School of Social Sciences

School of Social Sciences

A stimulating multidisciplinary education and research in the social sciences starts here!

About School of Social Sciences

PhD student takes home two awards at SPS Student Research Awards 2021

Congratulations to PhD Psychology student, Shaik Muhammad Amin for taking home two national-level awards at the Singapore Psychological Society's Student Research Awards 2021.

Assoc Prof Andy Ho — first Asian elected President of ADEC

Congratulations to Associate Professor Andy Ho on being the elected President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)! He has also been recently awarded a research grant from the Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education and received an award at the Singapore Health and Biomedical Conference (SBHC) 2021 Scientific Competition

About School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences (SSS) is home to research and education in the social sciences. SSS offers study programmes in a range of subjects at both undergraduate and graduate levels, from a BSocSci (Hons) in a Single or Double Major and MSc (by coursework) to MA (by research) and PhD.

SSS has around 1,700 undergraduates and close to 400 graduate students across our degree programmes.

Presently, SSS offers four subject majors at the undergraduate level—Economics, Psychology, Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Sociology. Undergraduates also have the opportunity to choose interdisciplinary studies in Economics and Data Science, or double majors such as Economics and Media Analytics, Economics & Public Policy and Global Affairs. Meanwhile, at the graduate level, SSS offers PhD and MA programmes in all four subject majors as well as MSc in Applied Economics and Applied Gerontology.

In line with the strategic goals of NTU 2025 and the evolving concerns of human society, the School has formed four interdisciplinary research clusters—Aging, Inclusion and Healthcare; Cognitive and Behavioural Science; Environment and Sustainability; and Policy and Society. In addition, we have the Economic Growth Centre (EGC) that supports research by the Economics division.

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Economics

Economic principles underpin decision making in areas such as consumption and production, competition and trade, banking and finance, economic development and policies, as well as social issues relating to poverty, equality, health, and the environment.

Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and cognition and is a multifaceted discipline that traverses various fields such as anthropology, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, and sociology.

Public Policy and Global Affairs

The Public Policy and Global Affairs curriculum focuses on helping students to gain multidimensional practical knowledge in areas such as policy analysis, public financial management, international politics, and comparative public administration.

Sociology

Sociology is the study of social conditions and relations—how they are formed and what their consequences are. At NTU, students will learn to analyse the social conditions that shape human lives and confront difficult issues such as migration, poverty and inequalities.

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As one of the four Schools under the umbrella of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the School of Social Sciences (SSS) offers study programmes in a range of social science subjects at both undergraduate and graduate levels, from a BSocSci (Hons) and MSc (by coursework) to MA and PhD (by research).

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17^th Social Sciences & Management

27^th Psychology

According to 2021 QS World Rankings by Subject, NTU is presently ranked 17^th for Social Sciences & Management while our social sciences subjects are consistently ranked top 100 in the world.

31^st Politics & International Studies

61^st Sociology

45^th Economics & Econometrics

66^th Social Policy & Administration

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A stimulating multidisciplinary education and research in the social sciences starts here!

PhD student takes home two awards at SPS Student Research Awards 2021

Assoc Prof Andy Ho — first Asian elected President of ADEC

Undergraduates

Graduates

Alumni

New Horizons

Economics

Psychology

Public Policy and Global Affairs

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PPGA Student Wu You's Qualifying Examination

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Psychology Student Sagarika Bhattacharjee's Oral Examination

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Sociology Student George Wong Boon Keng's Oral Examination

Sociology Student Joy Soo Shi Hui's Qualifying Examination

Psychology Student Paul Victor Patinadan's Oral Examination

Economics Student Liu Haodan's Qualifying Examination

Economics Student Ho Sy Ha's Qualifying Examination

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