BA in Education: Theater

BA in Education Theater Degree Requirements

B.A. Education: Theatre
University Core Requirements (22 Credits)
Academic Foundations (8 credits)
THA	1105	Expressing Humanity (Broad Enduring, Interest)	X		See THA
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education (Nature of Work)	X		See EDU
LAS	1305	Wellness	2CR
Communications (12 credits)
WRI	1002	Comp. & Rhet. II	4CR
WRI	2012	Advanced Comp.	4CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship	X		See EDU
STEM Engagement (8 credits)
STEM			4CR
STEM			4CR
Culture & Society
[Dept]		Cultural Understanding in a Global Context	4CR
EDU	2004	Found. of Education: Teaching in the Content Area	X		See EDU
THA	1001	Theatre Appreciation	X		See THA
Theater Requirements (40 Credits)
THA	1001	Theatre Appreciation	4CR
THA	1009	Acting Workshop	2CR
THA	1015	Movement for Actors	2CR
THA	1050	Intro. to Technical Theatre	4CR
THA	1051	Intro to Technical Theatre II	4CR
THA	3011/3012  -or- 3013/3014	Theatre History II and Theatre History I -or- Theatre History III and  Theatre History IV	4CR		Students must take 2 of the four courses for a total of 4 credits
THA	2120	Voice and Speech	2CR
THA	2030	Children’s Theatre	2CR
THA	2046	Directing	4CR
THA	2050	Theatrical Makeup	4CR
THA	3025	Set Design	4CR
THA	3026	Lighting Design	4CR
THA	4001	Thesis Project	4CR
Education (32 Credits)
All Education courses below must have a grade B- or better
EDU	2000	Foundations of Education	4CR
EDU	2004	Found. of Education: Teaching in the Content Area	4CR
Courses below may only be taken after admission to the Education Department
EDU	3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4CR
EDU	3055	Theatre Curriculum & Instruction	4CR
EDU	3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum & Assessing Outcomes	4CR
EDU	4024	Applications in Literacy	2CR
EDU	4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching	10CR
Related Education Requirement (4CR)
EDP	2001	Pre-School & School Aged Dev. (3-18 years)	4CR
Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 Credits)
EDP	3013	Psychology of High & Low Incidence Except.	4CR
EDU	3000	Assistive Technology	1CR
EDU	3031	Spec. Ed. Learner’s Perspect.	4CR
EDU	3033	Lang. Development, Comm. & Lit. in Spec. Ed.	4CR
EDU	3034	Spec. Ed. Methods & Materials	4CR
EDU	3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4CR
Optional
EST	1106	Intro to Therapeutic Horsemanship		4CR
SLN	1003	Sign Language 1		2CR
SLN	1004	Sign Language 2		2CR

Total number of credits: 129

Notes:

1. Minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Centenary University.
2. New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
3. Graduates must have a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA in their major(s).
4. Credits can only be shared between the core and the major or core and minor requirements. Sharing credits within the core is not allowed.
5. Please continue seeing your advisor for advisement as requirements may change due to changes in NJDOE code and regulations.

 

BA Education: Theatre Recommended Four Year Sequence

Centenary University B.A. in Education: Theatre Recommended Four-Year Sequence 2024-2025
YEAR 1 (Fall)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
LAS 1305	Wellness: Yoga	2
THA 1009	Acting Workshop	2
THA 1015	Movement for Actors	2
WRI 1002	Comp. Rhet. II	4
THA 1105	Expressing Humanity (Broad, Enduring Interest)	4
YEAR 1 (Spring)
Course #	Title	Credits	Completed
EDU 2000	Foundations of Education (Nature of Work)	4
WRI 2012	Advanced Comp.	4
Core	Cultural Understanding in a Global Context	4
THA 1001	Theatre Appreciation (Creative Expression)	4
YEAR 2 (FALL)
EDP 2001	Preschool & School Age Development	4
EDU 2004	Foundations of Educ.: Teaching in the Content Area (Community Resp.)	4
THA 3011/3012 THA 3013/3014	Theatre History I, II, III, IV (students must choose 2. All courses are 2 cr.,8 weeks)	4
THA 1050	Intro to Technical Theatre I	4
YEAR 2 (Spring)
EDP 3013	Psych of High and Low Incidence Exceptionalities	4
THA 2050	Theatrical Makeup	4
THA 3025 or 3026	Lighting Design or Set Design	4
THA 1051	Intro to Technical Theatre II	4
YEAR 3 (FALL)
EDU 3055	Theatre Curriculum & Instruction	4
EDU 3038	Classroom Management for Challenging Behaviors	4
THA 2046	Directing	4
STEM	STEM Engagement	4
YEAR 3 (Spring)
EDU 3031	Special Education: Learner’s Perspective	4
EDU 3054	Literacy in the Content Areas	4
THA 3025 or 3026	Lighting Design or Set Design	4
THA 2120	Voice & Speech	2
THA 2030	Children’s Theatre	2
YEAR 4 (Fall)
EDU 3080	Clinical Experience: Teaching Practicum	4
EDU 3034	Special Education Methods & Materials	4
EDU 3000	Assistive Technology	1
THA 4001	Thesis Project	4
STEM	STEM Engagement	4
YEAR 4 (Spring)
EDU 3033	Language Development, Comm., Literacy in Spec. Ed.	4
EDU 4024	Applications in Literacy	2
EDU 4050	Clinical Internship: Student Teaching (Public Speaking)	10
	Total Credits	123

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