It's official! NUS arts and social sciences is at the bottom of the heap of disciplines! Many now shun it!!!!

[Les grossman]

SINGAPORE – Fewer students are opting to specialise in arts and social sciences at the National University of Singapore, with enrolment at the faculty shrinking by nearly a third since 2019.


The faculty had around 6,400 undergraduate students and was NUS’ largest during the 2019/2020 academic year – a number which fell to around 4,400 in 2024, enrolment records from the university’s website showed.


Numbers were relatively stable for the prior six years, climbing steadily from just under 6,000 in 2014 to around 6,400 in 2020, before starting to decline.

Students, experts and NUS staff The Straits Times spoke to said that the falling Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) enrolment could be due to changing student demands, pressures to study subjects which will lead to better pay and career progression, and higher entry requirements.


The dip in enrolment at FASS coincided with rising numbers at the Faculty of Science (FOS).


Since 2020, FOS undergraduate enrolment climbed from about 4,100 students to nearly 5,300, an increase of about 24 per cent.

The two faculties have since December 2020 come together under a new administrative body known as the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS). CHS students share a common core curriculum across the two faculties, and are able, with some exceptions, to switch majors between faculties and take modules from both.


Overall, the total enrolment at NUS for full-time undergraduates has risen, from 26,797 in 2014 to 31,827 in 2024.

In response to queries from ST, NUS said it is seeing greater interest from prospective students for programmes such as computing, artificial intelligence, data science and analytics.
First-year enrolment in these programmes in NUS has increased by about 20 per cent from 2021 to 2023, it said.

There has been a “corresponding recalibration” of enrolment for arts and social sciences programmes – down by about 10 per cent – with enrolment in the pure sciences remaining largely constant, it added.

More at https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...s-and-social-sciences-faculty-in-past-3-years

 

[Balls2U]

Unless one opts to become a teacher, it's a fucking useless degree.

 

[A Singaporean]

This degree is reserved for coolie gene Sinkies.

 

[batman1]

Go get a Uptron diploma.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Unless one opts to become a teacher, it's a fucking useless degree.

Those departments or faculties should be shut down

 

[po2wq]

y dey shun it? ...

small space sex graduate from there ... now earning big moni woh! ...

 

[sbfuncle]

What is the difference about student shun or don't shun? Those with better grades shun it other with lousy grade will enter it.

 

[jsctan]

Country only interested in
Civil Engineering (to build & sell property), Ministry of Finance (creative taxing taxpayers),
Casino & banks(wash ah wash) & Computing.
The rest including aspiring economist can go jiak Chao.

 

[congo9]

Country only interested in
Civil Engineering (to build & sell property), Ministry of Finance (creative taxing taxpayers),
Casino & banks(wash ah wash) & Computing.
The rest including aspiring economist can go jiak Chao.

When you are skilled in economy, you be able to trade better, your forex skill will be better, your ability to find business is better.

But of course most Singkie will graduate from these courses and do not apply their skill to the world.

 

[oliverlee]

Falling population is the likely reason for falling enrolment. If the arts is such a useless thing, as the report seems to insinuate then why the fuck did they choose of all times to set up the university of the arts now? Falling enrolment or manipulation of numbers to paint a political picture?

 

[congo9]

Falling population is the likely reason for falling enrolment. If the arts is such a useless thing, as the report seems to insinuate then why the fuck did they choose of all times to set up the university of the arts now? Falling enrolment or manipulation of numbers to paint a political picture?

One must look at the total enrollment all these years to determine whether it's a falling poopulation or three arty farty type of courses really fall outs of favour with undergraduate.

Arts and Science student can become counsellor in school, public institution, career Coach, consultant,teacher

 

[NanoSpeed]

When you are skilled in economy, you be able to trade better, your forex skill will be better, your ability to find business is better.

But of course most Singkie will graduate from these courses and do not apply their skill to the world.

Become Opposition mentor like GMS too.

 

[sbfuncle]

Become Opposition mentor like GMS too.

Can be anything also eg president, pm, ministers, etc only cannot be doctor, accountant etc but accountant can become chicken so nevermind also.

 

[oliverlee]

One must look at the total enrollment all these years to determine whether it's a falling poopulation or three arty farty type of courses really fall outs of favour with undergraduate.

Arts and Science student can become counsellor in school, public institution, career Coach, consultant,teacher

alot has to do with the politicisation of taste in this country. If the fuckers tell you today that eating crickets is cool, you will have lemmings gravitating towards that. You could only transcend this herd mentality when you arrive at a level of self awareness. In any case, what do these fuckers know? None of them are innovators, or movers and shakers, despite being scholars. For sixty years they have been a bunch of overpaid and over glorified paper pushers grovelling at their master's feet. (On the other hand, if you want to know what's happening in education, survey the region, and you will have a better understanding. Things are moving at break neck speed, and Sg is quite fucked once things are up)

 

[steffychun]

They can offer sex.

 

[Chase]

Actually, it all depends on your results. Top students work for MFA or MOE and makes five digits a month.

 

[k1976]

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SINGAPORE – Fewer students are opting to specialise in arts and social sciences at the National University of Singapore, with enrolment at the faculty shrinking by nearly a third since 2019.


The faculty had around 6,400 undergraduate students and was NUS’ largest during the 2019/2020 academic year – a number which fell to around 4,400 in 2024, enrolment records from the university’s website showed.


Numbers were relatively stable for the prior six years, climbing steadily from just under 6,000 in 2014 to around 6,400 in 2020, before starting to decline.

Students, experts and NUS staff The Straits Times spoke to said that the falling Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) enrolment could be due to changing student demands, pressures to study subjects which will lead to better pay and career progression, and higher entry requirements.


The dip in enrolment at FASS coincided with rising numbers at the Faculty of Science (FOS).


Since 2020, FOS undergraduate enrolment climbed from about 4,100 students to nearly 5,300, an increase of about 24 per cent.

The two faculties have since December 2020 come together under a new administrative body known as the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS). CHS students share a common core curriculum across the two faculties, and are able, with some exceptions, to switch majors between faculties and take modules from both.


Overall, the total enrolment at NUS for full-time undergraduates has risen, from 26,797 in 2014 to 31,827 in 2024.

In response to queries from ST, NUS said it is seeing greater interest from prospective students for programmes such as computing, artificial intelligence, data science and analytics.
First-year enrolment in these programmes in NUS has increased by about 20 per cent from 2021 to 2023, it said.

There has been a “corresponding recalibration” of enrolment for arts and social sciences programmes – down by about 10 per cent – with enrolment in the pure sciences remaining largely constant, it added.

More at https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...s-and-social-sciences-faculty-in-past-3-years

Ish a Chiobu playground

 

[k1976]

Actually, it all depends on your results. Top students work for MFA or MOE and makes five digits a month.

Eg Boss John relatives with Boss John "enlightening" advice and recommendation

 

[True Believer]

Unless one opts to become a teacher, it's a fucking useless degree.

An Arts & Social Science Bachelor's Degree is merely a glorified A Level Certificate. LOL!

 

[red amoeba]

with the number of peeping toms & shower filmings....its no wonder girls are shunning these 2 faculties.