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About the Department of Applied Sciences​​ 

The Department of Applied Sciences was established on 1 April 2009, formerly known as the Foundation Studies Department (FSD). On 2 February 2009, UTP’s Management Committee approved the proposal to upgrade FSD to the Fundamental and Applied Sc​iences Department (FASD). Effective 1 May 2025, it has been renamed to the Applied Science Department (ASD), accelerating UTP’s move toward becoming a research university.

Department Support

The department supports Engineering and Computing departments by offering key Mathematics courses, supervising Engineering Team Projects, Final Year Projects, and Postgraduate studies.

All department members are affiliated with at least one Research Institute. Many serve as Principal Investigators with secured internal or external research funding.

Accreditation & Recognition

Programme Code (MOHE/MQA) Status Accreditation Date
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Applied Chemistry
 R/545/6/0049 / MQA/SWA 4584
 Perpetual 18 Nov 2018 – no expiry
MSc in Science (by Research)
 R2/545/7/0016 / MQA/FA 2064 Perpetual 24 Sep 2014 – no expiry
PhD in Applied Science
 R2/545/8/0015 / MQA/FA 2065​
 Perpetual 23 Oct 2015 – no expiry

*Updated as at 1 May 2025​​​

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Approval by Registrar of MOHE: KP(JPS)5195/US/7(9)

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