SMU School of Social Sciences Celebrates 10 years of Holistic Education and Excellence

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Higher Education; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/oh_pressrelease/145; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1144&context=oh_pressrelease

Originally established in July 2002 as the School of Economics and Social Sciences, SMU School of Social Sciences (SoSS) expanded to be a separate entity on its own in 2007 and is the first school in Singapore to offer multi-disciplinary education. Beginning with a pioneer batch of 76 Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc) students in 2004, SoSS is now home to more than 972 BSocSc students in 2017. With just two faculty members in 2003, the School now boasts a diverse group of 40 full-time faculty members across the fields of Social Sciences – Psychology Political Science and Sociology, and Humanities – Philosophy and the Arts.