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Human-centric diplomas for the big-hearted, from early childhood education to community building, cultivating compassion and connecting people
Be part of the big HMS family where you get to work on cross diploma community projects through initiatives such as The Living Community
Champion social causes and raise awareness through creative content in arts events, exhibitions, and trending social media platforms
Access a wide range of scholarships such as the MOE Teacher Training Scheme, ECDA Training Awards, MOE Kindergarten Teaching Awards & SPH Scholarships
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Shevon Leck
Arts Business Management (ABM), Year 3
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Shevon aspires to learn about the different sectors in arts and culture, and how she can create a lasting impact on the Singapore arts scene.
She participated in Verve, an annual arts festival organized by ABM students, and volunteered at non-profit organisations, where she visited elderly patients in St. Luke's Hospital, and embarked on a charity trip to Vietnam with "Love Beyond Frontiers", putting her skills for social good both locally and abroad.
Estherlyn Ng
Community Development (CDT)*
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Known for her down-to-earth persona, Estherlyn has an acute sense of empathy to hear unspoken perspectives from the underprivileged and hopes to impact others with small but impactful actions.
Estherlyn participated in "Social Leadership Challenge" (SLC), where she visited social enterprises in Taiwan that interact with at-risk youths and the special needs community. A recipient of the GIC Sparks Grant, she is also a regular volunteer at Beyond Social Services (BSS) and visits families living in rental flats.
*BZSE has merged with Diploma in Psychology Studies (PCS), to become Diploma in Community Development (CDT).
Cedrick Tan Wei Cong
Chinese Studies (CHS)
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Cedrick believes that lifelong learning is the key to success. He hopes to use his skills to instil an interest and passion for the Chinese language among youths in Singapore with the use of linguistic, visual and kinaesthetic learning styles.
He worked with a team to create an online audiobook for "National Tertiary Institution Chinese Reading Fest 2019", and it serves as an audio platform for people to find out more on Modern Chinese literature.
Clare Loh
Chinese Media & Communication (CMC)
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With an interest in current affairs and the Chinese culture, Clare hopes to educate and empower others through the use of different media platforms. With skillsets such as videography, photography and writing under her belt, Clare has used it to impact other’s lives.
She helped raise awareness of living well with dementia for the elderly in her final year project, and embarked on a six-month internship as an assistant producer at Mediacorp’s Chinese Current Affairs (CA) department to produce programmes like ‘A Conversation with Minister’ and ‘Tuesday Report’.
Alicia Wee
Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE)*
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Alicia is passionate about working with children and strives to use her creative teaching skills to plan fun lessons and nurture a love of learning among the children. Her teaching philosophy is that all children are competent and intelligent in their own ways, and she finds fulfillment in seeing them grow.
Using her knowledge in child development, she worked with her team to produce a "Mathematics Resource Kit" and a "Literacy Lapbook" for children of different ability levels.
*The Diploma in Child Psychology & Early Education (CPEE) is no longer being offered. Students who are keen to pursue a career in Early Childhood may apply for the Diploma Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE), a course conducted by
NIEC in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) at the NIEC (NP) campus.
Santhia Uthekumaran
Tamil Studies with Early Education (TSE)
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With an aptitude for poetry and acting as well as a love for the Tamil Language, Santhia has actively volunteered her skills in organisations such as Tamil Representative Council Youth Wing, Singapore Tamil Youth Club, and SINDA.
With a desire to give back to the community, she uses her knowledge and skills from Tamil studies to facilitate activities that foster awareness of culture and heritage, such as ancient Indian printing and a storybook written in Tamil for preschoolers.
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Sherry Yeu
Diploma in Arts Business Management, Class of 2014
Sherry Yeu currently works at the National Arts Council with the Singapore Writers Festival team. She is involved in managing festival and school programmes as well as assisting festival operations.
“The valuable learning opportunities and hands-on experiences that were offered in ABM honed my project management skills and prepared me for working in Singapore’s vibrant arts community. If not for ABM, I wouldn’t be where I am today!”
Ernest Wong
Diploma in Business & Social Enterprise*, Class of 2018
UNESCO Singapore Youth Representative (Education for Sustainable Development) and Singapore International Foundation Top 16 Young Social Entrepreneur, 2017
Ernest is the founder of Camp Hiro, a social enterprise that seeks to empower youths in taking ownership and action in addressing community needs. During his time in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, he led a Community Service Club, and was a National Youth Council Youth Corps Leader. A Youth Executive Committee (Yew Tee) member, he received the school’s Outstanding All Rounder Community Service Award having worked on various projects that benefitted the elderly, the special needs community and low income families.
“Courage is the willingness to try with no guarantee of success. Go forth and take courage to make significant differences in people’s lives. Only a life lived for others is a life worth living.”
*The Diploma in Psychology Studies has been merged with the Diploma in Business & Social Enterprise to form the Diploma in Community Development.
Melody Chan
Diploma in Chinese Media & Communication, Class of 2013
Melody is an alumnus from the second cohort. After her internship in Channel 8 News, she pursued a degree in Communication Studies at Nanyang Technological University. Previously a digital journalist with the online portal 8world.com, she is now a producer with Channel 8’s Hello Singapore Programme.
“CMC has equipped me with different soft and hard skills which allowed me to be able to explore further and utilise them in various ways in my work.”
Sun Jiayue, Angel
Diploma in Chinese Studies, Class of 2014
Angel is the director of SGW Engineering, a construction company based in Singapore. She has ventured into the new media and WeChat marketing industry, and is helping local companies to reach out to the Chinese market.
“On top of the soft and hard skills that I have acquired during my studies at NP, CHS and its community provided me with the ‘heart’ skills to relate to my employees, customers and stakeholders, both locally and overseas.”
Oh Jia Jia
Diploma in Psychology Studies*, Class of 2019
Jia Jia is the winner of the Lien Ying Chow Gold Medal and Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Award. She hopes to venture into social work after interning at Beyond Social Services, and reach out to at-risk youths.
“People have invested in me and I hope to pay it forward by helping others. I hope to see broken lives transformed, and for children and youths to grow up knowing that their life is worth living.”
*The Diploma in Psychology Studies has been merged with the Diploma in Business & Social Enterprise to form the Diploma in Community Development.
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School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Think People.
The School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HMS) is a market leader in providing practical training in the fields of arts and social sciences at the polytechnic level in Singapore. HMS pioneered a range of popular diplomas, from its most established programme, the Diploma in Early Childhood Education to the newest Diploma in Community Development.
We aim to develop young changemakers who are passionate about building a better community through advocacy, education and culture, by opening doors to diverse disciplines in humanities and social sciences.
Through our rigorous and innovative curriculum, you will be given varied opportunities to get hands-on practice by working on projects, go on field trips, internships and overseas programmes. There is also a Service-Learning component in every diploma to make learning more engaging and purposeful.