FASS introduced a new group of modules in AY2008/2009 Semester 2. Called Freshman Seminar, these modules will each enroll only 15 students and will give students a lot of space to approach the module's topic, and those topics will also be different from the normal run.

The Freshman Seminar offers opportunities for incoming students to work closely with members of the faculty on a variety of selected topics, differing according to the expertise and interests of the seminar leader. The seminar involves participation in weekly discussions, writing papers, and making individual presentations. Besides being exposed to a particular cross-disciplinary issue, students will have ample opportunities to further develop their written and oral communication skills. The emphasis will be on one-to-one student-teacher contact, and nurturing the students' development as creative and skilled individuals. Assessment will vary topic to topic.

List of Freshman Seminar Topics
Not all of these topics are offered every year, and others might be added from time to time.

• FMA1201B FS: Chinatown: History and Myth
• FMA1201C FS: Sex, Gender and Media
• FMA1202C FS: Social Media and Everyday Life
• FMA1203C FS: Smart Cities
• FMA1204C FS: Saving Face
• FMA1201D FS: Contemporary Issues in Trade Policy
• FMA1202D FS: Taking Risks: Economics, Psychology, and Biology
• FMA1201F FS: Representing War
• FMA1202F FS: Heroism and Society
• FMA1203F FS: Should Friction Be Censored
• FMA1201G FS: A Global Culture?
• FMA1202G FS: Producing Nature, Consuming Nature
• FMA1201H FS: Australian Culture
• FMA1202H FS: Humour
• FMA1203H FS: The Space Race
• FMA1205H FS: Decolonization in the 20th Century
• FMA1206H FS: Travel and the Historian
• FMA1207H FS: Biopolitics
• FMA1201J FS: Generations
• FMA1201K FS: The Civilisation of Islam in the Malay World
• FMA1201L FS: Crime and the Justification for Punishment
• FMA1201M FS: Free to be Me? Contesting Liberty and its Limits
• FMA1202M FS: Popular Culture and Power
• FMA1203M FS: Globalisation and Migration
• FMA1204M FS: Just and Unjust Wars
• FMA1205M FS: Authoritarianism
• FMA1206M FS: Food Politics
• FMA1201N FS: Music on the Brain
• FMA1202N FS: Neuroeconomics: Brain on Money
• FMA1201P FS: Meanings and Leanings: Is There A Reason Why?
• FMA1202P FS: 'Me' - Apart of A Part of Mankind? Looking at Youth
• FMA1203P FS: Understanding Another World: Living with Low Income
• FMA1204P FS: Connecting with Older Adults
• FMA1201Q FS: Love Actually? The Social Construction of Romantic Love
• FMA1202Q FS: Streetscapes in Singapore
• FMA1203Q FS: Contemplating Theme Parks
• FMA1201R FS: Singapore's Little India: 'A Community Space?'
• FMA1201S FS: Thinking about the Supernatural in Southeast Asia
• FMA1202S FS: Sources of Modern Identities