College of arts + sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences provides a strong liberal arts education designed to prepare you for success at LTU and for an active, creative professional life. The college’s Core Curriculum, taken by all undergraduate students, is built around an interactive engagement with literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, science, and the arts. You’ll join LTU’s community of learners and share intellectual experiences through reading, directed discussions, and problem-solving teamwork.

Your caring professors are dedicated to supporting your professional and personal endeavors both in and out of the classroom. The goal is to develop your ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, and make imaginative and rational decisions – skills that are important no matter what career you choose.

IN THE NEWS

LTU places sixth in Intelligent Ground Vehicle Challenge Lawrence Technological University’s robotic vehicle, iWheels, finished sixth in the Auto-Nav Challenge, the main event at the 21th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition held at Oakland University June 7-10. More than 50 teams from around the country and as far away as India and Japan entered the prestigious competition.... more
LTU students put business theory into practice Alex Mozeihem secures a camera in a drone. Business partner Zeran Gu and the company’s control tower are in the background. College humanities courses aren’t usually associated with commerce, but at Lawrence Technological University students in a communications course are learning how to turn their business dreams in... more
Megan Ziegler (MCO '12) wins Genevieve Dooley Award The Genevieve Dooley award was established in 1979 by Humanities alumna Christine Blackwell (BS HUM ’78). Ms. Genevieve Dooley was Lawrence Tech’s registrar, business officer, and bookkeeper from 1932 to 1968. A neighbor of Ms. Blackwell’s, Ms. Dooley was instrumental in encouraging Christine to go to L... more
How Sugar and Rat Poison Can Save Lives As part of the Quest (http://ltu.edu/arts_sciences/quest.asp) program, Assistant Professor Shannon Timmons and her students attach sugars to complex molecules produced in nature to create new life-saving drugs to treat illnesses, such as cancer and bacterial infections. Using warfarin, a commonly prescribed anticoagulant also used as a ra... more