Courses Offered
Important note: Minor in Health and Social Sciences has been discontinued for Cohort 2025 onwards. Only students from Cohort 2024 and before can declare it.
Courses recognized under Minor in Health and Social Sciences
(To see whether the courses are offered in the semester, please check NUSmods)
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Course |
Course Code/Tiltle |
| Essential | GEK1900 or GEH1049 or GEC1015 Public Health in Action* |
| SC2211 Medical Sociology | |
| Electives |
Level-1000 Courses |
| GEK1507 or PR1301 Complementary Medicines and Health | |
| GEK1534 or GEH1043 Microbes Which Changed Human History | |
| GEK1527 Genes & Society | |
| PL1101E Introduction to Psychology | |
| GEK1540 or GEH1032 Modern Technology in Health and Medicine | |
| NUR1116 Psychology for Health Professionals | |
|
Level-2000 Courses |
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| NUR2119 or GEM2023 Primary Health Care | |
| GEN2008 Purposeful and Productive Ageing in the Community | |
| HS2911 Social Media and Mental Health | |
| HSI2014 Science, Medical Technology and Society | |
| MUA2229 Music and Health | |
| SC2226 Sociology of Mental Health | |
| SPH2002 Public Health and Epidemiology | |
| SPH2005 Health, Society and the Social Determinants | |
|
Level-3000 Courses |
|
| EC3353 Health Economics I | |
| PL3232 / PL3102 Biological Psychology | |
| PL3242 Health Psychology | |
| PL3236 / PL3106 Mental Health and Distress | |
| SC3218 Inquiry in Health and Society | |
| SC3214 Sociology of Life Course and Aging | |
| SW3207 Social Work in Medical Settings | |
| SW3217 Mental Health and Illness | |
| SW3222 Healthcare in Singapore: Policies and Innovations | |
| HY3252 From Tropical Medicine to Bioscience | |
| SC3225 Social Capital | |
| NM3237 Health Communication | |
| SPH3401 Designing Public Health Programmes | |
| SPH3403 Public Health Economics | |
|
Level-4000 Courses |
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| EC4353 / EC4353HM Health Economics II For Cohort 2016 to 2020, EC4353 (5 Units) or EC4353HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, EC4353 (4 Units) |
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| NM4220 Health Communications (For Cohort 2010-2012) | |
| PL4234/PL4234HM Patient and Health Care For Cohort 2016 to 2020, PL4234 (5 Units) or PL4234HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, PL4234 (4 Units) |
|
| PL4244/PL4244HM Sleep: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective For Cohort 2016 to 2020, PL4244 (5 Units) or PL4244HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, PL4244 (4 Units) |
|
| PL4252/PL4252HM Emotion Science - Social and Personality Perspectives For Cohort 2016 to 2020, PL4252 (5 Units) or PL4252HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, PL4252 (4 Units) |
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| SC4881 / SC4881HM Selected Topics In Health & Society For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4881 (5 Units) or SC4881HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4881 (4 Units) |
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| SC4220 / SC4220HM Aging and Health For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4220 (5 Units) or SC4220HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4220 (4 Units) |
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| SC4222 / SC4222HM Body and Society For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4222 (5 Units) or SC4222HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4222 (4 Units) |
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| SC4223 / SC4223HM Health and Social Behaviour For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4223 (5 Units) or SC4223HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4223 (4 Units) |
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| SW4228 / SW4228HM Social Work In Medical Setting For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SW4228 (5 Units) or SW4228HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SW4228 (4 Units) |
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| NM4219 / NM4219HM New Media in Health Communicaton For Cohort 2016 to 2020, NM4219 (5 Units) or NM4219HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, NM4219 (4 Units) |
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*GEH1049 for cohort 2020 and before; GEC1015 for cohort 2021 and after
**Subject to changes and availability
Last updated: 14 November 2025
ACADEMIC CONVENOR
Assoc Prof Kriti Vikram