The following have been approved by the Buffalo State Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the interim president for review:
New Program:
Social Work to Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management, MPA Accelerated Pathway
Course Revisions:
EDU 546 Theory, Research, and Practice in English Language Arts Instruction
HTR 340 Industry Experience in Hospitality and Tourism (formerly Industry Experience)
HTR 375 Events Management
SWK 321 Gerontological Social Work (formerly The Elderly and Social Services)
SWK 325 Social Work with Families (formerly SWK 425)
SWK 335 Mental Health and Social Work
SWK 345 Global Child Advocacy Issues (formerly Child Welfare Services)
SWK 346 Professional and Systemic Approaches to Child Abuse and Maltreatment (formerly Child Abuse and Neglect)
The following have been received in the Buffalo State Senate Office, have been logged, and will be reviewed by the Curriculum Committee:
New Courses:
SWK 500 Evidence Based Practice
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Fall
Practice behaviors and skills used in social work, social work professionalism and professional skills, social work ethics, engagement at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels, social justice framework, role of the social worker within human services organizations and the communities.
SWK 501 Social Systems and Service Delivery
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Fall
Understand the impact of core values, ethical principles / responsibilities, and human rights frameworks, oppression, marginalization, power, privilege, and intersectionality on social service delivery and access to care; social justice and human well-being; micro-, mezzo-, macro-, and global levels of practice.
SWK 502 Social Justice Advocacy
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Fall
Overview of human rights, social injustices, and social justice advocacy locally and globally; advocacy skills, activism and social movements, voting; social workers as social justice advocates.
SWK 503 Foundations of Social Work
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Fall
Practice behaviors and social work engagement skills used at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels; trauma informed approach; emotional intelligence; ethics and professionalism.
SWK 504 Social Work Theory and Assessment
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Spring
Application of foundational theoretical perspectives in the assessment process at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels; developmental and life-course theories; social work assessment skills.
SWK 505 Social Work in Action
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Spring
Treatment planning and goal setting as a collaborative process in social work; Evidence-based interventions and ethical implementation at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels; termination; change within the human service agency.
SWK 529 Community Organizing and Advanced Policy Practice
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Spring
Focus on applied practice of identifying opportunities for planning and implementing effective social action to address injustices in the community, locally and internationally. Includes assessing current policy practices and social work interventions.
SWK 593 Field Practice
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Semester
Complete 250 supervised hours in an approved social service agency; direct application of social work theories, values, and skills.
SWK 605 Psychopathology and Therapeutic Approaches
Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
Offered Every Fall
Comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders; DSM-5-TR, etiology, symptomology, evidence-based therapeutic techniques; clinical interviews, theoretical perspectives, case conceptualization, treatment planning; diversity, cultural, ethical, and biopsychosocial/spiritual and person-in-environment factors.
Program Revision:
Spanish Advantage (a revision of the World Language Advantage Certificate)
The Spanish Advantage (SPL) Certificate is a five-course program that develops Spanish proficiency targeting ACTFL Intermediate-level skills. It enhances global citizenship and workplace competence, enabling communication about daily life and interactions with native speakers. Note that ACTFL certification is not included with the certificate upon completion.
Course Revisions:
CHE 471 Biochemical Techniques
Pre-requisites: CHE 202, CHE 470 (or concurrent enrollment)
Offered Every Fall
Advanced laboratory investigation of protein structure and function utilizing a recombinant gene to protein workflow. Features the expression, purification, and characterization of a model protein. Technical focus includes chromatography (affinity and ion-exchange), and analytical validation via SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting. Emphasis on bioinformatics, enzyme kinetics, and professional scientific communication.
MAT 111 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistical Reasoning
Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics.
Offered every Fall.
Introduction to descriptive statistics and the foundations of probability. Summarize and visualize data; measures of center and variability; analyze sampling distributions; Draw valid and meaningful inferences and conclusions from data. Emphasis on conceptual understanding, real-world data, and quantitative reasoning.
*To challenge a proposed course listed above, please see DOPS IV:04:00