Study international relations and prepare to be a global citizen, becoming a knowledgeable, effective communicator and analyst as you develop your potential to grow as one of tomorrow's leaders.

The Philosophy Major at Buffalo State College is built around four guiding principles designed to make you a more versatile professional, a more valuable employee, and a more successful person throughout your life. Each of them can be found in every course we offer, but some of them are especially prominent in particular courses. As a philosophy major, you’ll learn to: Comprehend texts, particularly philosophical texts.

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the contributions of Africa and the peoples of the Black Diaspora to the global community. Students majoring in Africana Studies develop critical thinking, research and communications skills while learning about the culture, institutions, languages, history, and intellectual contributions made by peoples of African descent across Africa, the United States, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and South America.

The BA in Art and Design degree is a studio focused liberal arts degree option which allows the art student the opportunity to discover and explore various media for their creative expression. Starting with a 27-credit foundation studies program, students are immersed in courses in drawing, two- and three-dimensional design, 2D and 3D digital design, and art history.

The Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the contributions of Africa and the peoples of the Black Diaspora to the global community. Students majoring in Africana Studies develop critical thinking, research, and communications skills while learning about the culture, institutions, languages, history, and intellectual contributions made by peoples of African descent across Africa, the United States, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and South America.

The B.A. degree program in the biological sciences prepares students for several options, including various employment opportunities at the bachelor’s degree level, and entrance to graduate or professional schools. A departmental honors program is also available. Students should contact the department for additional information.

The English B.A. program in literature offers a liberal arts English major, the enhancement of writing skills, and electives to satisfy General Education requirements.Use literary terminology and the conventions of the field (including MLA-style citation) appropriately and effectively in describing and explicating texts from different genres, periods, and movements.

Geography is the study of location and temporal and spatial relationships between humans and their environment. The Geography B.A. provides students with a basic foundation of the discipline. Students can take a variety of courses to experience breadth in the field, or they can focus on a subfield in geography to gain depth.

The B.A. degree program in economics provides a solid foundation in the basic skills to formulate decisions as consumers, resource owners, and managers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. This program is designed to prepare students to participate in the global economy by providing a strong focus on the international aspects of economics. Students who choose this program are encouraged to complement the international focus of the program by taking additional courses in history, political science, and geography.

This major allows students interested in news, sports, and entertainment the flexibility to tailor a journalism program toward the presentation of factual information in writing, video, or audio formats for print, broadcast, online and social media. It meets the needs of students preparing for a career in which research and interviewing abilities, accurate and objective reporting, legal and ethical insight, and competence in editing are central to professional practice.

The physics B.A. program provides a good concentration in physics courses and a broad distribution in the liberal arts. It prepares students for technical or technically related graduate school studies or employment. Mathematics preparation through precalculus is required.

Pure mathematics studies the basic concepts and structures that underlie all of mathematics. Traditionally, pure mathematics has been classified into two general fields: analysis and algebra. Analysis deals with the continuous aspects of mathematics and algebra is concerned with sets of objects and operations on these objects. Our undergraduate program is designed so that students will become familiar with each of these fields. Students may also explore other topics such as logic, number theory, and subjects within applied mathematics.

Anthropology is the exploration of what it means to be human. Although anthropology is often associated with faraway places and remote excavations, anthropologists are increasingly involved in research on such topics as education, health, food, migration, sports, tourism, and cultural identity. The study of anthropology provides a broad-based approach to the understanding of human culture (past and present) and human biology.

The program ensures both a knowledge and an understanding of the foundations of the development of humankind, stimulates thinking about interaction of ideas, develops facility with written and verbal expression, increases confidence in articulating ideas, and encourages the critical awareness of self so important to an educated individual. Special emphasis is placed on the development of the abilities to analyze, synthesize, and communicate.

This major allows students much flexibility to tailor a program of theory-based and applied courses. It meets the needs of students preferring a generalist approach to communication, as well as for students seeking a more academic, less applied approach. Compare this major with journalism, media production, and public relations and advertising.