Program: Drama, MFA - 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 Master of Fine Arts degree program in Drama.

First Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6114 — Improvisation 2 credits
DRAMA 6124 — Scene Study I 2 credits
DRAMA 6139-49 — Voice I - Foundation and Practice 2 credits
DRAMA 6137-47 — Speech I - Foundation and Practice 2 credits
DRAMA 6134-44 — Movement I - Getting into Condition 2 credits
DRAMA 6132-42 — Fundamentals of Movement 2 credits
DRAMA 6113 — Ballroom Dancing .5 Credits
DRAMA 6143 — Stage Combat 1 credit
DRAMA 6125 — Mask I 1 credit
DRAMA 6131-41 — Alexander Technique I 2 credits
DRAMA 115-6 — Rehearsal Projects I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA H6111-2 — Dramaturgy and Context 4 credits
DRAMA S615 — Current Events and the Judicious Mind 2 credits
DRAMA H620 — Vibrant Traditions in American Theater 2 credits
DRAMA 6135-45 — Music Studies 2 credits
DRAMA T618 — Poetry 1 credit
DRAMA 6117 — Point of View 1 credit
DRAMA 190 — Culture Initiative 0 credits
JUILL 102 — Essentials of Entrepreneurship in the Arts 1 credit

Total Credits 1st Year: 33.5

Second Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6214-24 — Scene Study II 4 credits
DRAMA 6239-49 — Voice II - Application and Expansion 2 credits
DRAMA 6237-47 — Speech II - Application and Expansion 2 credits
DRAMA 6236-46 — Singing 2 credits
DRAMA 6234-44 — Movement II 2 credits
DRAMA 6234A — Movement in Context 1 credit
DRAMA 6215-25 — Mask II 2 credits
DRAMA 6231-41 — Alexander Technique II 2 credits
DRAMA 215-6 — Rehearsal Project II 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA S625 — Story 2 credits
DRAMA S626 — Methodologies of Directing 2 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 25.5

Third Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6314-24 — Scene Study III 4 credits
DRAMA 6345 — Acting on Camera I 2 credits
DRAMA 6339-49 — Voice III - Synthesis and Transformation 2 credits
DRAMA 6347 — Speech III - Dialects 1 credit
DRAMA 6336 — Singing for Performance 1 credit
DRAMA 6334-44 — Movement III 1.5 credits
DRAMA 6342 — Character in Motion 1 credit
DRAMA 6338 — Suzuki 1 credit
DRAMA 6331-41 — Alexander Technique III 2 credits
DRAMA 6333 — Makeup Techniques for Performance 1 credit

Drama Studies

DRAMA S637 — Elements of Producing 2 credits
DRAMA S638 — Pedagogy 2 credits

Performance Projects

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

Total Credits 3rd Year: 26

Fourth Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6414 — Scene Study IV 2 credits
DRAMA 6435 — Acting on Camera II 2 credits
DRAMA 6431-41 — Alexander Technique IV 2 credits
DRAMA 6436 — Individual Singing Instruction 2 credits
DRAMA 588 — Individual Coachings 2 credits
DRAMA 598 — Independent Projects 2 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 550 — Practicalities for the Artist 1 credit
DRAMA H649 — American Theater Landscape 2 credits
DRAMA 6647-48 — Bridge to the Profession 6 credits

Performance Projects

DRAMA 415 — Fall Performance Projects IV 3 credits
DRAMA 416-B — Spring Performance Projects IV 4 credits
DRAMA 547 — Fall Playwrights Project 1 credit
DRAMA 6411 — Actor Presentations 1 credit

Total Credits 4th Year: 30

Total Credits = 115