Creative Arts and Business

You can pair your minor in creative arts and business with any major at Fordham. Students at the Gabelli School of Business might pair it with a major in accounting, business administration, finance, or marketing, for example. And Fordham College students might major in areas like communications, theatre, and visual arts. The minor’s emphasis on practical skills—creativity, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and community building—will help you stand out in the job market, no matter which of our 70+ majors and minors you choose to pursue.

With New York City as your college town, you’ll have unmatched access to everything from new startups to some of the biggest, most established names in business, media, fashion, the performing arts, and more. Here are just some of the places business students have interned:

• NBC Universal
• Paramount
• The Public Theater
• The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
• The Whitney Museum of American Art

As a creative arts and business minor, you’ll be prepared for careers in a range of areas including production, arts administration, startups, cultural institutions, and more. Our graduates go on to prestigious graduate programs, production companies, and their own ventures.

You’ll have access to organizations and resources like … 

• The Fordham Foundry, a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation
• The Entrepreneurship Society, a club where students share ideas, participate in networking events and conferences, and hear from speakers in the field 
• The Fordham Social Innovation Collaboratory, a network of Fordham students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and New Yorkers working together to promote social innovation and environmental sustainability

Plus, you can connect with alumni through the Fordham Mentoring Program to receive one-on-one guidance and advice no matter what career you pursue.

Depending on your major, you’ll start by taking some foundational courses. If you have a business major, you’ll start with courses in the arts, like Writing for Online Media or Theatre Management. If your background is in the liberal arts and sciences, you’ll take courses like Business of New Media or Marketing Principles. Then you’ll move onto courses like Entrepreneurship for Creative Leaders, where you’ll gain the practical skills needed to turn an idea into a successful venture, or Creative Producing, where you’ll explore what goes into putting on a show in the U.S.

At Fordham, you’ll use AI as a tool to enhance your learning. Our program will equip you with the skills to navigate the ever-changing landscape of AI in the workforce. As a creative entrepreneur, you might use AI to streamline operations and automate processes to save valuable time and energy.

You’ll also be able to earn credentials and paid micro-internships through IBM SkillsBuild’s Getting Started with AI course. All Fordham students and graduates have access to AI training through RamConnect, the University’s alumni and experiential learning platform.

Above all, you’ll learn skills that can’t be replaced by AI, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and experimentation.