Why the NUS Master of Social Work?
Apply evidence-based practice
Deepen your skills as
a reflexive practitioner
Become a leader in
social services
What our students say about the courses
"The programme has been immensely valuable in my role as a Senior Prison Officer. Its comprehensive curriculum in social work principles and practices has strengthened my ability to develop effective rehabilitation and reintegration policies that help ex-offenders rebuild their lives, reconnect with their families, and break cycles of intergenerational offending. The programme also cultivates leadership and management capabilities by fostering critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and a systems-level perspective, skills essential for driving meaningful and sustainable change in the correctional landscape."
MR HO KIM TECK
Senior Prison Officer,
Singapore Prison Service,
Master of Social Work graduate, Class of 2026
"The NUS Master of Social Work programme shaped me as a social work professional in ways I didn’t expect. The core and elective courses expanded my perspective on how other disciplines intersect with social work, and the compulsory Capstone Project pushed me to gain the confidence to create a group coaching programme and share my findings with senior leaders in my organisation. Most of all, I’m grateful for the mentors and friends whose guidance continues to inspire how I practice social work every day."
MS CHOONG YING
Assistant Senior Social Worker,
Allkin FSC,
Master of Social Work graduate, Class of 2026
"Being challenged with the necessary rigour to broaden my understanding of the field; having my capacity expanded as the learning process deepened my knowledge in domains that complement my work as a social worker. Sprinkled with some fun, laughters and inspiration from my peers and lecturers. This sums my amazing MSW experience with NUS!"
MS ZOE TEE
Deputy Head, Youth Department, Senior Social Worker,
Fei Yue Community Services,
Master of Social Work graduate, Class of 2025
"The capstone courses allowed me to experience first-hand using practice research methodologies to guide my practice, which contributed to better patient care at the hospital where I work as a Medical Social Worker."
MR ADRIAN TAN
Medical Social Worker,
Master of Social Work graduate
"This lifelong learning journey never ends as even after the research is completed, I continue to have reflections on the concepts and theories which are relevant to and for my work as a counsellor and social worker."
MS YVONNE ANG
Senior Counsellor, Manager
National Council of Social Services, Sun Ray Scheme,
Master of Social Work graduate
"For me, learning and establishing evidence-based practice is aligned to the essence of social work services delivery — ensuring that our practice is truly benefiting our clients and not causing harm. I appreciated learning the various research techniques and the strong emphasis for us to keep to the fidelity of the proposed methodology as well as the ethical process."
MR MOHAMAD FIROZ BIN ABDUL KADIR
Master of Social Work graduate
The Unique NUS Experience
We develop:
Critical thinkers
We hone:
Evidence-based
practice
We nurture:
Skilled and
reflexive practitioners
We groom:
Social service leaders