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BA in Theater Arts

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Theater Arts prepares adults for career change, advancement or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. The program examines relation of the theater to culture in major historical periods and focuses on differing types of plays, significant playwrights, and other theater artists, providing students the opportunity to learn the techniques and skills of all aspects of theater production. Students develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while developing a greater depth of knowledge in theater arts.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of theater
  • Compare and contrast theatrical techniques and processes (such as stagecraft and playwriting)
  • Explain the different forms of theater (such as stage plays and monologues) and theater’s relationship to other arts (such as film and opera)

BA in Theater Arts Credit Distribution

Subject Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills 15
  • Written Communication
 (6)
  • Oral Communication
 (3)
  • Quantitative Literacy
 (3)
  • Information Literacy
    SOS-110: Critical Information Literacy
 (3)
B. Civic and Global Learning 9
  • Diversity
 (3)
  • Ethics
 (3)
  • Civic Engagement
 (3)
C. Knowledge of Human Cultures 12
D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World 4-7
E. General Education Electives 17-20
II. Area of Study: Theater Arts 33
A. Required Courses 12
At least one course in each of the following is required  
  • Acting
 (3)
  • Directing
 (3)
  • Theater History
 (3)
  • Technical Theater Production
 (3)
B. Capstone 3
  • LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone
 (3)
C. Theater Arts Electives*
  • American Theater History
  • Children's Theater
  • Choreography
  • Costuming for the Stage
  • Creative Dramatics
  • Dance for Theater
  • Dramatic Criticism
  • Dramatic Literature
  • History of Costumes
  • Makeup I
  • Mime
  • Movement and Rhythm
  • Musical Comedy
  • Opera Production
  • Oral Interpretation of Literature
  • Profession of Acting
  • Reader's Theater
  • Scenic Design
  • Script Interpretation
  • Shakespeare Performance
  • Stage Dialects
  • Stage Lighting Design
  • Stage Technique: Combat
  • Summer Theater Workshop
  • Theatrical Conceptualization
  • Voice for Performers
 18
D. Requirements  
  • Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State University are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 are required.
  
III. Electives 27
Total Credits 120

*This list is a guide. Other theater arts courses may be appropriate for this area of study.

Transfer Your Credit

Have you attended college before? If so, you may be able to transfer credits earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities. The University also offers a variety of other ways to earn credit – all designed around the needs of adult learners, like you.

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Toni M. Terry, BA

"I am 67 years old, soon to be 68, and to be able to say I did this at this day in my life is just gratification for my own self."

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