NUS Bulletin AY2026/27

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is one of the largest Faculties at NUS, with an annual intake of about 1,900. More than 6000 undergraduate students (including 500 exchange students), and close to 1000 graduate students make up the student population. The Faculty also has more than 400 faculty members and 160 executive and professional staff. It is one of the earliest established Faculties at the University, with its origins dating back to the founding of Raffles College, which began classes in 1928.

The Faculty’s mission is to contribute to society through the advancement of knowledge and learning in the humanities and social sciences. The FASS mission consists of three parts. It emphasises the following:

• Advancement of knowledge through research;
• Advancement of learning through education;
• Service to society

The Faculty is organised into three divisions – Asian Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences – under which 15 departments and programmes are grouped. It offers the most comprehensive range of Humanities and Social Sciences subjects not only in Singapore but in the region.

In addition, the Faculty’s Centre for Language Studies provides language instruction in many Asian and European languages.

For up-to-date information on the Faculty, please visit its website at: https://fass.nus.edu.sg