Advanced Certificate: Leadership and Innovation

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Enrollment in Leadership & Innovation has been temporarily paused for the 2025-27 academic year. No applications are being accepted at this time.

Daemen is always striving to update our programs to align with student interests, career opportunities and innovations in the field. Prospective students, please email Graduate Admissions or call +1 (716) 839-8225, to learn more about related program opportunities.

Program Benefits

  • Daemen’s interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes team building, effective communication, systems thinking, and creative problem-solving.
  • Program is designed as a hybrid of face-to-face and virtual learning in a seminar, action-learning model to accommodate schedules of working professionals.
  • Specializations are available in business, higher education, social impact organizations, and health professions.
  • Classes meet one night per week and can be completed in 12-18 months.
  • Students are provided with opportunities for immediate application of leadership theories, skills, and research to increase their professional leadership capacities.
  • Students can seamlessly transition into our leadership and innovation master’s program, and apply all 18 credit hours to the 36-credit-hour requirement. 

Career Outlook

  • Daemen graduates find success in a variety of leadership positions across industries.
  • Executive director
  • President or vice president
  • Chief operations officer
  • Educational administrator
  • General manager
  • Corporate director
  • Senior quality analyst
  • Graduate education coordinator