Welcome to the Applied Sciences Department at UTP!

The Applied Sciences Department (ASD ​) was established on 1 April 2009, evolving from the f​ormer Foundation Studies Department (FSD). The proposal to upgrade FSD to FASD was approved by the UTP Management Committee on 2 February 2009. This transition plays a key role in supporting UTP's ambition to become a leading research university and achieve global prominence.​

ASD is part of the Faculty of Science, Management & Computing. Our department currently comprises 26 academic staff members with expertise in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.

Effective 1 May 2025, it has been renamed to the Applied Science Department (ASD), accelerating UTP’s move toward becoming a research university.

We offer the following programmes:

• Undergraduate Programme
  • BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry
• Postgraduate Programmes
  • MSc in Science (by Research)
  • PhD in Science

In addition to our own programmes, ASD supports Engineering departments by offering undergraduate Mathematics courses. Our lecturers also supervise Engineering Team Projects, Final Year Projects, and Postgraduate research across various disciplines.

(Last updated: 1 May 2025)