Acting
BFA in Acting
The acting program prepares talented and committed students for careers in the professional world of theatre and the related media of film and television. The program curriculum stresses the development of imagination, intellect, physical and vocal skills, technique, and professional behavior. This allows students to create a wide range of roles in performances of varying styles.
During each year of the program, courses in acting, movement, voice and speech, and dramatic literature follow a carefully integrated sequence of class exercises and related public performance. The committed students who pursue an acting degree at Boston University discover who they are, what they do well, and what they are capable of doing. They learn to be believable actors and to work productively under the stress of the theatrical profession. Most importantly, they learn to integrate performance skills with personal sensibility.
Liberal Arts Distribution Guidelines
BFA programs require 28 credits (or 7 courses) of liberal arts courses to complete the course of study for graduation. The following distribution guidelines will be in effect starting with the Class of 2011.
These 28 credits (or 7 courses) must include a 100-level writing course (WR 100) along with a variety of courses that fulfill one of the following 3 tracks:
Students must acquire 12 credits (3 courses) from a combination of social science, language, and literature courses. Students must receive at least 4 credits from each of these two disciplines
- A liberal arts distribution as follows:
- social sciences—4 or 8 cr
- language and literature—4 or 8 cr
- liberal arts electives—8 cr or
- A minor through an approved CAS-designated program of study or
- An individually designed plan of study (i.e.: Arts Administration or Russian Literature) outlined in a detailed written proposal, and pre-approved by the faculty at the end of the first year of study.
Program of Study
| Acting (minimum of 128 credits) | ||
| Second Year | ||
| Alexander Technique | 1 | 1 |
| Modern Drama | 3 | 3 |
| Voice and Speech II | 2 | 2 |
| Acting II | 3 | 3 |
| Movement II | 2 | 2 |
| Stagecraft | 1 | - |
| Theatre Practice | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal arts elective | 4 | 4 |
| Performance elective | - | - |
| Matinee | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 16 | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Alexander Technique | 1 | - |
| Voice and Speech III | 2 | - |
| Acting III | 2 | - |
| Movement III | 2 | - |
| Rehearsal and Performance I | 2 | - |
| Classical Drama Lit | 4 | - |
| Liberal arts elective | 4 | - |
| Performance elective | - | - |
| Study Abroad Program | - | 16 |
| Matinee | 0 | - |
| Total: 17 | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Voice and Speech IV | 2 | 2 |
| Acting IV | 2 | 2 |
| Movement IV | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Technique | 1 | 1 |
| Rehearsal and Performance II | 2 | 2 |
| Acting for the Camera | 2 | - |
| Comm Film Lab | 2 | 2 |
| Senior Thesis | - | 2 |
| Matinee | 0 | 0 |
| Performance elective | - | - |
| Liberal arts elective | 4 | - |
| Total: 16 | 12 |
