+Plus Programs

PROGRAM ADVISOR: DR. DENISE G. MILLS

The +PLUS programs enhance the liberal arts degree with academic and experiential learning that readies you for employment or graduate school. The +PLUS Pathways are fully integrated into the individual curriculum with no additional time or cost. Focus your Core and free electives in an interdisciplinary series of six to ten courses designed to prepare you to apply your critical thinking and written and spoken communication skills to your future professional goals.

NOTE: All requirements for a +Plus program must be completed in full by the time the requirements for one’s major are fulfilled.

NOTE: Students interested in pursuing a +Plus program(s) are required to file a Declaration of Minor form in the Registration Office.  You can find this form online on the Registrar’s webpage.

+Plus programs are available in:

  • Community Development
  • Community Health Promotion
  • Global Business
  • Health Policy
  • Human Resource Administration

Community Development Requirements (24 Credits):

  • BA220 Diversity & Cross Cultural Managment (3) – AA
  • MGT208 Principles of Management (3)
  • MGT321 Organizational Behavior & Theory (3)
  • PSC125 Introduction to Public Policy (3) – CT
  • Select ONE Course:
    • PSC114 Introduction to Public Administration (3) OR
    • PSC121 International Relations (3) OR
    • PSC227 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
  • Select ONE Track:
    • WNY Developement Track
      • Select THREE Courses from at least TWO different departments (9)
        • ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
        • ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
        • ECO 213 Economics of Inequality (3)
        • HST 211 Introduction to Public History (3)
        • PSC 215 Issues in Public Policy (3)
        • PSC 217 American Political Parties and Pressure Groups  (3)
        • SOC 224 Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Diversity (3)
        • SOC 209 Social Problems (3)
        • SOC 218 Social Work and Social Welfare (3)
        • SOC 243 Child Welfare Policy and Services (3)
        • SUST 351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
      • Sustainable Development Track
        • Select THREE Courses from at least TWO different departments (9)
          • ECO 206 Economics of Sustainable Development (3)
          • ENS 201 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
          • HP/IND 250 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3)
          • PSC 213 Sustainable & Third World Development (3)
          • SUST 310 Global Water Issues (3)
          • SUST 322 Alternative & Renewable Energy Issues (3)
          • SUST 326 Green Building (3)
          • SUST 328 Food & Agriculture Issues (3)
          • SUST 344 Sustainable Business Practices (3)
          • SUST 351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
      • Global Development Track
        • Select THREE Courses from at least TWO different departments (9)
          • ECO213 Economics of Inequality (3)
          • ECO 343 Global Economic Geography (3)
          • HCS 335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3)
          • HST 230 Problems of the Third World (3)
          • IND 120 Introduction to Global Studies (3)
          • LNG 309 Language in Society (3)
          • PSC 121 International Relations (3)
          • PSC 210 The Politics of Globalization (3)
          • PSC 213 Sustainable Third World Development (3)
          • PSC 231 Global Governance (3)
          • SUST 310 Global Water Issues (3)

Community Health Promotion Requirements (21 Credits):

  • HCS102 Introduction to Health Care (3) – CT
  • HCS234 Foundations of Public Health (3)
  • HCS310 Health Promotion & Education (3) – CT;UDCC
  • HCS320 Community Health Education & Disease Prevention (3) – CT;UDCC
  • Select THREE Courses:
    • HCS305 Communicating Health (3)
    • HCS313 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
    • HCS331 Community Health Education
    • HCS335 Critical Issues in Global Health
    • NUR316 Holistic Perspectives
    • PHI321 Medical Ethics (3)
    • PHI/NUR222 Healing, Holism and Spirituality in Health Care (3)
    • PHI/NUR326 Meaning of Care in a Technological Society (3)
    • PSY229 Health Psychology (3)
    • SOC209 Social Problems (3)

Global Business Requirements (30 Credits):

  • BA201 Introduction to International Business (3) – CI
  • MIS280 Computer Studies and Problem Solving (3) – CT
  • MGT208 Principles of Management (3)
  • MKT209 Principles of Marketing (3)
  • ACC255 Financial Accounting (3)
  • ACC226 Managerial Accounting (3)
  • BA350 Business Law I (3)
  • CMP301 Professional Writing (3)
  • Select ONE:
    • BA220 Diversity and Cross Cultural Management (3)-AA OR
    • REL333 OR 334 OR 335 Religions in Worlds Seq (3) – CC OR
    • LIT201 World Liturature I (3) – WI; AA; CS;ME OR
    • LIT202 World Literature II (3)  – WI; AA; CI;CS OR
    • ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) – CT
  • Select ONE:
    • MTH104  Survey of Statistics (3) – CT;QL OR
    • MGQ221 Business Statistics I – QL OR
    • PSY333 Statistics for Psychology and Social Science – CT;QL;UDCC

Health Policy Requirements (24 Credits):

  • HCS234 Foundations of Public Health (3)
  • HCS314 Health Policy (3)
  • Select TWO Courses:
    • HCS305 Communicating Health (3)
    • HCS308 Environmental Health (3)
    • HCS310 Health Promotion & Education (3) – CT;UDCC
    • HCS313 Principles of Health Behavior Change (3)
    • HCS320 Community Health Education & Disease Prevention (3) – CT;UDCC
    • HCS333 Health Promotion Program Planning
    • HCS331 Community Health Education
    • HCS335 Critical Issues in Global Health
  • Select ONE Course:
    • PHI222 Healing, Holism and Spirituality in Health Care (3)
    • PHI321 Medical Ethics (3)
    • PHI326 Meaning of Care in Technological Society (3)
    • HCS335 Critical Issues in Global Health
  • Select THREE Courses:
    • ENS 303 Environmental Toxicology (3)
    • ENS 304 Environmental Chemistry (3)
    • HSM 210 Introduction to Health Systems Management (3)
    • MGT 208 Principles of Management (3)
    • MGT 312 Human Resource Management (3)
    • NUR 221 Issues in Women’s Health (3)
    • PSC 125 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
    • PSC 210 The Politics of Globalization (3)
    • PSC 215 Issues in Public Policy (3)
    • PSC 227 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
    • SOC 209 Social Problems (3)
    • SOC 243 Child Welfare Policy and Service (3)
    • SUST 310 Global Water Issues (3)
    • SUST 338 Food and Agriculture Issues (3)

Human Resource Administration Requirements (27 Credits):

  • Select ONE Course:
    • BA211 Effective Business Communications (3) OR
    • CMP301 Professional Writing (3) OR
    • CMP217 Argument & Persuasion
  • Select ONE Course:
    • MGQ221 Business Statstics (3) OR
    • MTH104 Survey or Statistics (3)
  • BA220 Diversity and Cross Clut
  • MIS280 Computer Studies and Problem Solving (3) – CT
  • MGT208 Principles of Management (3)
  • MGT302 Labor Relations (3)
  • MGT306 International Management (3)
  • MGT312 Human Resource Management (3)
  • MKT209 Principles of Marketing (3)

NOTE: Students interested in career advancement in the Human Resource field should also take (9 credits) in ECO201, ACC225 and BA350.

NOTE: The select one courses above may be requisites for the additional required courses.  Please check with your advisor as the best courses to take to support your progress.