Enjoy a rewarding career as a highly-skilled healthcare or social service professional with a diploma from the School of Health & Social Sciences (SHSS).
You will study in a vibrant environment, where you will gain the knowledge and skills to emerge in the workplace as a competent and well-rounded healthcare or social service professional.
Our programmes are tailored to meet the specific needs of the dynamic healthcare and social service industries. Here you will develop a strong foundation for a successful career in your chosen field.
Why SHSS?
- Study at the most established health and social sciences school 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 university partners in Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Experience a forward-looking curriculum with innovative and hands-on experiential learning opportunities
Full Time Diploma Courses
Lifelong Learning Courses
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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
At SHSS, we nurture skills and enthusiasm for self-directed and self-paced learning. We continuously expand our e-Learning curriculum by developing new multimedia packages that are made available to you on demand.
Currently, we have more than 40 web-based integrated e-Learning packages that let you learn anytime, anywhere. They cover a variety of topics such as emergency resuscitation, blood transfusion and administration of medication.
Qualifying Exams & Curriculum Verification
News
21 Dec 2022
NYP Competitors Achieve 4 Firsts for Singapore
NYP competitors had a good haul of medals at the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition.
Read More >31 Aug 2022
New overseas opportunities for School of Heath & Social Sciences (SHSS)
SHSS signed MOU with Far Eastern University, Philippines.
Read More >29 Jul 2022
NYP graduates clinched Healthcare Scholarships Awards
Awards recognise the achievements of our newly minted scholars.
Read More >07 Mar 2022
SHSS hosted the cast of You Can Be An Angel Too
Catch some happenings behind the scenes!
Read More >07 Jan 2022
Two more WorldSkills medals for NYP
Nursing students won a gold and bronze medal.
Read More >07 Oct 2021
Squid Game, Minus the Gore
Nursing lecturer adapts viral TV show into an engaging lesson!
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Testimonials

Nadia Ariffin
Diploma in Dental Hygiene & Therapy (Year 3 Student)
"With the intensive training I received at NYP, I am now more confident of treating young patients a

Winnie Ng
Diploma in Nursing (Year 3 Student)
"Acquiring nursing knowledge and skills has enabled me to do more for the community such as helping

Michelle Vong
Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work) (Year 3 Student)
"The field placements in my second and third years taught me that every client, as well as the probl