Humanities and Social Studies Education

The Humanities and Social Studies Education (HSSE) Academic Group was constituted on 1 July 2000 from an amalgamation of the former Divisions of Geography and History.

HSSE Happenings


14 December 2011 - 15 December 2011

This conference is jointly organized by the Humanities and Social Studies Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore; the Singapore Heritage Society and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

11 November 2011

The NIE Staff Awards are presented in recognition of teaching excellence and service excellence. At the ceremony on 10 November 2011, two faculty members from HSSE received the Excellence in Teaching Commendation 2011. They were Asst Prof Lim Mui Ling, Ivy Maria and Mdm P. Ananthi.

Our heartiest congratulations to them!

2 August 2011

In order to become active and informed citizens, students should learn how to be effectively engaged in the discussion of social and political issues. more details>>

16 July 2011

To help educators develop a better understanding of SPACE and acquire thenecessary pedagogical skills to teach this important concept, the SoutheastAsian Geography Association (SEAGA) is organizing this forum on fieldworkinquiry. The objective of this forum is to provide the physical, historical, social,and economic background of fieldwork sites for inquiry.This half-day forum will invite scholars and practitioners to share theirexperiences on the contextual understanding of place in fieldwork.