Nationally, the arts and culture sector is a $878 billion industry, and the nonprofit sector accounts for 11.4 million jobs.
Learn the creative, business and leadership skills needed to launch a start-up or find a fulfilling career in the cultural sector.
Program Benefits
- Enjoy creative flexibility, with a wide range of classes from many different fields, including business, marketing, entrepreneurship, fine arts, the performing arts, and more.
- Embrace entrepreneurial opportunities, including projects and internships with leading professional arts organizations in WNY’s vibrant and diverse culture.
- Study abroad to learn art history in Rome and Florence, art and entrepreneurship at the Venice Biennale, and more.
- Work together to develop and manage a creative enterprise, such as an exhibition, production or radio show.
- Gain skills in financial management, marketing, organizational, programming, and event planning.
Form a Creative Enterprise
As a group, students will form a business enterprise and be guided through the process of producing a collective, artistic project (an exhibition, a production, a radio show, etc.). Together, students will work to develop, manage and present their creative endeavor for public reception.
Bill Siemering
Founding Member of National Public Radio's Board of Directors and President, Developing Radio Partners
"The Bachelor of Science in Arts Management was wisely initiated by the Daemen leadership and faculty to eliminate the cliché about the starving artist. How many parents advised their children not to major in the arts because they could never make a living that way? Now Daemen University will give students the knowledge, experience and skills to thrive in the arts. "
Career Outlook
Are you passionate about the arts? Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Our graduates can work in meaningful leadership positions in both non-profit or profit arts organizations or become successful, self-sustaining artists. Crafted with the help of 30 leading arts professionals, our program prepares students to find jobs, both locally and globally, within many different settings, including museums, symphonies, theatres, and more.
Popular career options include
- Artistic, executive or managing director
- Marketing director
- Development director
- Grants officer
- Education director
- Public relations
- Festival director
Course Sequence
- ART 107 Visual Experience (LC 1 Link) (3)ART 400 Practical Seminar (3)
- ART or THA Elective (3)
- ARTA 450 Practicum (3)
- BA 211 Effective Business Communications (3)
- BA 220 Diversity & Cross Cultural Management (3)
- BA 352/HRR 352 Grants & Contract Development (3)
- ENTR 201 The Entrepreneurial Mindset (3)
- ENTR 301 The Entrepreneurial Skill Set (3)
- ENTR 401 Entrepreneurship in Action (3)
- LEAD 300 Creative Leadership: Integrating Leadership Theory Into Practice (3)
- LIT 201 World Lit I (3)
- LIT 309 Film Seminar (3)
- MGT 208 Principles of Management (3)
- MGT 312 Human Resource Management (3)
- MKT 209 Principles of Marketing (3)
- MTH 104 Survey of Statistics (3)
- PHI 110 Philosophical Thinking or PHI 113 Critical Thinking with Google (3)
- PHI 314 Philosophy of Art (3)
- REL 114 Culture and Story (LC 2 Link) (3)
- THA 103 Basic Acting (3)
- THA 106 Introduction to Theatre (3)
- THA 108 Masked Performance (3)
- THA 119 Theatre, Madness, Power (LC 2 Link) (3)
- THA 253 Theatre as Outreach (3) (Fulfills Service Learning)
Total credits 75 credits
Core
- CMP 101 English Composition (3)
- IND 101 Sustainable and Critical Relationships (3)
- IND 275 History of Art I (History of Art: Ancient to Medieval) (3)
- IND 285 History of Art II (History of Art: Medieval to Renaissance) (3)
- IND/WST 328 Images of Women in Arts and Media (3)
- IND 334 Non-Western Art & Culture (3)
- CORE Electives 27 credits
Total Credits 45
Major + core = 120 credits
Year 1
First Semester - Fall
- ART 107 Visual Experience (LC 1 Link) (3)
- THA 106 Introduction to Theatre (3)
- THA 103 Basic Acting (3)
- CMP 101 English Composition (3)
- IND 101 Sustainable and Critical Relationships (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Second Semester - Spring
- THA 119 Theatre, Madness, Power (LC 2 Link) (3)
- THA 253 Theatre as Outreach (3)
- MTH 104 Survey of Statistics (3)
- THA 108 Masked Performance (3)
- REL 114 Culture and Story (LC 2 Link) (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Year 2
First Semester - Fall
- ND 275 History of Art I (History of Art: Ancient to Medieval) (3)
- BA 211 Effective Business Communications (3)
- BA 220 Diversity & Cross Cultural Management (3)
- LIT 201 World Lit I (3)
- ENTR 201 The Entrepreneurial Mindset (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Second Semester - Spring
- IND 285 History of Art II (Medieval to Renaissance) (3)
- PHI 314 Philosophy of Art (Replaces ART 436: Overview of Aesthetics) (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- PHI 110 Philosophical Thinking or PHI 113 Critical Thinking with Google (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Year 3
First Semester - Fall
- MGT 208 Principles of Management (3)
- MGT 312 Human Resource Management (3)
- MKT 209 Principles of Marketing (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Second Semester - Spring
- ENTR 301 The Entrepreneurial Skill Set (3)
- BA 352/HRR 352 Grants & Contract Development (3)
- IND 334 Non-Western Art & Culture (3)
- IND/WST 328 Images of Women in Arts and Media (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Year 4
First Semester - Fall
- ART 400 Practical Seminar (3)
- ENTR 401 Entrepreneurship in Action (3)
- LEAD 300 Creative Leadership: Integrating Leadership Theory Into Practice (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Second Semester - Spring
- ARTA 450 Practicum (3)
- LIT 309 Film Seminar (3)
- ART or THA Elective (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- CORE Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)