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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

With the evolving modus operandi and recruitment methods of terror networks, the threat of the home-grown terrorist and lone-wolf attacks raises major security concerns for governments around the world. To address this important issue, Channel NewsAsia recently commissioned a two-part documentary… more

Hoe Su Fern joined the SMU School of Social Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Arts and Culture Management in September 2016. We managed to get a chance to ask Su Fern a few questions about her research background and teaching interests. Read on to learn more about our newest faculty member!… more

PSYC104 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Harshvardhan Mehta (BSocSc Class of 2017) What makes us who we are? The study of developmental psychology aims to answer this profound question by improving our understanding of how human beings learn, mature, and adapt. Through this course, students get the… more