The School of Social Sciences offers programmes - BSocSci (Hons), minor courses, and Graduate degrees up to the PhD level.
The BSocSci (Hons) in Sociology is a four-year degree programme for undergraduates interested in pursuing a Major in Sociology at NTU. Students taking up Sociology as a Minor are encouraged to read courses that complement their interests and open up new intellectual horizons. Those interested in graduate studies can find the information they need under the graduate programme link.
A degree in Sociology at NTU provides graduates with a vast array of job opportunities in both the public and private sectors. Sociology majors are valued for their critical thinking and analytical skills. They also benefit from an in-depth understanding of social organisations, culture and other social phenomena.
The curriculum provides an intellectually stimulating and rigorous experience for students. The academic foundation consists of three core areas: Economy, Technology and Society; Culture, Self and Identity; and Organisations and Organisational Change. It provides both breadth of exposure and depth of engagement that emphasizes both theoretical reasoning and empirical analysis. Students should graduate with not just a body of knowledge and skills but also a 'sociological imagination' that will enable them to make critical and creative difference in the workplace and in society.
Key features of our programme include:- Stimulating courses, providing both breadth of exposure and depth of engagement
- Immersion in all core substantive areas and research methodologies
- Training and practice in analytical thinking and empirical reasoning
- Informed investigations of Singapore society, Asian societies, and beyond
- Critical perspectives on social change at the local, regional, and global levels.
For GCE 'A' level certificate holders:
NTU General Admission Requirements
A good grade in General Paper/Knowledge & Inquiry
For International Baccalaureate Diploma holders:NTU General Admission Requirements
A good grade in English at Standard Level
For NUS High School Diploma holders:NTU General Admission Requirements
Good Overall CAP in English Language
For International Students & Students with other qualifications:NTU General Admission Requirements
A good grade in General Paper/English at Senior High School Level
More details on admission can be found at the Office of Admissions website.
The distribution of the courses of study and the number of academic units are shown in the table below.
| Curriculum Structure AY2025-2026 Intake | |||||||
| A. Major Requirements | B. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) | C. Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) | Total (AUs) | ||||
| Core | Prescribed Electives | GP* or two HS4000 level courses | Common Core | Professional Series | Care, Serve, Learn | ||
| 19 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 125 |
*Graduation Project
A. Major Requirements (69 AUs)
The requirements for a Sociology major consist of 3 components:
1. Sociology Core Courses (19 AUs)
2. Sociology Prescribed Electives (42 AUs)
3. Graduation Project (GP) or 2 HS4000 level courses (8AUs)
(The two HS4000 level courses are for those who are not eligible to do GP.)
A1. Sociology Core Courses
The 6 compulsory core courses (19 AUs) are listed below.
- HS1001 Person and Society
- HS2001 Classical Social Theory
- HS2002 Doing Social Research
- HS3001 Contemporary Social Theory
- HS3002 Understanding Social Statistics
- Choose ONE from the following:
HS4001 Research Practicum I : Qualitative Social Research
HS4002 Research Practicum II : Quantitative Social Research
A2. Sociology Prescribed Electives Courses
Students must complete 13 prescribed electives:
2 at HS1000 level
5 at HS2000 level
3 at HS3000 level
3 at HS4000 level
HS1002 Singapore Society in Transition*
HS1003 Singapore Problems in a Global Context*
HS2003 Economy And Society
HS2004 Culture, Self And Identity
HS2005 Organisations And Organisational Change
HS2007 Understanding Globalization
HS2008 Social Class and Inequality
HS2009 Sociology of the Life Course
HS2011 Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
HS2013 Migration And Multiculturalism
HS2014 The Changing Family
HS2015 Education and Society
HS2019 Sociology of Science and Technology
HS2020 Gender, Race and Technology
HS2022 Population & Society
HS2023 Environmental Sociology
HS2026 Deviance and Society
HS2028 Graying Society: Issues and Challenges
HS2029 Social Policy and Social Change
HS3004 Cities and Urban Life
HS3007 Religion and Society
HS3011 Power, Politics and the State
HS3014 Health, Medicine and Society
HS3015 Development and Social Change
HS3016 Societies in Comparative Perspective
HS3017 Sociology of Tourism
HS3018 Sociology of Gender
HS3054 Social Psychology
HS4011 The Self in Southeast Asia
HS4013 Youth cultures and subculture
HS4015 Sociology of Reproduction
HS4016 Social Movements
HS4022 Sociology of Islam in the Malay World
HS4023 Sociology of Risk and Crisis
HS4026 Gods, Ghosts And Ancestors: Explorations In Chinese Religions
HS4027 Cultural Politics of Development and the Environment
HS4028 Migration and Development in a Globalizing World
HS4030 Social Science Fiction
HS4031 Global Cities
HS4033 Urban Sojourns: The City As Laboratory
HS4034 Interrogating Innovation
HS4035 Sociology of Aging
HS4036 Who are we? Science and Identity in the 21" Century
HS4037 Terraformations: Technology, culture and nature in a globalizing world
HS4038 Sociology of Mental Health
HS4039 Medical Sociology
HS4040 Language and Social Interaction
HS4091 Honours Seminar "Sociology of the Arts"
* Compulsory course
A3. Graduation Project (GP) or 2 HS4000 level courses (8 AUs)
The two HS4000 level courses are for those who are not eligible to do GP.
B. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) (27 AUs)
| ICC - Common Cores | 14 |
| CC0001 Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World | 2 |
| CC0003 Ethics and Civics in a Multi-Cultural World | 2 |
| ML0004 Career and Entrepreneurial Development for the Future World | 2 |
| CC0015 Healthy Living and Wellbeing | 2 |
| CC0006 Sustainability: Society, Economy and Environment | 3 |
| CC0007 Science and Technology for Humanity | 3 |
| ICC – Professional Series | 11 |
| Effective Communication II - HW0208 Academic Communication in the Social Sciences | 2 |
| Digital Proficiency (can choose from a basket of courses) | 3 |
| Internship | 5 |
| Professional Preparation | 1 |
| ICC - Care, Serve, Learn | 3 |
C. Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) (28 AUs)
Students may choose from the list of courses offered by NTU
Our graduates go onto a wide range of sectors and many different types of jobs:
- Civil service and public administration
- Management (including human resources and corporate communications)
- Education and training
- Media (including public relations, advertising and journalism)
- Business and marketing
- Financial and insurance sector
- Creative industries (including the arts, arts management, heritage, design)
- Non-profit and social service sectors
At NTU Sociology, we focus on training students in core skills and competencies that are important in every workplace. These include pitching novel perspectives and ideas, knowing how to take initiative, and adapting to fast-changing conditions. We train our students to think dynamically, to not only look for answers in the usual places but to also know how to ask new questions. We provide opportunities to craft questions and arguments—both in writing and speech—and to work collaboratively in teams. We also provide research training in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
In today’s workplace, most people will have many different jobs in their careers. The ability to acquire new skills is crucial. We believe the culture at NTU fosters this, helping students to evaluate things critically, and cultivate an openness to challenging themselves in areas they find unfamiliar or even uncomfortable.
An NTU Honours degree in Sociology also enables you to pursue graduate-level studies in the social sciences or other relevant fields such as business, law, and government. Entry requirements for such programmes are established by the respective universities.
NTU offers career development support through the Career& Attachment Office (CAO), which provides services such as career coaching. We encourage our students to use the university’s resources to prepare for transitioning from their education to their career journeys.
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