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
Grand Challenges Poster Exhibit Contest
4th Annual Research Poster Contest ExhibitMonday, December 8th 6pm-8:30pmFaculty and Student Judges NeededRead more
"Using Computing's Past to Understand Current Tech Crises"
Mar Hicks, PhD, associate professor of History of Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology.Read more
Classical Physics and Somatic Meditation
Join guest speaker Zosia Krusberg, Director of Graduate Student and Senior Lecturer at University of Chicago. Zosia will present "Classical Physics and Somatic Meditation". The Zoom event will be held on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to attend.Read more
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Humanity + Technology - "Finding Nature in the Games We Play"
What if starting up a game could offer us as meaningful a natural experience as going outdoors? Games, especially digital ones, are frequently dismissed as frivolous, arcane, or violent, and people tend to picture those who play them as antisocial boys sitting hunched indoors. This lecture contends that games today offer unique and playfully persuasive opportunities not only to engage directly with environmental issues, but also to foster moments of empathy, loss, care, experimentation, and optimism – ways of seeing and dealing with our troubled world anew.Read more
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