Why +PLUS Community Development?
- Students will gain a background in policy, human resource management, communications, and diversity.
- Graduates are prepared to work with a diverse population in the U.S. and globally.
- Graduates possess cultural skills that are highly prized by multi-national companies and organizations.
- BA Graduates have intermediate level language skills in Chinese, French, Italian or Spanish
Explore your World of Opportunity
- Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ offers exciting and affordable study abroad options. You can spend a year, semester, summer or January term in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe or Latin America.
- Experience working locally or abroad with a professional internship.
- Local service learning opportunities include agencies that serve immigrant or refugee communities, as well as agencies working with environmentally sustainable options for growth.
- Spend a semester in our nation’s capital with the Washington Internship Institute.
Career Options
Graduates with a +PLUS in Community Development will complete a minimum of 24 hours of development related coursework, along with their major and complete a local or international internship at no additional cost or time to graduation.
With academic and experiential courses linked to coursework in political science, management and planning, and a specialization in WNY Development or Sustainable Development or Global Development, graduates will be poised for entry-level employment with private sector, governmental and non-profit agencies at the global, national and local levels in areas of administration, research, training, and organizing.
Coursework
Review the required courses for all tracks and select one of three tracks: WNY Development Track, Sustainable Development Track, and Global Development Track. Other courses may be allowed with the approval of the Director.
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Courses | Offered |
|---|---|
| BA 220 Diversity & Cross Cultural Management | F/S |
| MGT 208 Principles of Management | F/S |
| MGT 321 Organizational Behavior & Theory | F/S |
| PSC 125 Introduction to Public Policy | S |
| PSC 227 Introduction to Public Administration OR PSC 114 State & Local Government OR PSC 121 International Relations | AN / EOY / S |
Select THREE of the following courses from at least two different departments (9).
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Courses | Offered |
|---|---|
| ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics | F/S |
| ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | F/S |
| ECO 213 Economics of Inequality | AN |
| HST 211 Introduction to Public History | EOY |
| PSC 215 Issues in Public Policy | AN |
| LEAF 527 Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations and Community Change* | S |
| PSC 217 American Political Parties and Pressure Groups | EY |
| SOC 224 Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Diversity | F/S |
| SOC 209 Social Problems | AN |
| SOC 218 Social Work and Social Welfare | AN |
| SOC 243 Child Welfare Policy and Services | F/S/SU |
| SUST 351 Urban Planning & Community Development | AN |
| Professional Internship | F/S/SU |
| ENTR 210 The Entrepreneurial Mindset | F/S |
**advisor permission required
Select THREE of the following courses from at least two different departments (9).
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Courses | Offered |
|---|---|
| ECO 206 Economics of Sustainable Development | AN |
| ENS 201 Introduction to Environmental Science | AN |
| LEAF 527 Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations and Community Change* | S |
| HP/IND 250 Introduction to Historic Preservation | AN |
| PSC 213 Sustainable & Third World Development | AN |
| SUST 310 Global Water Issues | AN |
| SUST 322 Alternative & Renewable Energy Issues | AN |
| SUST 326 Green Building | AN |
| SUST 328 Food & Agriculture Issues | AN |
| SUST 344 Sustainable Business Practices | AN |
| SUST 351 Urban Planning & Community Development | AN |
| Professional Internship | F/S/SU |
*Advisor permission required
Select THREE of the following courses from at least two different departments (9).
Underlined courses are core electives.
| Courses | Offered |
|---|---|
| ECO 213 Economics of Inequality | AN |
| ECO 343 Global Economic Geography | AN |
| LEAF 527 Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations and Community Change* | S |
| HPR 335 Critical Issues in Global Health | S |
| HST 230 Problems of the Third World | S |
| IND 120 Introduction to Global Studies | EOY |
| LNG 309 Language in Society | AN |
| PSC 121 International Relations | S |
| PSC 210 The Politics of Globalization | AN |
| PSC 213 Sustainable Third World Development | AN |
| PSC 231 Global Governance | AN |
| SUST 310 Global Water Issues | AN |
| Professional Internship | F/S/SU |
| PAR 320 Paralegal Issues with Refugees | AN |
| IND 215 Service Learning for Refugee Studies | AN |
| IND 231 Reaching Refugees | AN |
| IND 348 International Service Learning | AN |
| IND 398 International Experiential Learning | AN |
*Advisor permission required
For more information contact Dr. Lisa Parshall.