2023 FULL-TIME

UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
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3H’s The
Brief
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Professionally competent and job-ready, with applied skills
1 of six
Singapore Autonomous Universities
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modes of study,
allowing you the flexibility to move
from full-time to part-time if you
land that DREAM JOB

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Socially conscious with a desire to make positive changes in society
year
key dispositions DIRECT HONOURS
HEAD, HEART, HABIT degree programme

HABIT
A self-directed and lifelong learner with strong ethics and values

At the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Tuition fees

we believe that everyone can be a force for positive
change. SUBSIDISED WORK-STUDY
through the government Degree (WSDeg) options
That is why SUSS’s full-time undergraduate Tuition Grant Scheme (TGS)
programmes are designed differently.
Use of
Our curriculum equips you with the three essential
qualities of “Head”, “Heart” and “Habit” that enable you CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME
to reach your goals while making a positive impact
in society.
94% of to pay tuition fees
full-time graduates
employed
In this booklet, we will explain how a SUSS education
10 full-time programmes to choose from:
is more than just facts, figures and examinations. within 6 months
of graduation1 S R Nathan School of Human Development School of Business
We will show you how longer work attachments,
overseas experience, community engagement, and
• Early Childhood Education with Minor • Accountancy
flexible pathways give you a competitive advantage • Human Resource Management with Minor • Business Analytics with Minor
and broaden your horizons. 1 Based on Joint Autonomous
• Social Work with Minor • Finance with Minor
Universities Graduate
Employment Survey 2021 on • Marketing with Minor
Sounds interesting? Then, read on to discover how Class of 2021 full-time graduates. School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences
• Supply Chain Management with Minor
you can be the change that matters … • Public Safety and Security with Minor
School of Science and Technology
• Information and Communication Technology
with Minor New in July 2023!

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 Your Four-Year Journey
Experiential
Teambuilding (ETB)
Start to
Programme
YOUR FOUR-YEAR your e-P build
ortfolio
JOURNEY WITH SUSS now!

The SUSS Student

Year 1 Experiential Teambuilding
EXPERIENTIAL
TEAMBUILDING
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
LIFE SKILLS
TRAINING
SUSS CORE
Core skills &
(ETB) is a signature
PROGRAMME
Credit-bearing 2.5 cu
Interview & resume skills More than just grades! knowledge
programme for all freshmen
to complete within their first
semester of study. This 2.5cu
credit-bearing programme
provides a platform for all
full-time freshmen to kick-
Year 2 start their university journey
SERVICE-LEARNING & PROFESSIONAL MAJOR together. The programme is
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Become an industry-relevant specialist
Building sustainable community solutions held overseas and/or locally.
Students can look forward to
MINOR COURSE
Strengthen both curated experiential activities
portfolio & network
that are designed to promote
cohesion, collaboration and
teamwork, as well as a deeper
Year 3 understanding of SUSS values
WORK ATTACHMENT OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE MAJOR- in relation to themselves,
24-week real-world experience For work, study or MINOR
community outreach COURSES the environment and the
Continued
from Year 2 community.

Year 4
INTEGRATIVE COURSE
Consolidate knowledge for professional polish

INDUSTRY

Head Heart Habi t

My
Resume

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 The SUSS
“
Learning to tackle
important questions
central to creating a
better society starts with
asking questions about
human values, human
development, and
human potential.”
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Core
Community Engagement
The SUSS Core is part of SUSS’s signature
programmes to give you a holistic and
interdisciplinary learning experience.
It comprises a dedicated cluster of courses
grounded in the humanities, social sciences,
and sciences that forms the foundational
and common experience for all SUSS
undergraduates. It focuses on emerging
and complex local and global issues, and
teaches students to think critically, reflexively,
empathetically and creatively to provide
personal responses as well as responses
as trained professionals based on ideas
of human values and human potential.
Service-Learning &
At SUSS, community engagement is an
integral part of the University’s learning
ecology. As a full-time undergraduate,
you will be able to further develop and
act on your sense of social responsibility,
contributing meaningfully to society.
Through close collaboration with
community partners of your choice,
you will discover, develop and deliver
community engagement endeavours that
you are passionate about. You will take
personal ownership of learning through
experiences and contributions to make a
sustainable difference in the community.
Community engagement may be
undertaken through one of the seven
pathways: Community Service-Learning,
Community Engaged Work, Community
Engaged Project, Community Engaged
Course, Community Engaged Applied
Research, Social Entrepreneurship and
Global Service-Learning.
Community engagement is part of the
suite of signature programmes at SUSS
that prepare you for an active, fulfilling
and meaningful life.
 Work Overseas
Attachment Experience
In SUSS, you have the opportunity to Through this experience, you will be
participate in supervised local or overseas able to connect theory to practice,
work attachment for a duration of at least acquire professional skills, and practice
transferrable life skills that would help build
Semester Overseas
24 weeks, as part of the full-time programme
Exchange Work
curriculum. In this experiential learning and advance your career. In your 4-year
Overseas Programme Attachment
programme, you will learn how to craft journey in SUSS, our Career Mentors will Overseas Global
your resume, engage in interviews with provide coaching, mentoring and training Summer/ Experiential Service-
Winter Learning Learning
potential employers, and be able to work in opportunities to support and guide you to
School
an authentic work environment. be career-ready.

Creating
Job Opportunities
In SUSS, students are not just developed to be
ready for work, you are exposed to platforms
that cultivate your entrepreneurial mindset
to solve issues and create your own jobs.
Venture Builder
A three- to six-month full-time programme
that provides you entrepreneurship training,
mentoring guidance and tools to start

SUSS’s signature entrepreneurship
programmes and mentoring include:
Impact Startup Challenge (ISC)
Spanning across 6 days to 9 weeks, the ISC
enables you to try your hand at turning a
raw idea into a business, while working in
local and international teams.
Alibaba Cloud–SUSS Entrepreneurship
Programme
If you already have a business idea, this
programme gives you 2.5 years to develop
your idea and pitch to influential investors.
Our network of over 40 mentors and experts
will help you perfect your business idea.
SUSS Gig Academy
The first of its kind locally, this programme
introduces you to the essential skills needed
to start your own freelancing career.
Learn from creative agencies and career
freelancers about their journey, and how
you can start yours.
building your own startup.
• Venture Builder - Impact Singapore
We actively encourage students and
startups to create impact startups, to make
our society and environment a better place
through their businesses.
• Venture Builder - Impact Regional
This track challenges students to expand
their horizons, solve a problem in the region
and start their business overseas.
Participants engaging in a brainstorming session during
the Venture Builder Programme.
“
Graduates with
international experience
are highly sought after
by employers. That is why
we ensure all our full-time
undergraduates have the
opportunity to develop
their global and regional
competencies through
a variety of overseas
experiential learning
programmes.”
As a full-time undergraduate, you may
choose to study at an approved foreign
university (overseas summer/winter
programme or semester exchange
programme), participate in an Overseas
Experiential Learning (OEL) trip or a Global
Service-Learning (GSL) project. This adds
a global dimension to your education, as
you gain valuable overseas experience and
enhance your cultural understanding of
respective countries.
We adopt a flexible approach towards your
overseas experience to suit diverse interests
and needs. You may also opt to work in an
overseas organisation, completing your
work attachment and overseas experience
at the same time.
The Work Attachment and Overseas
Experience are part of SUSS’s signature
programmes, designed to give you a holistic
and interdisciplinary learning experience.

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 Global Overseas
Service-Learning Experiential Learning

Project CREST (Community

Restoring Ecosystem) aims
to understand the social
perspectives in sustainability
Yangon, Myanmar
issues through interacting
with the Labuan Pandan Students explored deep into
community in East Lombok, the business environment
Indonesia, habitat restoration and developments
in the mangroves and coral through visits to a range of
reef ecosystem, and capacity business entities including
building through financial startups, MNCs, big local
literacy workshops. organisations and SMEs in
Myanmar. The appreciation
of Myanmar’s vibrant

Overseas
business scene is set against
a critical understanding of
its evolving economic and
political climate.

Work Attachment

“
Bogor, Indonesia
Working in a different country exposed me to
a different working style that is heavily influenced by Students immersing in local
the Thai culture as well. It has taught me to be more cultures by learning how to make
mindful of my words and actions, and to adapt to the traditional figurines using leaf
culture here.” stalks in Bogor, Indonesia (OEL
Indonesia).
Bonnie Yip
Bachelor of Human Resource Management with Minor in
Political Science (pictured visiting her friend’s family on Koh
Larn Island)

“
As compared to a local internship in
Singapore, my overseas internship with The Trinket
Company (Bangkok) has made me more open-
minded and understanding. I was able to interact
with people who grew up in a different environment
and understand different perspectives. This has
widened my perception of the world and has made
me more empathetic.”
Cheang Xue Yi
Bachelor of Science in Marketing with Minor in Digital
Content Marketing (pictured during her TrinketCo earrings
photoshoot)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Students explored socially and
environmentally sustainable food
production in Indonesia through
visits to various social enterprises,
tech businesses and NGOs. They
also learnt how SMEs and start-
ups capitalise on information and
communication technology to grow
their business.

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 S R Nathan School
of Human Development
“
Early Childhood Education
As world governments increase their focus on healthy
development of young children, early childhood education has
become an in-demand career because of societal needs and an
increased awareness that the early years are crucial for a child’s
lifelong development.”
This degree programme prepares early
childhood teachers to be inquiring,
progressive educators who are
developmentally appropriate, inclusive and
respectful of young children’s ideas and
individual meaning-making processes.
The courses provide a foundation for
individuals to function effectively within
Singapore’s licensed childcare centres
and kindergartens. Well-prepared and
experienced early childhood educators
can eventually enter multidisciplinary
work when individual educators have had
sufficient experience working as early
childhood teachers.
Graduates from the programme can
look forward to fulfilling careers first and
foremost in the growing early childhood
education sector; and with sufficient
reflective experience and cumulative
knowledge, be able to branch out to
community work, public education, social
entrepreneurship, as well as governmental
and non-governmental organisations.
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“
As an aspiring
educator with no prior
background in ECE,
the field practicums
in preschools have
provided a lens for me to
understand the realities
of early childhood
education and where
theoretical knowledge and practical skill sets
integrate. The programme has helped me
in developing critical thinking skills, broader
perspectives, and given me the courage to
challenge traditional approaches towards
education.”
Catherine Toh Shi Ying
ECDA Training Award Recipient
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Minor
in Chinese Language
Kok Xiu Wen
ECDA Training Award Recipient
Bachelor of Early Childhood
Education with Minor in Special
Education
Scan to read about
Xiu Wen’s journey with us!
This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.
BACHELOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
WITH MINOR
SUSS Core (40 cu)
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
Major Compulsory (110 cu)
• Children, Care and Education:
Issues and Contexts
• Scientific Enquiry and Social Studies in
an Integrated Curriculum
• Children as Thinkers and Meaning Makers • Children’s Social and Emotional Learning
• Child Health, Growth and Well-Being • Supporting Diverse Learners
• Child-Centred Pedagogy and Guidance • Early Childhood Research Methods
• Supporting Communication and • Art, Imagination and Meaning Making
Emergent Literacy Through Play
• Birth to Three Responsive Curriculum
• Music, Movement and Story Drama
• Facilitating Children’s Mathematical
• Supporting Sensory and Motor Development Thinking
• Multimodal Literacies in a Play-Based • Practitioner Enquiry and Learning
Curriculum
• Teaching Practice
• Assessing and Documenting Learning
• Early Childhood Education Applied Project
• Advocacy and Collaborations with Families
Major Electives (Choose 10 cu)
• Perspectives on Child Study • Incorporating Engineering Experiences in
Early Childhood Curricula
• Case-Based Child Study and Intervention
• Developmentally Appropriate Early
• Teacher Leadership
Childhood Practices in Beijing
• Curriculum Planning with Children’s Books • Developmentally Appropriate Early
• Comparing Curricular Approaches Childhood Practices in Hong Kong
and Models • Play-Based Early Education in Anji
• Childhood: Global Perspectives • Developmentally Appropriate Early
Childhood Practices in Taiwan
• Introduction to Edible Education for Children
• Musicking, Moving and Storying with • Developmentally Appropriate Early
Young Children Childhood Practices in Japan
• Early Years Technology • Innovation Spirit in Shenzhen
Minor (40 cu)
Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)
• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Up to 12 months of Supervised Field Education (including 12 weeks of Work Attachment)
• Overseas Experience
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Human Resource Management
The field of human
resource management (HRM),
vital to any company and
organisation, is experiencing
rapid growth as Singapore
consolidates its position as the
emerging centre for business
in Asia. Consequently, there
is increasing demand for
specialist HR practitioners,
both locally and regionally.”
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BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WITH MINOR
Our Bachelor of Human Resource SUSS Core (40 cu)
Management with Minor programme
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
is Singapore’s first and only full-time
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
bachelor’s degree in HRM. Graduates
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
from the programme can look forward
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
to enriching careers as human resource
professionals in areas such as personnel Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
and recruitment, training, development,
compensation, employee relations, labour Major Compulsory (85 cu)
relations, and organisation development.
• Business Skills and Management • Talent Management
• Statistics • Performance Management
• Project Management • Leadership Development
• Human Behaviour in Organisations • Workforce Planning
• Employment Law and Industrial Relations • Assessment and Selection
• Training and Development • Strategic HRM and Change Leadership
• Team Dynamics • Human Resource Management Applied Project
• Total Reward Design and Management
Major Electives (Choose 20 cu)
• Business Excellence • Human Capital Measurement
• Economic Ideas and Models for Business • Global Human Resource
• Essentials of Financial Management • Interviewing Techniques
• Work Motivation
General Electives (Choose 15 cu)
Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
Minor (40 cu)
Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)
• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience
This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.
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Social Work
This programme is
designed to develop your
knowledge and skills as
positive change agents in
society and in the lives of
the individuals, families and
communities you serve. The
programme also prepares
students for indirect social
work in the areas of social
policy, planning and
evaluation.
Graduates from our full-time
Bachelor of Social Work with
Minor programme will be
able to take up enriching
careers in family service
centres, children and youth
centres, hospitals, hospices
and other community or
social service agencies.”
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With a rich history in enhancing human
wellbeing, social work remains a dynamic
profession that evolves to meet emerging
social needs and conditions.
The recent blossoming of the social
services sector has made social work an
increasingly popular career choice for
young people who aspire to improve the
lives of people from diverse backgrounds.
This programme aims to equip students for
entry into the social work profession.
As an undergraduate, you will be required
to complete 1,000 hours of supervised
social work field education in different
social work settings.
This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK WITH MINOR
SUSS Core (40 cu)
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
Major Compulsory (90 cu)
• Statistics • Social Work Practice and Skills Lab II:
Working with Small Groups
• Development of Social Work and Social
Services in Singapore • Families and their Issues
• Human Growth and Life-Span Development • Poverty and Social Inequality
(Birth to Adolescence)
• Social Work Practice and Skills Lab III:
• Human Growth and Life-Span Development Community Engagement and Development
(Adulthood to Old Age)
• Social Work Field Seminars – Placement 1
• Legal and Ethical Issues in
Helping Professions • Social Work Field Seminars – Placement 2
• Reflective Practice and Cultural Competencies • Social Work Applied Project
• Social Work Practice and Skills Lab I:
Working with Individuals and Families
Major Electives (Choose 30 cu - at least 10 cu must be Level 3 or higher courses)
• Globalization and Social Change • Interventions for At-Risk Youths
• Children and their Issues • Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• Social Work in Healthcare • Social Policy and Planning
• Eldercare • Social Innovation and Design
• Approaches to Community Development
• Social Advocacy
• Community Development: Practice and • Social Welfare Administration
Strategies • Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice Systems
• Introduction to and Assessment Framework
for Youth Issues
Minor (40 cu)
Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)
• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• 1,000 Hours Supervised Social Work Field Education (Work Attachment)
• Overseas Experience
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 School of Business BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY

SUSS Core (40 cu)

• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work

Accountancy

“
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)

Major Compulsory (130 cu)

Singapore is working Our full-time Bachelor of Accountancy

• Financial Accounting • Advanced Consolidation and Corporate
professional major programme is designed
towards establishing itself as to equip you with broad general business • Managerial Accounting
Reporting

a leading regional and global skills, and strong academic and professional • Financial Reporting
• Ethics and Accounting Theory

financial, trading and service
hub. To support this aspiration,
Singapore has to also develop
itself into an accountancy hub.
This strategic thrust provides
an exciting opportunity for
students wishing to train
as accountants, auditors or
finance managers.”
training in accounting, assurance and
attestation, law, taxation and information
technology. Graduates can expect good
career opportunities, both in the accountancy
sector and related business areas.
The Bachelor of Accountancy programme
is recognised by the Accounting and
Corporate Regulatory Authority. The
Singapore Accountancy Commission has
also accredited the Bachelor of Accountancy
programme for direct entry to the Singapore
CA Qualification (Professional Programme).
• Intermediate Financial Reporting
• Corporate Governance and Risk Management
• Business Skills and Management
• Accounting for Decision Making and Control
• Statistics
• Introduction to Income Tax
• Quantitative Methods
• Accounting Information Systems
• Contract and Agency Law
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Company and Tort Law
• Assurance and Attestation
• Contemporary Business Strategy
• Advanced Assurance and Attestation
• Economic Ideas and Models for Business
• Taxation of Companies and Partnerships
• Decision making for Financial Managers
• International Taxation and Tax Planning
• Financial Markets
• Strategic Management Accounting
• Human Behaviour in Organisations
• Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

Major Electives (Choose 30 cu)

• Accounting Analytics • Business Analytics Applications and Issues

• Topics in Assurance and Attestation • Text Mining and Applied Project Formulation
• Python for Data Analytics • Business Forecasting
• Fundamentals of Data Mining • Statistical Methods
• Association and Clustering • Marketing Management
• Predictive Modelling

SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)

• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience

This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.

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Business Analytics BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
WITH MINOR

SUSS Core (40 cu)

This programme provides students with skill sets
that are valuable to organisations operating in the digital era.
The programme prepares graduates for engagements with
different stakeholders in various phases of an analytics project.
To this end, students will read a number of business-related
courses to develop core skills across multiple business functions
and operations. They will be trained to apply a wide array of
data analytics techniques to uncover useful information from
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
Major Compulsory (105 cu)
• Financial and Managerial Accounting • Business Skills and Management

business data. In addition, students will learn to report and • Data Visualisation for Business • Statistics

present useful and actionable findings to facilitate managerial • Python for Data Analytics • Quantitative Methods

decision-making and improve organisational performance.” • Fundamentals of Data Mining • Contract and Agency Law
• Association and Clustering • Contemporary Business Strategy

Upon successful completion of the • Predictive Modelling • Economic Ideas and Models for Business
programme, you can look forward to exciting • Business Analytics Applications and Issues • Essentials of Financial Management
careers in essentially any organisation • Text Mining and Applied Project Formulation • Human Behaviour in Organisations
with a lot of data that requires analytical
• Business Forecasting • Marketing Management
insight, including government, healthcare,
community, business, and social services. • Applied Operations Research
• Business Analytics Applied Project

Major Electives (Choose 15 cu) 1

• Accounting Analytics • Internet of Things (IoT)

• Statistical Methods • Database Management Systems
• SAS Programming and its Application • Multivariate Analysis
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence in • Social Media Metrics & Analytics
Healthcare
• Marketing Research

Minor (40 cu)

Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing

SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)

• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience

This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.

Explanatory Note:
1
Up to 15 cu of the elective courses can be replaced by General Electives.

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Finance BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
WITH MINOR

SUSS Core (40 cu)

Singapore is an established international financial
centre located in Southeast Asia. The financial services sector is
a central pillar of our constantly digitalising economy. As such,
there is a high demand for motivated graduates with a firm
grasp of financial knowledge and technology skills.”
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)

Graduates from our full-time Bachelor of Bryan Lim

Science in Finance with Minor programme
are well-positioned to take up challenges
of the demanding financial industry, being
equipped with a foundational grounding
in computational thinking and technology
skills to apply to both conventional finance
and FinTech. Our graduates can look
forward to a career in banking, investment,
wealth management, advisory and planning,
trading or financial technologies.
SUSS Scholar
Bachelor of Science in
Finance with Minor in
Business
Scan to read about
Bryan’s journey with us!
Major Compulsory (100 cu)
• Financial Accounting • Data Technologies for Financial Modelling
• Managerial Accounting • Game Theory and Design Thinking
• Python for Data Analytics • Decision Making for Financial Managers
• Business Skills and Management • Mathematics and Programming for FinTech
• Statistics • Machine Learning and AI for FinTech
• Contract and Agency Law • Financial Management in the
Digital Economy
• Sustainability, Ethics and Law
• Human Behaviour in Organisations
• Contemporary Business Strategy
• Managing Operations
• Economic Ideas and Models for Business
• Marketing Management
• International Economics

Major Electives (Choose 20 cu)

• Financial Markets • Risk Management for Finance and

• Impact Investing and Green Finance Technology

• Equity Securities • Financial Technologies and Innovations

• Islamic Finance • Blockchain Technology and Smart Contract

for Finance
• Fixed Income and Derivative Securities
• Financial Cryptography
• Personal Financial Planning
• Computational Law in Token Economy

Minor (40 cu)

Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing

SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)

• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience

This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.

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Marketing
Marketing is a critical
business function in any
organisation. Our full-time
Bachelor of Science in
Marketing with Minor
programme is designed to
provide you with specialised
marketing knowledge and
additional expertise in business
and general management.”
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING
WITH MINOR
SUSS Core (40 cu)
You will acquire the critical managerial
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
and analytical skills needed to become
an effective marketing professional, while • Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
gaining networking, presentation and • Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
teamwork skills that are essential for success • Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
in an increasingly competitive business
environment. Marketing graduates can Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
look forward to careers in areas such as Major Compulsory (95 cu)
sales, advertising and promotion, corporate
•
communication, product management,
marketing research, retail marketing and
• Financial and Managerial Accounting • Human Behaviour in Organisations
• Analytics for Decision-Making • Managing Operations
digital marketing.
• Business Skills and Management • Marketing Management
• Statistics • Consumer Behaviour
• Contract and Agency Law • Integrated Marketing Communications
• Business Excellence • Business-to-Business Marketing
• Contemporary Business Strategy • Services Marketing
• Economic Ideas and Models for Business • Marketing Research
• Essentials of Financial Management • Selected Topics in Digital Transformation
Major Electives (Choose 25 cu)1
• Sustainability, Ethics and Law • Multivariate Analysis
• Customer Relationship Management • Internet & Social Media Marketing
• Starting and Managing a Business • Pricing
• SUSS Impact Startup Challenge • Social Media Metrics & Analytics
(Singapore/Overseas)
• Sustainability Marketing
• Sales Management
• Social Marketing
• Retail Management
• Marketing Applied Project
• Brand Management
Minor (40 cu)
Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)
• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience
This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.
Explanatory Note:
1
Up to 15 cu of the elective courses can be replaced by General Electives.
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 Supply Chain Management

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
WITH MINOR

SUSS Core (40 cu)

Singapore is a top global logistics hub according to
the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index, connecting
companies to global markets through its excellent infrastructure
and connectivity by sea and air. Global players in sectors such
as aerospace, consumer businesses, electronics, energy and
chemicals, ICT, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and precision
engineering, have set up supply chain control towers and •
distribution centres in Singapore to organise their global and
• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work
• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability
• Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)
Major Compulsory (95 cu)
• Financial and Managerial Accounting • Transport Management and Technology

regional supply chains. The boom in e-commerce and online • Python for Data Analytics • Supply Chain Information Management and
Technology
• Fundamentals of Data Mining
shopping has created demand for innovative solutions on last- • Procurement and Supply Management
• Business Skills and Management
mile deliveries. Rapid urbanisation and the rise of the affluent in the Digital Era
• Statistics
middle class in Asia has fuelled the growth in intra-Asian trade • International Trade Law
• Quantitative Methods • Optimisation and Simulation for
that will further spur the demand for logistics services.” • Contemporary Business Strategy Decision-Making

• Essentials of Financial Management • Industry 4.0 Logistics Applications

Managing effective and efficient supply chains have
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
become so vital for today’s businesses as we live in a • Supply Chain Management
Applied Project
VUCA (volatile, uncertain, ambiguous, complex) world. • Inventory Management
• Marketing Management
Global phenomena such as the COVID-19 pandemic,
digitalisation and Industry 4.0, Russia-Ukraine war, Major Electives (Choose 25 cu - at least 10 cu must be Level 3 or higher courses) 1
ageing population and increased need for sustainable
solutions, have made businesses re-think, re-strategise • Project Management • Airport and Airline Logistics
and re-position their supply chains. As we live with • Economic Ideas and Models for Business • Solutions Design for Logistics and Supply
volatility and uncertainty, we should see strong demand Chain Management
• Internet of Things (IoT)
for professionals with deep technical and digital skills in Goh Zhen Han • Urban Logistics
SUSS Scholar • Machine Learning
logistics and supply chain management, procurement
• Geospatial Analytics for Decision-Making
and international trade management including Bachelor of Supply Chain • Warehouse Management and Technology
Management with Minor in • Digital Twin for Supply Chains
the ability to interact across different cultures and • Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chains
Analytics
demographics. • Logistics for Large-Scale Events
• Ocean Freight Management
• Contact Management for Supply Chains
• Air Freight Management
Graduates can look forward to promising careers in
tracks such as: Warehouse Management and Operations, • Port Management and Technology
Transportation Management and Operations, Freight
Forwarding and Operations, Sales and Customer Service, Minor (40 cu)
Scan to read about
Logistics Solutioning and Programme Management, Refer to suss.edu.sg for the full listing
Zhen Han’s journey with us!
and Logistics Process Improvement and Information
System. Industry 4.0 adoption is expected to see SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)
the creation of new job roles in data analysis and
management, software development, digitalisation
• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
and automation.
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience

This programme is reviewed regularly and hence, the course listing is subject to change.

Explanatory Note:
1
Up to 15 cu of the elective courses can be replaced by General Electives.

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 School of Humanities BACHELOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
WITH MINOR

and Behavioural Sciences SUSS Core (40 cu)

• Why Do Good? • Globalisation and Technology • Transforming Work

• Challenging Sustainability • Critical Reasoning • Cities & Crises
• Differences and Interests in Society • Understanding Vulnerability

“
Public Safety and Security • Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme and Unrestricted / General Electives (20cu)
Major & Minor Components (160 cu)

Major Compulsory (120 cu)

Safety and security is a concern for all. From terror attacks • Analytics for Decision-Making • Crime, Justice and Punishment

to industrial espionage and politically motivated cyberattacks, • Organisational Behaviour in the Technology Era • Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation
• Crisis Communication • Introduction to Disaster Risk and Resilience
the world is experiencing multiple security threats that are • Understanding Contemporary Society: • Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia
complex, hard to detect and defend against. Recognising these The Social and Behavioural Sciences • Transnational Crime and Globalisation
• Statistics and Data Analysis for the Social
challenges, governments and businesses agree that they need and Behavioural Sciences
• Cybercrime
• Integrated Public Safety and Security
highly trained professionals to deliver effective security outcomes. • Media Literacy in the Age of Fake News Management
• Behavioural Economics: Everyday Decisions
This undergraduate degree programme aims to meet this demand • Religion in Contemporary Societies
• Public Safety and Security Applied Project
• Introduction to Psychology 1
and produce professionals with the necessary skill sets that are • Government and Politics of Singapore • Introduction to Psychology 2
perfectly aligned to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding field • Governance and Corruption • Research Methods
• Introduction to the Singapore Legal System
of public safety and security.”
Minor (40 cu)
This programme provides not only Criminology
Scan to watch what our students
theoretical knowledge but also training
have to say about the PSS • Criminal Law in Practice: An Overview • Policing, Crime and Society
in intervention strategies in the areas
programme! • Criminological Theories and Intervention • Abnormal Psychology
of policing, emergency management,
• Desistance from Crime • Criminal Psychology
investigation, rehabilitation, crime reduction
• Restorative Justice Principles and Practices • Psychology of Nonverbal Behaviours
and terrorism. The courses are designed
with a balance of theory and practice, and Crisis Management
with emphasis on the development of
management, communication and critical • Cognitive Systems Engineering • Urban Security and Resilience
Lee Zi Xin • Risk Assessment and Management • Peacebuilding and Security
thinking skills. Bachelor of Public Safety
• Emergency Preparedness and Response • Global Food Security
and Security with Minor
Planning • Food Security, Ethics and Law
Upon successfully completing this in Crisis Management
• Security Operations and Administration
programme, graduates can look forward to
a wide range of meaningful careers in public Psychosocial Intervention (Choose 40 cu)
and private industries dealing with safety
• Desistance from Crime • Psychology of Nonverbal Behaviours
and security-related tasks such as security
• Restorative Justice Principles and Practices • Families and their Issues
management, risk assessments, criminal
• Criminological Perspective in Punishment • Introduction to and Assessment Framework
justice, investigations, social welfare and Scan to read about for Youth Issues
• Abnormal Psychology
rehabilitation. Zi Xin’s journey with us! • Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice Systems
• Counselling Psychology in Singapore

SUSS Signature Programmes (Compulsory)

• Service-Learning & Community Engagement
• Life Skills and Career Development Workshops • E-Portfolio
• Work Attachment (at least 24 weeks) • Overseas Experience

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 School of Science and
Technology
Information and Communication
“
Technology
Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT) is the key enabler of
digital transformation,
one of the priorities of the
Singapore government.
Many businesses and
organisations have
accelerated the adoption
of digital technologies to
overcome key challenges
and unlock new growth
opportunities. ICT manpower
demands are thus increased
with creation of new job
roles in various industries to
help digital transformation.”
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This new full-time undergraduate degree
programme targets to train more ICT
professionals to facilitate digitalisation in
the industries. The programme has a wide
coverage of ICT knowledge areas in computer
science foundations, software and application
development, computer system and
networking, cloud computing and big data,
cybersecurity, database management, and
information system and business process.
New in
July 2023!
This programme not only equips students
with theoretical ICT knowledge, but also
provides hands-on training to build their skills
on programming, networking, and information
handling throughout the study. In addition,
the programme offers students work-study
experiences and relevant training in preparation
for industry professional certifications. This
ensures the students are well prepared for the
industry with the necessary digitalisation skills
upon graduation.
Graduates from this programme can find a
multitude of careers in ICT and other industries
such as: software/application/DevOps engineer,
security engineer, system analyst, cloud/
network engineer, database administrator,
data/business analyst, etc.
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 Why Choose SUSS? “ SUSS was my first choice when
applying for a university. The education
experience has broadened my worldview on
educating young children, and supported
me in critically evaluating my teaching
practice. It strongly aligned with my personal
beliefs about applying theories to practice
as the programme structure enabled me to
spend more than 1000 hours of contact time
with children in local preschools. It allowed
me to be a more reflective and thoughtful
practitioner, and I feel more equipped to step up as a teacher leader and preschool educator.

Furthermore, SUSS is supportive of student initiatives and strongly advocates giving back
to society. I’m thankful for the opportunity to collaborate with the non-profit organisation
Care Corner through SUSS’s Community Engagement (CE) platform. It was a meaningful
experience for myself and my friends as we reached out to and connected with families at
risk of social isolation in the neighbourhood community.

All in all, it has been a fulfilling and enriching journey in SUSS, and I’m grateful to have been
given the opportunity to study here.”

Gracelyn Tan
ECDA Training Award Recipient
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Minor in Digital Media

“ To be completely honest, I knew little

about SUSS before I joined, and the main
thing which drew me to the University was

“
the course of study which really interested
me — Public Safety and Security. Imagine
I like how SUSS’s seminars emphasise on class participation, encouraging us to my surprise when I learnt of the school’s
voice our opinions and queries, allowing everyone to analyse and clarify. With this, students “flipped classroom” teaching pedagogy!
develop their skill in public speaking — essential to have in this VUCA world. The flexible While it took some time for me to adapt to
curriculum schedule and opportunity to participate in service-learning and community this independent learning style, I realised over
engagement ensures I gain first-hand experience and apply what I learn in a real-world time how well this mimics the working world.
setting, to develop both personal and professional contexts. Personally, SUSS is the best place Such rigors definitely prepare SUSS students
for me to continuously step out of my comfort zone. Education should not be just about to head straight into real world demands without skipping a beat.
academics, it is about cultivating interest, the curiosity to learn and expanding your circle.”
While the rigours of SUSS’s curriculum can be really packed, I really recommend joining
Cheryll Goh an interest group of your choice to broaden your perspective. I was in the Public Safety
SUSS Spirit Award Recipient and Security Interest Group in my first year of studies, and it was such a great way to meet
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management with Minor in International Trade people from my course! The Office of Student Life also constantly engages the student body,
Management providing upskilling opportunities for us. Opportunities are aplenty here in SUSS, if you do
choose SUSS, don’t be afraid to grab them, for you will never know where it might lead you!”

Kenneth Tan
MHA Degree Scholarship (Full-Time) Recipient
Bachelor of Public Safety and Security with Minor in Psychosocial Intervention

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 Why Choose SUSS?

“ “ Grounded in a strong socio-

constructivist theoretical foundation and
developmentally appropriate perspectives
on child development and early childhood
education, the ECE programme prepared
me for a level of academic rigour where
I underwent a process of unlearning,
learning and re-learning. No longer can
early childhood education be diluted as
“simple child-minding”, I was exposed to a
huge library of research, literature and brain
science that helped to improve my teaching
practices and back up the significance of
my work.

My professors helped me understand that

being a teacher is a dynamic and reflective
process of reveling in new discoveries and

“
Through my journey with SUSS, I was able to create fruitful and memorable
experiences which I never got the chance to experience before. There were ample
opportunities for me to expand my social network, connect and interact with my peers. My
most impactful experience was the Experiential Teambuilding (ETB) Programme, where I
had the chance to visit Shenzhen, China. There, I was able to make plenty of new friends and
bond through team-building (social) activities that were both exhilarating and emotional.
It also enabled me to enhance my cross-cultural awareness and exposure to life outside of
Singapore.
One thing I value a lot as a SUSS student is the autonomy and flexibility given to us. Because
of this, I was able to create a path that is uniquely my own. SUSS offers a wide range of elective
courses which extends to topics such as music, art and even psychology, enabling students to
also grow and develop in other non-academic areas such as creativity and innovation. In fact, I
was part of a Music Initiative Programme for my Community Engagement Project!”
Fabian Chew
SUSS Spirit Award Recipient
Bachelor of Science in Finance with Minor in Management
being open to different perspectives and ideas. The curriculum strengthened my ability
to think critically and make inquiries about different teaching strategies and pedagogical
approaches.
All these different lines of inquiry culminated into my final year project – a research study
done during an internship. This teacher-research project was the most intense and difficult,
yet insightful and rewarding part of the degree programme. I had never thought that such
academic research could be done in ECE, and was amazed at the level of reflection and
thinking that had to be done.
Teacher-research, I believe, is critical in elevating the status of early childhood education
professionals as the scientific and structured nature of research supports teachers in
thinking deeper about their practices and pedagogical approach. Just as I wish for my
students’ learning to be a back-and-forth process; for them to be curious and inquisitive, the
research project helped me frame my learning and discoveries in this way too.
I am not only a better practitioner because of the insights I gained during research, but I
am also a better advocate for developmentally appropriate and child-centric pedagogical
approaches for young children. I wholeheartedly endorse diploma ECE holders to consider
applying for the ECE degree programme — there are so many new insights to gain!”

Wong Yoke Cheng

Kewalram Chanrai Group Scholar
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Minor in Film Studies

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 Desirable Traits How To You must submit the admission e-application
form online, together with a non-refundable

Apply?
application fee of S$15 (Singaporean & Permanent
At SUSS, we believe that education involves the holistic development of the Resident) or S$30 (International Student). The
individual and recognise that talent is not restricted to academic performance. Our application fee is inclusive of GST.
full-time programmes cater for each individual’s growth and create opportunities
The application and selection processes are as
for each to make an impact in society. More importantly, we look for individuals who
follows:
want to play a part in creating a dynamic university environment.

Application Requirements
Singaporean, Permanent Resident
or International Student

International and
Singapore-Cambridge Full-time Diploma from Other Qualifications
Diploma
GCE ‘A’ Level with Diploma from an International - minimum 12 years
from
2 H2 passes and passes a polytechnic Baccalaureate (IB) of completed formal
NUS High
in General Paper and in Singapore school education AND SAT or ACT
School
Project Work (with Writing) score
is required

Applicants who are Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

with the following academic background must meet the minimum
Mother Tongue Language (MTL) proficiency requirements set by
the Ministry of Education:
• Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
• NUS High School Diploma
More details on the MTL proficiency requirements can be found
at bit.ly/studywithSUSS

Applicants are encouraged to take either the SAT or ACT (with

Writing) test to complement their admission application.

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 Eligible students may obtain up to 100% coverage of their
$
$
subsidised tuition fees through schemes such as the MOE
$
Tuition Fee Loan and MOE Study Loan. Singapore Citizen
students may also apply for higher education bursaries to
100% support their living expenses.

Higher Education / Community Bursaries 1

SAVINGS Unlike loans, these bursaries

do not need to be repaid.2

Financial Aid for

SUSS Full-time Singaporean students with

Undergraduates GHI 3 not exceeding S$9,000

OR
Bursary = S$1,350
(Higher Education Bursary
PCI 3 not exceeding S$2,250 - Tier 2)

All SUSS full-time undergraduates

may apply for various
financial aid and external schemes Highest bursary quantum obtainable = S$6,200
to help with their tuition fees (Higher Education Community Bursary - Tier 1)
GHI not exceeding S$2,750
and living expenses. OR
PCI not exceeding S$690.

Subject to terms and conditions.

Please refer to the SUSS website
for more details. For example:
A Singaporean student living with parents and a sibling
with a total monthly household income of S$9,000
or less can receive a bursary.

1
These bursaries have different tiers, quantum and income criteria, and are awarded accordingly based on GHI or PCI.
2
Students must refund the bursaries received should they withdraw from their programme or fail to start the
intended new or repeat course(s) in the academic year the bursaries are awarded.
3
GHI refers to gross monthly household income; PCI refers to gross monthly household Per Capita Income (PCI).
Please refer to the SUSS website for the computation of GHI and PCI.

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 SUSS Financial Aid Schemes

h e n to
W Apply between 1 June and 30 June
?
Apply SUSS Study Grant Other Study Awards/Bursaries/
Schemes

External Financial Aid Schemes Apply between 1 Feb and 15 Mar

Apply between 1 June and 30 June SUSS Scholarship

Post Secondary Education Full-time undergraduates may apply when they have
MOE Tuition Fee Loan
Account (PSEA) Scheme completed at least 2 semesters (1 year) of studies at point of
application. The Scholarship covers 100% of course fees*
(inclusive of government tuition grant) for recipients’
MOE Study Loan Higher Education Bursary* remaining candidature of study. There is no bond attached
to the Scholarship.
Higher Education * Course Fees include course materials, examination fee and other compulsory
Community Bursary* fees, and miscellaneous fees.

* The Higher Education Bursary and Higher Education Community Bursary are meant to defray your living expenses, instead
of directly offsetting your tuition fees. Disbursement of bursary monies will be after the tuition fee payment deadline.
Apply between 1 Jan and 31 Jan
Apply between 1 June and 15 July or 1 Jul and 31 Jul

SUSS LEAD Grant

CPF Education Loan Scheme

Available all year round

Apply between 15 May and 15 Jul or
21 Nov and 8 Jan SUSS Student Care Fund Overseas Experience Grant

MENDAKI Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy

Contact Us
Please visit suss.edu.sg/full-time-undergraduate/admissions for terms and
conditions and more information on other scholarships, awards and
financial aid schemes available.

For enquiries, please email the Financial Aid Department at financialaid@suss.edu.sg

Scan for more details! or call us at 6240 8998 between 8:30am and 5:30pm (Mon-Fri).

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CONTACT US
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Social Sciences

463 Clementi Road

Singapore 599494

Admission and
Programme Enquiries

TEL: 6248 9777

Email:
student_recruitment@suss.edu.sg

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Information is accurate at time of print

(July 2022)