Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Arts Administration, Theater specialization, from the Visual and Performing Arts Department section of the Daemen catalogue.

Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 18 credits allowed for all semesters. Additional course loads are allowed for students who achieve Dean’s List. Consult the Dean’s List section of the Daemen catalogue for details on the Dean’s List privilege.

Year 1

LEARNING COMMUNITIES are generally completed in the first year (LC1 in the 1st semester; LC2 in the 2nd semester)

FIRST SEMESTER

• ART101 Introduction to Visual Arts (3)
• CMP101 English Composition (3)
• IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
• THA103 Basic Acting Technique (3)
• CORE ELECTIVE (3)
• Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

• MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3)
• MUS100 Introduction to Music (3)
• THA106 Introduction to Theater (3)
• CORE ELECTIVES (6)
• Total Credits (15)

Year 2

FIRST SEMESTER

• ACC225 Financial Accounting (3)
• MIS280 Computer Studies and Problem Solving (3)
• THA207 Improvisation (3)
• THA: Theater elective (3)
• CORE ELECTIVE (3)
• Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

• ACC226 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BA211 Effective Business Communications (3)
• PHI213 Reflections on Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
• THA246 Design for the Theater: History of Theatrical Space (3)
• THA: Theater elective (3)
• Total Credits (15)

Year 3

FIRST SEMESTER

• BA220 Diversity & Cross Cultural Management (3)
• ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• MGT208 Principles of Management (3)
• THA260 Advanced Acting: Scene Study (3)
• CORE ELECTIVE (3)
• Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

• HSM350 Grants and Contract Development (3)
• MKT209 Principles of Marketing (3)
• THA: Theater elective (3)
• CORE ELECTIVES (6)
• Total Credits (15)

Year 4

FIRST SEMESTER

• ARTA450 Practicum Seminar in Arts & Management (3)
• MGT312 Human Resource Management (3)
• MKT312 Promotional Strategies (3)
• THA: Theater elective (3)
• CORE ELECTIVE (3)
• Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

• ART436 Overview of Aesthetics (3)
• ARTA450 Practicum Seminar in Arts & Management (3)
• FIN325 Corporate Finance (3)
• CORE ELECTIVES (6)
• Total Credits (15)