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Seah Tiong Kiat BSocSc Class of 2017 Doing an international exchange is not just about having fun and travelling. Being away from home for so long carries with it its own set of problems and discomforts. I have felt homesickness, loneliness, and had to learn how to live independently the hard way… more

PPPM107 SUSTAINABLE CITIES Tan Yiwen (BSocSc Class of 2017) Sustainable Cities is a module that promises to debunk the myths of “fluff” and “hippie” when it comes to the topic of sustainability. Forget about tree-hugging, this module gets you stuck in with the intricacies of how we are to be… more

Lloyd Heng Qi Hao  BSocSc Class of 2017 The signature campanile that welcomes you when you take your first step into the college. Legend has it that anyone who steps under the bell tower before exams will be doomed to fail them (P.S. It is not true!) Planting your boots into the pebbled paths… more

On 1 November 2016, the School of Social Sciences hosted the SMU-J.P. Morgan Symposium for 60 participants at the SMU Administration Building on the topic of Managing Skills Challenges in ASEAN-5. The symposium was based on a research study jointly conducted by Associate Professor Tan Kim Song (… more

Ho Yu Fong BSocSc Class of 2017 I did an internship at the Singapore Embassy in Vientiane, Laos in June 2015. The internship lasted for a month and gave me a really good exposure to life as a Foreign Service Officer. During my internship stint, I had the opportunity to attend Informal events such… more

Diong Hui Yee graduated from the SMU School of Social Sciences in July 2016 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology. We managed to get a chance to ask Hui Yee a few questions about her career and her experience as an SOSS undergraduate. 1. Where are you working at right now? Could you… more

Jason Tan Han Wei  BSocSc Class of 2019 What exactly is the Way of Life? I wonder if “achieving immortality” ever comes to mind, as an answer to such a question. What if I told you, some of us live our lives only to achieve a level of perfection, perfection that allows us to live forever?… more

The School of Social Sciences is home to a group of faculty members who constantly commit themselves to achieving excellence in the areas of research and teaching. In particular, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the following SOSS faculty members who have recently received an… more

Yap Shien Tah  BSocSc Class of 2017 “Hey, where are you heading to for exchange? Lithuania? Where is that?” my friends often enquire with a puzzled look on their faces. To be honest, I had personally never heard of Lithuania as well, until I applied for exchange to the ISM University of Management… more

The School of Social Sciences hosted its annual Dean’s List Award Ceremony at the SMU Music and Drama Lab on 30 September 2016. The Dean’s List Award is given to a select group of Bachelor of Social Science undergraduates who have obtained excellent course grades in the preceding academic year.… more