{"id":15322,"date":"2024-06-28T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T08:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/?page_id=15322"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:35:53","slug":"master-of-social-sciences-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/master-of-social-sciences-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Social Sciences (Social Work by Research)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tMaster of Social Sciences
(Social Work by Research)\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

The NUS Master of Social Sciences (Social Work by Research) degree provides professional and research skills for graduates and professionals working in social work or social administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tWhy the NUS Master of Social Sciences (Social Work by Research)?\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"2015\n\tWe develop
\ncritical thinkers<\/strong>\n\t

Master your critical thinking skills, enabling you to conduct rigorous social work research, analyse complex and multifaceted data, and contribute to creating innovative social work solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"2018\n\t

We hone evidence-based practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\t

Delve deeply into your selected field of study and learn to critically evaluate existing interventions, contribute new knowledge through original research, and apply findings to real-world scenarios.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"20150107_SSHSPHCorpBroc0060\"\n\tWe nurture skilled and
\nreflexive practitioners
\n<\/strong>\n\t

Elevate your practice by fostering a deep and nuanced understanding of social work principles and methodologies, allowing you to navigate complex social issues through reflexive insight and intense research.<\/p>\n\t\t\tAdmissions\u00a0Application for the August intake opens from 16 May to 1 November (in the year preceding the intake).
More details on admissions and programme requirements can be found below.\t\t\n\t\t\tFees and funding\u00a0More information about tuition fees and scholarships can be found below.\t\t\n\t\t\tProgramme duration\u00a0Students typically take 2 to 2.5 years to complete the programme.\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tResearch topics\n\nSupervision is available in areas of research such as family studies, social work practice, intervention outcomes, ageing issues, social support networks, community development, evaluation of service delivery, social policies, volunteerism, crime and delinquency, mental health, drug abuse, coping behaviour, social-ecological response, human service management, and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.\n\t\t\t\t\"2017\n

\n\t\tThe Unique NUS Experience\n\t<\/h1>\n\tWe develop:<\/strong>
\nCritical thinkers\n\tWe hone:<\/strong>
\nEvidence-based
\npractice\n\tWe nurture:<\/strong>
\nSkilled and
\nreflexive practitioners\n\tWe groom:<\/strong>
\nSocial service leaders\n

\n\t\tFurther your career in NUS Social Work today!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

Contact us at swkbox1@nus.edu.sg<\/a> for enquiries on our programmes.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master of Social Sciences(Social Work by Research) The NUS Master of Social Sciences (Social Work by Research) degree provides professional and research skills for graduates and professionals working in social work or social administration.\u00a0 Why the NUS Master of Social Sciences (Social Work by Research)? We develop critical thinkers Master your critical thinking skills, enabling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15322","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/193"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15322"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17013,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15322\/revisions\/17013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}