Applied Professions Departments
Business, Economics, and Public Administration
Center for Applied Imagination
The Center for Applied Imagination, along with its academic unit, the Creativity and Change Leadership Department, has researched and taught creativity, creative problem-solving, and change leadership for over half a century. We are the pioneering academic program in the field of applied creativity education.
Computer Information Systems
Students in the CIS Department complete hands-on research as part of their studies and learn how to apply current computer technology to real-world business problems.
Criminal Justice
Buffalo State’s criminal justice program is the oldest such program in Western New York, and its reputation extends across the state. We educate the next generation of criminal justice practitioners, policymakers, and researchers for positions at the local, state, and federal levels; law school; or graduate study.
Engineering Technology
The Engineering Technology Department programs prepare students for technical careers in industry and business, and are designed to give students a broad education in the areas of mechanical and electrical systems design, manufacturing, quality, management, and safety.
Fashion and Textile Technology
The fashion and textile technology program at Buffalo State is the only baccalaureate program in Western New York that offers a variety of career preparation options for the multifaceted, global fashion industry.
Health, Hospitality, Nutrition, and Dietetics
Social Work
Students in Buffalo State's Social Work program will learn from faculty with decades of clinical, administrative, research, and teaching experience, in a supportive and rigorous academic environment.
Speech-Language Pathology
Buffalo State speech-language pathology students are educated to assess and treat the disorders of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing. Our nationally recognized master’s program prepares students for rewarding careers as speech-language pathologists in varied clinical settings.