Casita offers several options for off-campus Singapore University of Social Sciences student accommodation. There are around 20 available Singapore student halls offered by Casita in close proximity to the university’s campus; they range from single, twin, and triple rooms to flats and studios. These student accommodation options come with amenities and features that make life easier for students staying there; these amenities include Wi-Fi, security, on-site laundry facilities, and common lounges among others.
Why Study at Singapore University of Social Sciences?
Singapore University of Social Sciences is a higher education institution with a rich heritage and a reputation for inspiring lifelong learning, promoting humanitarian education, and transforming society through applied social sciences. The university has over 17,000 annual students that enrol in its over 80 graduate and undergraduate courses; the university’s flexible, modular, and interdisciplinary schedules, which cater to both fresh school leavers and adult learners, allow for students to attend these courses either part-time or full-time. The university prides itself on its development of students and alumni to reach their full potential, and be work-ready and work-adaptive; this is achieved through the university’s 3H’s educational strategy, which is basically 'Head' for professional competency with applied knowledge, 'Heart' for social awareness to meet the needs of the society, and 'Habit' for passion towards lifelong learning. SUSS also offers a broad range of continuing education and training modular courses for the professional skills upgrading of Singapore's workforce. Singapore University of Social Sciences has 5 schools that provide high-quality education to its students: School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, School of Business, S R Nathan School of Human Development, School of Law, and School of Science and Technology.
Departments and Divisions
Singapore University of Social Sciences has 5 different schools offering 80 different undergraduate and postgraduate courses to everyone, including fresh school leavers as well as adult learners. The university’s wide range of courses, diplomas, and programmes include Bachelor of Malay Language and Literature, Bachelor of Early Childhood and Chinese Language Education, Graduate Diploma in Forensic Psychology, Graduate Diploma in Nonprofit Management, Master of Law, Master of Psychology, Bachelor of Sports and Physical Education, BSc Biomedical Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy among various other available options. Students have the option to enrol in the available programmes either part-time or full-time according to their schedules.
Facilities and Resources
Facilities and resources are an important part of a student’s learning experience in any university or institution; they help students have a more beneficial, interactive, and useful educational experience that better prepares them for their professional careers after graduation. Singapore University of Social Sciences offers its students a variety of resources that help them advance academically and professionally; these include community engagement programmes that aim to empower students to further develop and act on their sense of social responsibility, through participating in thoughtfully-organised service experiences that meet actual community needs, coordinated in collaboration between the university and the community. These community programmes give students a holistic and interdisciplinary learning experience; they are expected to research, discuss, and propose a Community Engagement collaboration in consultation with community partners. Other services provided by the university include work attachment, which allows students to apply the courses they were taught in real-life working situations that better prepare them for life after university, and student expeditions that enhance students’ creativity, soft, and social skills, as well as global study programmes that diversify the students’ mindsets and further enrich their learning and academic experience. The university also has an extensive online library that serves as a helpful database for students during their studies and research.
Nearby Universities
Singapore University of Social Sciences is located near a number of other universities, colleges, and higher education institutions. Of the various surrounding institutions, the National University of Singapore is a short 10-minute car ride from campus and Yale - NUS College is a 12-minute bus ride away.