Montana State University, the State’s land-grant institution, educates students, creates knowledge and art, and serves communities, by integrating learning, discovery, and engagement.

The faculty, staff, and administrators in the College of Letters & Science support the fulfillment of the University’s teaching, scholarship, and service mission in the humanities, mathematical sciences, social sciences and natural sciences.

The College of Letters and Science (CLS), the most academically diverse of the University’s colleges, is a critical teaching and research unit in Montana’s land-grant institution. The mission of the College is to prepare students to think analytically and creatively in a liberal arts tradition, to engage in scholarship of the highest caliber, and to make meaningful contributions to our local community, the state of Montana, regional, national, and global society.

Every faculty member is expected to fulfill the university and college mission through teaching, scholarship, service, and integration. The teaching goal of the College is threefold: (1) to offer an academic curriculum that provides for the general education of all Montana State University students, (2) to offer an enriched educational experience to students majoring in the diverse disciplines of the College of Letters and Science, and (3) to provide quality programs of graduate study in those disciplines authorized to grant post-baccalaureate degrees.

Faculty members are expected to engage in scholarship of the highest caliber. Thus, every faculty member is expected to develop and maintain an active program of scholarship consistent with standards of their discipline.

Faculty members are expected to engage in service activities with the general public, from global, national, state and local entities to professional organizations within academic disciplines. Faculty also have responsibilities to serve on department, College, and University committees.

In summary, faculty in the College of Letters and Science provide three interrelated and complementary roles: undergraduate and graduate instruction, scholarship, and service to the people of Montana and beyond. The integration among the roles is fundamental to our mission as a land grant university.

Academic Programs of the College

Agricultural Economics & Economics, B.S., M.S.

Cell Biology & Neuroscience, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Chemistry & Biochemistry, B.S. Ph.D.

Earth Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Ecology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

English, B.A., M.A.

History & Philosophy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Mathematical Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Microbiology & Immunology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Modern Languages & Literatures, B.A.

Native American Studies, Minor, M.A.

Physics, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Political Science, B.S., M.P.A.

Psychology, B.S., Ph.D.

Sociology & Anthropology, B.S.

Interdisciplinary Academic Programs

American Studies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Asian Studies, B.A.

Latin American & Latino Studies, option

Liberal Studies, B.A.

Master of Science in Science Education, M.S.

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, minor

Centers

Western Lands & People

Writing Center

CLS faculty also contribute to the WWAMI program and other centers across campus.