From climate change and habitat destruction to air and water pollution, our planet faces a growing amount of environmental challenges. Environmental science, an interdisciplinary field that combines ecology, biology, zoology, oceanography, geology, chemistry, and other sciences, can help innovate solutions. Common career paths: ecological scientist, wildlife biologist, land use planner. As a student in our Environmental Science program, you’ll explore the complex processes of the natural world, how humans fit in, and what we can do to create a positive impact. In addition, you'll get hands-on practical experience in the process. You will work in the environment, for the environment.

Simply stated, biology is the study of life. A complete education in biology requires a survey of the natural sciences that integrates ecology and evolution with organismal, cellular, and molecular biology. For a comprehensive, transformative education, biology students are engaged in rigorous classroom instruction as well as dynamic, hands-on research.

Managers play a key role in the effective execution of critical activities within an organization, including strategic planning, production, and operations management, human resources, employee and labor relations, and many other functions.

Accountants prepare and analyze financial information essential to the management, control, and evaluation of business enterprises, government agencies, and not-for-profit entities. Accounting is the language of business. Accountants interact on a constant basis with chief executive officers, financial executives, lawyers, bankers, and government agencies.

The field of computer science offers a variety of career paths, and the demand for computer professionals will keep growing at a rapid pace. If you’re a 21st-century problem-solver with an interest in technology-based solutions, consider a major or minor in computer science. As a computer science student at Canisius, you’ll learn more than programming or how to use a single technology. You’ll also develop a broad set of skills that include algorithmic thinking, and explore the many ways technology impacts our everyday lives.

Big Data is transforming every aspect of our world, and understanding how it works will continue to be a key area of expertise for every sector and industry, including business, healthcare, education, and government. To study data science is to understand what it means to be a 21st-century problem-solver who can turn information into insights.

Study finance and open up countless career opportunities in areas such as personal finance, helping families and individuals invest and manage money; and corporate finance. You will also have the knowledge to guide companies to invest and fund business activities, work in public finance, or with government and public entities such as libraries, school districts, and public health organizations.

There are professional teams in nearly every sport from basketball to soccer. Colleges across the country have sports programs of every kind. Non-professional sports programs thrive in every city. So it is no surprise that sport management is one of the fastest-growing career choices in the country.

The physics B.S. program gives a broad background in the fundamental concepts and applications of physics. This background is appropriate for further study in graduate school, or for scientific employment in physics or physics-related fields. Students in this program may pursue a four-year physics degree or they may choose the "three-two" option. Transfer students must take a minimum of 8 credit hours of upper-division courses, including PHY 410, in the Buffalo State Physics Department.

Dance at Buffalo State delivers a liberal arts education and embraces a civic and community engagement philosophy in all aspects of the program. In addition to rigorous studio training that enhances the physical experience of the art form, the curricula is designed to deepen students understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic value of dance to our world.

The Bachelor of Science in Fashion and Textile Technology department at Buffalo State is the only baccalaureate department in Western New York that offers a variety of career preparation options for the multifaceted, global fashion industry. Faculty expertise, continuous updating of technology-based curricula, and industry partnerships contribute to the strength of the program. Class sizes are small, allowing individual attention.

The Geology program offers students a variety of opportunities to investigate the materials that constitute and the processes that shape the earth. Classroom, laboratory, and field work provide a base for careers related to energy, the environment, and the exploration for petroleum and mineral resources. Graduates of the program are prepared to enter these fields and/or pursue advanced study in the geosciences.

The B.S. degree program in the biological sciences supplements a full curriculum in biology with significant ancillary science and mathematics courses. In addition to preparing students for careers at the bachelor's degree level, this degree program helps prepare students for graduate education in the fields of biology, health, and medicine. A departmental honors program is also available. Students should contact the department for additional information.

Accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The chemistry B.S. degree program offers students a strong background in chemistry while providing students with two concentration options, traditional chemistry and biochemistry. Both concentrations are approved by the American Chemical Society. Graduates of this program are fully prepared to assume entry-level positions as chemists with industrial or governmental laboratories, or to begin more specialized programs of study at the graduate level.

The B.S. degree program in economics provides a solid foundation in the basic skills and analytical techniques that are necessary to understand changes in the broad economic environment and be able to formulate decisions as consumers, resource owners, and managerial personnel in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Students choose a concentration in either applied economics or financial economics and complete additional required courses and specialized electives.