The School of Health and Social Sciences (SHSS) offers you the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding career as a highly skilled healthcare or social care professional in the related industries. You will study in a vibrant multi-disciplinary health and social care environment, which will provide you with well-rounded knowledge and skills to deliver quality holistic patient/client care. With many of our programmes developed to meet the specific needs of these dynamic industries, you will get relevant and quality training in your chosen field, leading to further education or career advancement opportunities.
Why SHSS?
- The most established health and social sciences school among polytechnics in Singapore.
- Practise in authentic hospital, healthcare or social service environments under the guidance of specialists.
- Enjoy advanced standing and overseas clinical attachments with our foreign university partners in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Academic excellence and forward-looking curriculum
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Director's Message
Fascinated by the intricacies of the human body? Perhaps you are excited by the challenge of working in a healthcare environment; or you may enjoy working with people and have a passion to help the less fortunate in society? If you said yes to any of these, then NYP's School of Health & Social Sciences (SHSS) is the place for you. -
Innovative Teaching and Learning
To nurture the skills and enthusiasm for self-directed and self-paced life-long learning, SHSS continually expands its e-Learning curriculum by developing new multimedia packages to be made available for students’ on-demand access. Currently there are more than 40 web-based integrated e-Learning packages providing learning experiences that lead to students’ comprehension and mastery of new skills and knowledge in diverse areas like emergency resuscitation, transfusion of blood, and administration of medication. These integrated e-Learning packages provide students with the opportunity to learn anytime, anywhere.
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Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic Radiography & Radiation Therapy Alumni
Request for curriculum verification for graduates of the Diplomas in Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Please contact Ms Ho Ah Hiong (ho_ah_hiong@nyp.edu.sg) or 65501300 or 65501310, for all request pertaining to curriculum or clinical placement verification for application of registration to practice overseas.
Information on request for copies of transcript can be found on NYP i@Central Information & Service Centre. Alternative graduates can log on to the NYP Alumni webpage for such request.
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A Celebrity in SHS
Celebrity doctor, Dr Mehmet Oz (or better known as just Dr Oz), dropped by NYP for a quick session with SHS staff and students.
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Our nursing students are now able to hone their skills in telemedicine with the launch of the new NYP-StarHub Centre for Connected Care.
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Abuzz with Activity
Our Schools, as well as corporate departments such as Foundational General Studies and Student Development put up massive displays and had activities through the campus.
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The School of Health and Social Sciences offers you the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding career as a highly skilled healthcare or social care professional in the related industries. You will study in a vibrant multi-disciplinary health and social care environment, which will provide you with well-rounded knowledge and skills to deliver quality holistic patient/client care. With many of our programmes developed to meet the specific needs of these dynamic industries, you will get relevant and quality training in your chosen field, leading to further education or career advancement opportunities.
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