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MULTIPLE CAREER
PATHWAYS

  • Employment outcomes in a diverse range of industries – Consulting,
    Corporate Communication, Education, Entrepreneurship, Finance,
    Human Resources, Marketing, and Public Service
     
  • Placement in top postgraduate programmes – Harvard, Cornell,
    London School of Economics, and Oxford
     
  • Multiple job offers with highly competitive starting salaries

INTERDISCIPLINARY
APPROACH

  • Three interrelated disciplines - Psychology, Political Science,
    and Sociology
     
  • Combination of both breadth and depth of knowledge
     
  • Freedom to add a second major or pursue a double degree

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

  • Interactive seminar-style pedagogy
     
  • Education outside the classroom – Overseas Study Missions,
    SMU-X Courses, Exchange Programmes, Summer School, 
    Internships, and Community Service Projects
     
  • Opportunities for collaboration with world-class
    faculty members – Research Assistantships, Senior
    Thesis Projects, Co-Authored Publications

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES BLOG

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Student Stories

At School of Social Sciences, we transform lives. Check out our featured students.

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Jessica Song Keen Yi

Graduating Class of 2020
Majoring in Politics, Law and Economics (PLE)

 
Coming from a business background, I was seeking for a degree that will broaden my knowledge and analytical skills.
 

Li Xiaolong

Graduating Class of 2020
Majoring in Political Science and Public Policy and Public Management

 
SMU’s multidisciplinary approach to social sciences therefore best equips me for the real world.
 

Malini Melissa Selvakumar

Graduating Class of 2019
Majoring in Sociology and Arts and Culture Management

 
I am extremely fortunate to have been given many opportunities here at SMU that have helped me develop holistically.
 

Graduate Stories

At School of Social Sciences, we transform lives. Check out our featured graduates.

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Lim Chia Yeo

Class of 2013
BSocSc (PSYC and OBHR)
Human Resource Executive

 
Through the SOSS experience, I gained a better understanding of world and social issues.
 

Subir Roy

Class of 2015
BSocSc (SOCG and PPPM)
Graduate Trainee working at UBS AG

 
I was exposed to a wide variety of ideas, theories and paradigms that I would probably never have come across
 

Tsai Si Han

Class of 2016
BSocSc (POSC and Corp Comm)
Business Analyst Working at Global Fashion Group

 
My study of social sciences, with a core focus in the field of Political Science, has proved to be an integral one as it provided me with a more well-rounded and multi-faceted perspective, and is highly applicable to my career
 

News

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15 Oct 2018

More urged to join disability sports

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13 Oct 2018

New space at SMU dormitory encourages students to participate in community service

SMU undergraduates have a new space to call home on...

12 Oct 2018

Yip wins third Games medal

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