HASS
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
HASS believes that human creativity, empathy, and insight drive progress. We nurture interdisciplinary thinkers who connect technology and society, equipping them to address real-world challenges through critical thinking, purposeful design, and innovation.
Professor Yow Wei Quin, Head of HASS
Our impact
A global leader in liberal arts
At Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), we believe humanity plays a major role at the core of STEM education. Our cluster represents various disciplines that mould our students into leaders who deeply consider the social impact that innovations have on our world.
Broader awareness and multiple perspectives
Nurturing students to be conscious of the psychological, social, cultural, political and economic aspects of their field.
Contextual awareness & ethical design
Instilling societal and cultural understanding, for our students to design ethical technologies for human needs.
Critical thinking, effective communication & problem solving
Developing a strong foundation for innovative solutions that can be communicated effectively to various stakeholders.
Research areas
Our key focuses
Our curriculum encompasses a vast range of subjects, mainly pertaining to these areas of study.
Latest happenings
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15 Dec 2024
Want to be healthy? Start singing!
28 Nov 2024
SingHealth signs MOU with two universities to develop white paper on population health
12 Oct 2024
A Chance Encounter on an Airplane
8 Oct 2024
Talking Point episode on Harms of Fake News featuring Professor Lim Sun Sun
19 Feb 2025
Theatre in the City: The Role of the Arts in Urban Communities
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
SUTD Think Tank 21 (Building 2 Level 3)
14 Feb 2025
How can we make this work? – Ageing Research Network (ARN) Symposium
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Amphitheatre (Level 2), Duke-NUS Medical School
6 Feb 2025
AI Ethics Reading Group – Pasquinelli (2023), The Eye of the Master, Conclusion Chapter
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
SUTD Think Tank 22 (Building 2, Level 3)
21 Aug 2024
Featured Freshmore research: Felix Teo’s Analysing Poverty in Singapore
6 Feb 2023
HASS announces co-winners for 2022 Digital Humanities Award
4 May 2022
Students Han Xing Yi and Velusamy Sathia Kumar Ragul receive excellent review for their online repository project on the Japanese Army Occupation during World War II
4 Aug 2020