Singapore University of Social Sciences

The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is one of Singapore’s six national universities and its mission is to provide lifelong education that equips learners to serve society. The University provides an applied education that targets both fresh school leavers and adult learners, with a focus on the social sciences.

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) offers government-funded, full-time direct honours programme for school leavers. A full-time degree can normally be completed in 4 years although the maximum period of candidature is 6 years. If you want to complete your degree in a shorter time, you can do so by taking more courses each semester or by taking additional evening classes with part-time students. You will also have the flexibility to switch to a part-time mode or transfer to a part-time programme should you find early job emplacement.

The full-time programme curriculum focuses on professional competence and job-readiness, social consciousness and awareness, and self-directed and life-long learning. It also provides flexibility in alternating, or blending, full-time and part-time study and work. For instance, there are opportunities for fresh school leavers to learn alongside working professionals enrolled at SUSS. Such interaction enriches your learning experience, helps you develop a deeper understanding of work issues, and forms professional and personal networks. Further flexibility comes in the form of e-learning resources that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, such as interactive i-study guides, recorded lectures, course materials, and online discussion forums and assessments. These elements are designed to enhance your learning. In addition, the work attachment enables you to relate your learning to work more directly.

The University offers part-time undergraduate programmes at a basic degree level as well as programmes that lead to a direct honours degree. The academic year comprises 2 semesters, January to June and July to December. ​If you read the maximum permitted study load every semester, you can complete a basic undergraduate degree programme in 3 years, or an honours degree in 4 years. You may choose to take up to 8 years to complete the degree.

Each course has an assigned value of credit units (cu). Students are required to complete a total of 130 cu to graduate with a basic degree; a total of 170 cu to graduate with honours, all inclusive of 10 cu of University Core (UCore) courses. On the average, our students read 15 cu of courses per semester. All students admitted into part-time undergraduate programmes must complete 10 cu of UCore courses in order to graduate, except for students reading Chinese and Tamil programmes.Our graduate programmes take in students on an annual basis. The duration for completion is generally 12 months for the graduate diploma, and 24 months for the Master's programmes.Courses are delivered in seminar workshop mode combining lectures, case studies, presentations and/or project exercises. Upon graduation, you will receive the Graduate Diploma and/or Master's degree conferred by Singapore University of Social Sciences​.

Depending on the discipline, the continuous assessment component may include written assignments such as dissertations, case study analyses, essays as well as laboratory reports and research projects completed either individually or in groups. Some programmes require active student participation in practical hands-on experience training organised as laboratory sessions, mini-project discussion groups or weekend schools.In some dissertation or project-based courses, the continuous assessment component could comprise progress reports or project proposals which will form the basis of your final report or dissertation. This final report or dissertation is part of the examinable component for such courses.

Regardless of your background or life experiences, you have the power to make positive changes in society. As an Autonomous University committed to social development, SUSS offers a uniquely inclusive, practice-oriented education. This not only equips you with job-ready skills, but also develops you into a self-directed lifelong learner with exceptional social awareness, ethics and values. By cultivating your sense of "Head", "Heart" and "Habit", we help you realise your dream of a future that is rewarding to you, and enriching to all. Whether you are a school leaver, a diploma holder or an experienced professional, you possess talents and experiences that can benefit others. SUSS, Singapore's newest Autonomous University, offers applied degree pathways that cater to a broad range of students and learning preferences. Our practice-oriented education imparts job-ready skills and develops you into a self-directed lifelong learner with exceptional social awareness, ethics and values. By cultivating your sense of "Head", "Heart" and "Habit", we help you realise your dream of a future that is rewarding to you, and enriching to all. ​ ​​​

At SUSS, Singapore's newest Autonomous University, we help you realise your passion to make a difference in society. Our uniquely inclusive, practice-oriented education equips you with job-ready skills and develops you into a self-directed lifelong learner with exceptional social awareness, ethics and values. By cultivating your sense of "Head", "Heart" and "Habit", we help you realise your dream of a future that is rewarding to you, and enriching to all.

​​​​​​​​​​​​ The Learning Services Cluster supports the delivery of high quality academic programmes through educational initiatives, innovative pedagogies and learning technologies. This cluster, headed by Vice President (Learning Services), consists of the Digital Library Services (DLS) Department, the Educational Technology and Production (ETP) Department, the Learning Systems and Applications (LSA) Department, and Online Learning (OLE).DLS provides access to information resources, and delivers engaging and innovative services and technologies to support the research, teaching and lifelong learning activities of the University community.​