMA 1035-45 — Music Studies 2 credits
DRAMA 115-6 — Rehearsal Projects I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 190 — Culture Initiative 0 credits
DRAMA 1017 — Point of View 1 credit
DRAMA H111-2 — Dramaturgy and Context 6 credits
DRAMA T122 — Poetry 1 credit

Liberal Arts

LARTS 111 — Ethics - Conscience and the Good Life 3 credits
LARTS 112 — Society, Politics, and Culture 3 credits

Total Credits 1st Year: 40.5

Second Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 2014-24 — Scene Study II 6 credits
DRAMA 2039-49 — Voice II - Application and Expansion 2 credits
DRAMA 2037-47 — Speech II - Application and Expansion 1.5 credits
DRAMA 2036-46 — Singing 2 credits
DRAMA 2034-44 — Movement II 2 credits
DRAMA 2034A — Movement in Context 1 credit
DRAMA 2015-25 — Masks II 2 credits
DRAMA 2031-41 — Alexander Technique II 2 credits
DRAMA 215-6 — Rehearsal Project II 4 credits

Liberal Arts

LARTS 212 — Citizenship, Art, and Politics 3 credits
Liberal Arts Elective (LARTS 000) 3 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 29.5

Third Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 3014-24 — Scene Study III 6 credits
DRAMA 3045 — Acting on Camera I 2 credits
DRAMA 3039-49 — Voice III - Synthesis and Transformation 2 credits
DRAMA 3047 — Speech III - Dialects 1 credit
DRAMA 3036 — Singing for Performance 1 credit
DRAMA 3034-44 — Movement III 1.5 credits
DRAMA 3042 — Character in Motion 1 credit
DRAMA 3038 — Suzuki 1 credit
DRAMA 3031-41 — Alexander Technique III 2 credits
DRAMA 3033 — Makeup Techniques for Performance 1 credit

Drama Studies

DRAMA S337 — Elements of Producing 2 credits

Performance Projects

DRAMA 315 — Fall Performance Projects III 2 credits
DRAMA 316-B — Spring Performance Projects III 3 credits

Liberal Arts

LARTS 000-0 - Liberal Arts Electives 6 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 32

Fourth Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 4014 — Scene Study IV 3 credits
DRAMA 4035 — Acting on Camera II 2 credits
DRAMA 447-8 — Bridge to the Profession 6 credits
DRAMA 550 — Practicalities for the Artist 1 credit
DRAMA 4031-41 — Alexander Technique IV 2 credits
DRAMA 4036 — Individual Singing Instruction 2 credits
DRAMA 588 — Individual Coachings 2 credits
DRAMA 598 — Independent Projects 2 credits

Performance Projects

DRAMA 4011 — Actor Presentations 1 credit
DRAMA 547 — Fall Playwrights Project 1 credit
DRAMA 415 — Fall Performance Projects IV 3 credits
DRAMA 416-B — Spring Performance Projects IV 4 credits

Total Credits 4th Year: 29

Total Credits 131