Our Directors' Message

The Health and Social Sciences Cluster at SIT has been at the forefront of allied health education and research, offering a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate allied health programmes. We have also launched a new Bachelor of Nursing-Master of Nursing programme, in addition to a post-registration nursing degree programme. Our cluster consists of full-time faculty with deep prior clinical experience, joint appointment faculty who are senior clinicians and adjunct and associate faculty, many of whom are leaders in their respective fields. Coupled with a passion to teach and a drive to advance our professions through applied research, we work closely with partners from the public, private and community sectors to form a dynamic ecosystem of education, research and clinical practice.

Our Health and Social Sciences Cluster drives applied research work through our strategic focus on Community Health Transformation. This is aligned with the Ministry of Health (MOH)’s ‘Three Beyonds’: beyond healthcare to health; beyond hospital to community; and beyond quality to value. This focus area serves to encompass and consolidate research efforts ranging from healthcare engineering and innovation, to digital health and community and social care research. Our faculty has fostered close connections with various healthcare institutions, community care partners and government agencies to collaborate on clinical and professional research studies that enhance health outcomes and professional practice. Research impact is targeted towards improving health outcomes, functioning, social participation and quality of life of individuals in the community.

A unique feature of the Health and Social Sciences Cluster is our strong belief in interprofessional education and interprofessional practice. Students participate in interprofessional classes from their first year of studies and engage in various learning activities across healthcare disciplines and even outside the cluster. A proportion of the honours thesis projects is also interprofessional in nature. This prepares students for patient-centred interprofessional work when they graduate and instils a mindset of continuous learning from the various disciplines. Faculty also collaborate closely across healthcare disciplines and often work with SIT colleagues from Engineering, Infocomm Technology, Food, Chemical and Biotechnology and Business, Communication and Design on applied learning and applied research.

We invite you to visit our website to find out more about our applied learning methods and applied research initiatives. There are also several feature stories of our students and faculty. We also warmly invite you to consider partnership with us, so as to jointly bring healthcare education and research to new heights!

Healthcare shapes lives – and so does education of healthcare professionals. At SIT’s Health and Social Sciences cluster, we prepare students not just to enter the profession, but to proactively contribute and ultimately facilitate care transformation. That conviction drives everything we do, from how we design our programmes to how we support each student’s journey.

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is the only university in Singapore offering a comprehensive suite of undergraduate allied health degree programmes, spanning Diagnostic Radiography, Dietetics and Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Speech and Language Therapy. In partnership with the University of Glasgow, we also offer an undergraduate Nursing programme that builds meaningfully on the foundations established through polytechnic Nursing diploma studies.

To meet the evolving needs of Singapore’s healthcare system—particularly those arising from an ageing population—we have expanded our offerings to include the Nursing (Pre-registration and Specialty Training) programme, as well as new postgraduate programmes in Clinical Research and Health Sciences. Our Master of Health Sciences allows practicing health professionals to deepen their expertise in areas such as adult and geriatric rehabilitation, medical sonography, musculoskeletal physiotherapy, rehabilitation nursing, and organ transplant nursing. Developed in close collaboration with healthcare clusters and social service agencies, our post-graduate programmes continue to be in step with national priorities and community needs.

All our programmes are accredited by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), the Singapore Nursing Board and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists – a mark of the rigour and professional relevance that our students and their future employers can rely on. More than meeting standards, however, our goal is to nurture healthcare professionals who are ready to make a difference from day one: One who is curious, capable, and deeply committed to person-centered care.

Applied learning is at the heart of an SIT education. From the first year of study, students acquire current industry-relevant knowledge and skills through service-learning initiatives in the community, hands-on learning in simulated environments in dedicated laboratories, and therapy clinic experiences. These are further enriched through clinical placements and honours thesis projects set in hospitals and community care environments, where students work alongside clinicians, peers, and healthcare stakeholders to deliver evidence-based, person-centred care. In doing so, they develop critical thinking, problem-solving, reflection, communication, and collaboration skills essential for real-world practice.

Our curriculum is shaped and developed by dedicated academic staff who bring scholarly rigour and practical experience to the classroom. We use active, collaborative learning strategies – including flipped classrooms, team-based and problem-based approaches – that shift the emphasis from passive instruction to genuine engagement, peer learning and professional collaboration.

We are deeply committed to our mission and to nurturing the next generation of nurses and allied health professionals who embody the SITizen-DNA. We look forward to seeing each graduate carry these values into their careers – caring for patients, families and communities, and contributing to the health and wellbeing of our nation.

If you are considering a future in healthcare, I warmly invite you to explore what SIT’s Health and Social Sciences programmes have to offer. We would be glad to be a part of your journey.