The Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communication exemplifies Lawrence Technological University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ mission to foster creative minds and critical thinkers through effective teaching and real world experiences.
LTU offers you a substantial assortment of courses from:
- Victorian and Modern Literature
- Broadcast Studio Technique
- Abnormal Psychology
- Business Law
The diverse course work takes you beyond the classroom, whether it is a study abroad trip to Paris or the set of a newsroom – giving you the experience you need in today’s competitive working world.
Student Experience
Idea Factory is a speaker series that showcases course-based research experiences
Humanity+ Technology: This lecture series offers an interdisciplinary conversation about the world we make and what it means.
Grand Challenge Scholars Program seeks students to work on projects researching humanity's technological challenges.
Degrees:
| Major/Program | Type of Program |
|---|---|
| Economics | Minor |
| English | Minor |
| General Studies | Two-year Associate |
| History | Minor |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Undergrad Certificate |
| Media Communication | Minor |
| Media Communication | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Philosophy | Minor |
| Pre-Dental | Pre-Professional |
| Pre-Law | Pre-Professional |
| Pre-Medical | Pre-Professional |
| Psychology | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Psychology | Minor |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting | Two-year Associate |
| Technical and Professional Communication | Minor |
| Technical and Professional Communication | Undergrad Certificate |
| Technological Humanities | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Television and Video Production | Undergrad Certificate |
| Major/Program | Type of Program |
|---|---|
| Media Communication | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Psychology | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Technological Humanities | Four-year Baccalaureate |
| Major/Program | Type of Program |
|---|---|
| Economics | Minor |
| English | Minor |
| History | Minor |
| Media Communication | Minor |
| Philosophy | Minor |
| Psychology | Minor |
| Technical and Professional Communication | Minor |
| Major/Program | Type of Program |
|---|---|
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Undergrad Certificate |
| Technical and Professional Communication | Undergrad Certificate |
| Television and Video Production | Undergrad Certificate |
News
Human-Centered Environmental Controls: Humanity+Technology/CoAD lecture: September 17, 6 p.m.
Dr. Choi’s research focuses on developing an integrated human-centered framework for intelligent environmental control in a building.Read more
Idea Factory: "Radical Inclusion in Tech" by Dr. Marlo Rencher
Please join the College of Arts and Sciences for the first Idea Factory lecture of the 2020-21 year.Read more
LTU Instructor awarded the National Storytelling Network's prestigious ORACLE Circle of Excellence Award
Corinne Stavish, a full time Instructor for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Communication Department was recently awarded the National Storytelling Network’s prestigious ORACLE Circle of Excellence Award. The Circle of Excellence is presented to artists who are recognized nationally by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, a commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling.Read more
New LTU degree combines technology with the humanities
Lawrence Technological University is offering a new degree that combines high tech with the humanities to prepare graduates for the jobs of tomorrow. The Bachelor of Science in Technological Humanities will be offered through the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Communication, part of LTU’s College of Arts and Sciences.Read more
The HSSC Dept. is pleased to welcome Dr. Joy Schaefer as Senior Lecturer of Media Communication!
This fall, Dr. Schaefer will be teaching MCO 2213: Intro to Film Studies; MCO 4073: Horror & Thriller Films; & LLT 3643: Literature into Film. To find out more, email jschaefer@ltu.edu.Read more
Interactive online symposium examines plagues through literature
Putting the coronavirus pandemic in historical context in view of earlier plagues is the topic of a new interactive, online symposium offered free by Lawrence Technological University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Plague Literature in the Time of Coronavirus: an Online Symposium for the Quarantined” will be conducted from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, April 12 online. The series continues with sessions on Fridays, April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, and May 15, all from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Read more
LTU senior wins state broadcast scholarship
Genna Skalski, who will graduate in May from Lawrence Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in Media Communication, won the Friends of Bill Burton Scholarship from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.Read more
New Lawrence Tech paper compares Shelley's Frankenstein and Marvel's 'Black Panther'
Using “Frankenstein,” the famous book frequently called the world’s first science fiction novel, as a method for teaching both social studies and chemistry, is the topic of a new research paper from faculty members at Lawrence Technological University.Read more
Grand Challenges Research Poster Exhibit
Grand Challenges Research Poster ExhibitWednesday, December 11th, 5pm-8pmMarburger Stem CenterRead more
Pentecostal Technologies: From Village Cybernetics to Social Media
Dr. Ginger Nolan uses history to consider the impoverishment and anesthetization of political discourse under present regimes of social media.Read more