SUNY Transfer Paths and Empire State College Areas of Study
Undergraduate programs at Empire State College are organized in 12 broad areas of study. As a student, you work with a faculty mentor to design a degree program that meets your educational goals, considers your prior learning and knowledge, and meets college and State University of New York requirements.
Explore the areas of study below to discover how the SUNY Transfer Paths relate to the college's 12 areas of study.
With everything from sculpture to photography, or graphic design to theater, you can design a program that will not only give you a greater understanding of the history behind your craft, but let you express your own concepts and ideas as well. You'll also develop research skills and technical proficiency — elevating your art, and expanding your critical perspective.
Learn more about The Arts at Empire State College.
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Whether you're interested in pursuing business administration, industrial and labor relations, economics, or another area of business, your own personal goals can determine your path. Create a program that will help you understand the process and infrastructure of complex organizations, or develop your analytical and communication skills. It doesn't matter if you're looking to enter the field, increase your current viability, or prepare for graduate school — you can design a program to meet your needs.
Learn more about Business, Management and Economics at Empire State College.
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Students considering human services professions such as urban planning, allied health, child care, and mental health have many options at Empire State College. Graduates have found employment in such areas as community education, counseling, health care, advocacy, social services, and more. If you're interested in focusing on human needs and social conditions, Empire State College can help you find your way.
Learn more about Community and Human Services at Empire State College.
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Develop an understanding of the traditional disciplines in the humanities, professional fields such as communications, journalism, and creative writing, or interdisciplinary areas such as women's studies, African American studies, and American studies with a program in cultural studies at Empire State College. We can sharpen your communication skills, increase your awareness, or change your view of the world.
Learn more about Cultural Studies at Empire State College.
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Learn the process involved in teaching and learning with a program in educational studies. Build a foundation of historical, philosophical, sociological, political, multicultural, and gender perspectives, by discussing current issues, innovations, and research. Prepare yourself for a career in fields such as adult education, international training and development, community education, and educational technology. (Empire State College does not offer undergraduate teacher certification programs.)
Learn more about Educational Studies at Empire State College.
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Adolescence Education
A program in historical studies can take you in almost any direction you want to go. Focus on social, political, or religious issues, national experiences, or geographical areas. Develop your research and analytical skills as you study the nature of human existence. Graduates of historical studies programs are employed in many areas, including teaching, historical preservation and restoration, research, and more.
Learn more about Historical Studies at Empire State College.
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Students who focus on human development learn about the characteristic patterns of human behavior during life stages — cultural variability, achievements, behavioral pathologies, and more. Your studies can center on psychology, human biology, anthropology, or almost any other related discipline.
Learn more about Human Development at Empire State College.
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The key to a successful program in Interdisciplinary Studies is to create a degree program that works towards a goal, resolves a problem, or meets the specific needs of a particular profession. By combining studies from other program areas, you can work toward a degree that focuses on such areas as arts management, criminal justice, culinary education studies, holistic health, or writing as therapy.
Learn more about Interdisciplinary Studies at Empire State College.
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All SUNY transfer path areas can be completed at SUNY Empire with a degree program plan designed using Interdisciplinary Studies as the framework.
Labor studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon humanities and the social sciences to examine work, workers and worker organizations from both historical and contemporary perspectives. It is offered both through distance learning and Empire State College's Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. School of Labor Studies.
Learn more about Labor Studies at Empire State College.
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As of August 2012 there were no transfer option paths that mapped to this area of study.
Students with a degree in public affairs are well equipped to serve and better society through public service, civic engagement, political and government careers, public communications or non-profit service. Public affairs is an appropriate area of study for students seeking professions in public-sector careers — such as , criminal justice, emergency management, homeland security, journalism, public communications, public health and public administration.
Learn more about Public Affairs at Empire State College.
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Study the fundamental laws and concepts of your chosen concentration, develop your knowledge of scientific methodology, and learn the skills important to successful practice and communication with a program in science, mathematics and technology. Explore and evaluate the relationship between science and technology.
Learn more about Science, Mathematics and Technology at Empire State College.
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A program in social science lets you examine the interaction of social, political, and economic structures and processes while learning how they affect the human experience. You can focus on identifying social issues of critical concern for contemporary society and then work to develop policies to address those issues.
Learn more about Social Science at Empire State College.