History
Originally established as the School of Economics & Social Sciences (SESS) on 1 July 2002, SESS launched the Bachelor of Science (Economics) programme, followed shortly by the Bachelor of Social Science undergraduate degree programme. Subsequently, due to expansion and strategic reasons, the SESS was restructured in 2007 into two separate schools namely, the School of Social Sciences (SOSS) and the School of Economics (SOE). The restructuring was made to allow both schools, which had encountered significant growth in student enrolment and faculty numbers, to gain greater focus on their individual strengths and develop distinctive curriculums at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Shortly after, in July 2008, the School marked the graduation of its pioneer batch of Social Science students.
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