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

Apr 30, 2025

College Catalog 2023-2024

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 — Discover Juilliard 1 credit
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5 credits

Acting Studies

DRAMA 114 — Improvisation 3 credits
DRAMA 124 — Scene Study I 3 credits
DRAMA 125 — Masks I 1 credit
DRAMA 131-141 — Alexander Technique I 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 113 — Movement for Actors 1 credit
DRAMA 134-144 — Movement I: Getting into Condition 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 135-145 — Music Studies 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 137 — Speech I: Foundation 1 credit
DRAMA 139 — Voice I: Foundation and Practice 1 credit
DRAMA 149 — Voice I: Practice and Poetry 1 credit
DRAMA 115-116 — Rehearsal Projects I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 111H-112H — Vibrant Legacies in Theater 3 credits per semester

Liberal Arts

LARTS 111 — Foundations of Knowledge 3 credits
LARTS 112 — Society, Politics, and Culture 3 credits

Total Credits 1st Year: 40

Second Year

JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5 credits

Acting Studies

DRAMA 214-224 — Scene Study II 3 credits per semester
DRAMA 205-225 — Masks II 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 228 — Physical Comedy 1 credit
DRAMA 231-241 — Alexander Technique II 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 236-246 — Singing 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 237-247 — Speech II: Application and Expansion 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 239-249 — Voice II: Application and Expansion 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 215-216 — Rehearsal Projects II 4 credits

Liberal Arts

Total Credits 2nd Year: 30.5

Third Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 314-324 — Scene Study III 3 credits per semester
DRAMA 331-341 — Alexander Technique III 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 333 — Makeup Techniques 1 credit
DRAMA 306 — Singing for Performance 1 credit
DRAMA 338 — Suzuki 1 credit
DRAMA 339-349 — Voice III: Synthesis and Transformation 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 342 — Character in Motion 1 credit
DRAMA 345-346 — Acting on Camera I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 337S — Elements of Producing 2 credits

Performance Projects

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

Liberal Arts

LARTS 000-0 - Liberal Arts Electives 6 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 35

Fourth Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 447-448 — Bridge to the Profession 3 credits per semester
DRAMA 414 — Scene Study IV 3 credits
DRAMA 431-441 — Alexander Technique IV 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 434 — Movement IV 1 credit
DRAMA 436 — Individual Singing Instruction 0.5 credits
DRAMA 449H — American Theater Landscape 2 credits
DRAMA 550 — Practicalities for the Artist 1 credit
DRAMA 588 — Individual Coachings 2 credits
DRAMA 598 — Independent Projects 2 credits

Performance Projects

DRAMA 415 — Fall Project 3 credits
DRAMA 416-416B — Spring Project I: Fourth Year Rep 3 credits
DRAMA 547 — Playwrights Projects 1 credit
DRAMA 411 — Actor Presentations 1 credit

Total Credits 4th Year: 30.5

Total Credits 136