Metallurgy students have access to a variety of scanning electron microscopes to analyze materials in the beautiful new Minerals and Materials Engineering Building. America's interest in the environment has helped shape the growing civil and environmental engineering department. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named MTU the lead university in the Center for Clean Industrial and Treatment Technologies. The College of Sciences and Arts brings balance to the campus. We also have first-rate preprofessional and medical technology programs.
Chemists do fundamental research on the properties and reactions of substances.
They investigate the molecular interactions of materials including DNA, drugs, batteries, plastics, and almost anything else you encounter in daily life. Because mathematics is the language of science and engineering, Michigan Tech has always possessed a strong math program. Mathematics graduates can pursue advanced degrees or immediately begin a career in education, government, or industry. Our humanities department teaches all MTU students the importance of good communication skills and is home to the nation's largest Scientific and Technical Communication program. Students in the social sciences department can pursue the science, technology, and society option, which addresses the changes created by progress, or a more-traditional history degree.