#Interdisciplinarity Through School and Career | ALUMNA SHIRLEY WANG

ALUMNA: Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP)

FASS Alumna Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP) '21) discusses the interdisciplinary path she has taken all through school and now in her career, with Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS Theatre Studies). Shirley is notable for her ability to thrive academically and professionally in STEM as well as the Humanities. While taking the IDP at NUS Engineering (now NUS College of Design and Engineering), she was part of a four-person undergraduate team behind a winning collaboration with Sengkang General Hospital called Ah Bot — a moving robot built to keep elderly people company and help watch out after them. She is currently an Associate Consultant with management consultancy Capgemini Invent.

Key Points in this Episode

0:00       What led to the pursuit of Theatre Studies — academic life before NUS and the first year in university.
33:16     About the Theatre Studies major at NUS — the biggest takeaways from the programme and how it shapes one's worldview and approach to a future career. 
1:01:02  The Next Step — realising the practical and professional relevance of being both qualified in Theatre Studies as well as Innovation and Design, to the real world.