Our aims in this module are twofold: to provide students with a good introduction to business history as a field of study and to explain the development of Singapore, from its early settlement years to the present from the perspective of business history.
Students will:
Gain a good understanding of Singapore's history, with a strong business/economic focus.
Become familiar with many leading business figures and the history of firms and products that are household names in Singapore.
Be encouraged to think critically about how and why Singapore's business developed in a particular manner from 1965 onwards.
Be able to develop a better appreciation of business and heritage issues. For instance, why are 'heritage brands' increasingly popular? And how has the history of early business been represented in our museums?