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College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Drama, MFA

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 6125 — Masks I 1 credit
DRAMA 6131-41 — Alexander Technique I 2 credits
DRAMA 6133 — Movement for Actors 1 credit
DRAMA 6134-44 — Movement I: Getting into Condition 2 credits
DRAMA 6137 — Speech I: Foundation 1 credit
DRAMA 6139 — Voice I: Foundation and Practice 1 credit
DRAMA 115-6 — Rehearsal Projects I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA T618 — Poetry 1 credit
DRAMA H6111-2 — Dramaturgy and Context 4 credits
DRAMA 6135-45 — Music Studies 2 credits
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5

Total Credits 1st Year: 33

Second Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6214-24 — Scene Study II 4 credits
DRAMA 6215-25 — Masks II 2 credits
DRAMA 6228 — Physical Comedy 1 credit
DRAMA 6231-41 — Alexander Technique II 2 credits
DRAMA 6236-46 — Singing 2 credits
DRAMA 6237-47 — Speech II: Application and Expansion 2 credits
DRAMA 6239-49 — Voice II: Application and Expansion 2 credits
DRAMA 215-6 — Rehearsal Projects II 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA S625 — Story 2 credits
DRAMA S626 — Methodologies of Directing 2 credits
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5

Total Credits 2nd Year: 26.5

Third Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 6314-24 — Scene Study III 4 credits
DRAMA 6331-41 — Alexander Technique III 2 credits
DRAMA 6333 — Makeup Techniques 1 credit
DRAMA 6336 — Singing for Performance 1 credit
DRAMA 6347 — Speech III: Accents and Dialects 1 credit
DRAMA 6338 — Suzuki 1 credit
DRAMA 6339-49 — Voice III: Synthesis and Transformation 2 credits
DRAMA 6342 — Character in Motion 1 credit
DRAMA 6345-6 — Acting on Camera I 4 credits

Drama Studies

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

Performance Projects

DRAMA 315 — Fall Performance Project 2 credits
DRAMA 316 — Spring Performance Project 3 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 29

Fourth Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 588 — Individual Coachings 2 credits
DRAMA 598 — Independent Projects 2 credits
DRAMA 6414 — Scene Study IV 2 credits
DRAMA 6431-41 — Alexander Technique IV 2 credits
DRAMA 6434 — Movement IV 1 credit
DRAMA 6436 — Individual Singing Instruction 0.5 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 Project 3 credits
DRAMA 416 — Spring Project I: Fourth Year Rep 3 credits
DRAMA 547 — Playwrights Projects 1 credit
DRAMA 6411 — Actor Presentations 1 credit

Total Credits 4th Year: 29.5

Total Credits = 118