UPM Undergraduate Programs and Fees

Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Agriculture is one of the three Pioneer faculties that contributed to the 1971 founding of University Pertanian Malaysia (now University Putra Malaysia).

Beginning with seven departments, the majority of these departments were later transformed into numerous more faculties. Faculty of Agriculture at the end of 1998 had three academic departments: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Department of Plant Protection, and Department of Soil Science.

Faculty of Agriculture will be affected by the reorganization process at University Putra Malaysia beginning on January 1, 1999. Restructuring is predicated on the concept of combining or integrating the primary components of agricultural systems, which include crop, animal, soil, technology, and management. The Faculty of Agriculture presently consists of seven departments: Crop Science, Animal Science, Plant Protection, Land Management, Agribusiness and Information System, Agriculture Technology, and Aquaculture.

Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Horticultural Science, Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness), Bachelor of Agriculture (Aquaculture), and Bachelor of Agriculture are now offered by the Faculty of Agriculture (Animal Science).

Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

The Department of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology and the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies were merged on 1 August 2004 to form the Department of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science (BioTech UPM). With the formation of BioTech UPM, all biotechnology-related activities at UPM may be centralized under a single administration. Since its founding, BioTech UPM has consisted of the following four departments:

1. Department of Bioprose Technology
2. Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
3. Department of Biochemistry
4. Department of Microbiology

Faculty of Forestry and Environment

The Faculty of Forestry was one of the founding faculties when University Putra Malaysia (previously University Pertanian Malaysia) was established in 1971.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The DVM program is meant to create veterinary science graduates who are capable of diagnosing, treating, controlling, investigating, and producing animal diseases. Graduates of the Faculty are prepared to work in the veterinary and cattle sectors on the first day.

Faculty of Business and Economics

Formerly known as the Faculty of Economics and Management, the School of Business and Economics was founded in January 1974 as the fourth faculty of University Putra Malaysia.

Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering at UPM has come a long way from its origins as the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering in 1975, when it had only four departments and was not yet widely recognized as one of Malaysia’s top academic institutions in its field. As of now, the Faculty is home to eight interesting departments that together provide a total of eight Bachelor’s degrees and thirty-four Master’s degrees to a student body of over three thousand.

Faculty of Educational Studies

Established on 15 January 1975, the Faculty of Educational Studies originally went by the name Faculty of Educational Services, reflecting the scope of its responsibilities at the time. Students enrolled in the Faculty of Science and the Environment’s Diploma in Science with Education or Bachelor of Science with Education programs might take advantage of the courses provided by the Faculty. In addition to these required classes, students from all throughout University Pertanian Malaysia were able to attend electives and general education courses given by the faculty.

Faculty of Science

In July 1972, the Basic Sciences Unit was founded, marking the start of what would become the Faculty of Science. The Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Departments were all a part of it. The original intent was to fill a need in the curriculum for first-year Diploma and Bachelor Degree students in the subjects of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine. The Diploma in Science with Teacher Certification was another option offered by the Unit.

Faculty of Food Science and Technology

In 1976, the Department of Food Science and Technology was founded inside the Faculty of Agriculture, marking the beginning of what would later become the Faculty of Food Science and Technology. The country’s demand for more skilled employees in the emerging sector of scientifically-based food inspired the creation of the department. At the beginning, Bachelor of Food Science and Technology was the only undergraduate degree option available.

Faculty of Human Ecology

The mission of the Faculty of Human Ecology is to ensure that its graduates are aware of and able to fulfill their responsibilities to the Creator and to their own welfare, family, society, and the environment through teaching, research, professional and community services in the field of Human Ecology.

Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication

FBMK may be traced back to the founding of the National Language Division (Bahagian Bahasa Kebangsaan) and the English Language Division (Bahagian Bahasa Inggeris) at the Agriculture College of Malaya (Kolej Pertanian Malaya) with the implementation of the Language Act of 1976. In 1971, the two departments were merged to establish the Language Division, which was raised to the Language Department in 1972 and put under the Faculty of Agriculture.

Faculty of Design and Architecture

In 1976, a proposal titled “Proposed Establishment of the College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture” was presented to the Faculty of Agriculture with the intention of establishing the faculty of design and architecture at UPM. The suggestion was never brought up for further consideration by the administration of the Faculty. Notwithstanding, in 1980 a group of Landscape Architecture instructors were hired to teach “landscape themes” in both the diploma and bachelor of agriculture degrees. In 1984, the first landscape course was given. “AGRO 472 – An Approach to Landscape Design” was a three-credit course. It became a popular subject and was able to attract many agricultural students who eventually graduated and pursued undergraduate and graduate degrees in landscape architecture abroad. Numerous of these early graduates have now returned to the nation and resumed thriving practices or became professors at various institutes of higher education.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

On 1 August 1996, the Department of Bio-Medical of the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science and the Department of Nutrition and Community Health of the Faculty of Human Ecology merged to become the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Currently, the Faculty has (23) twenty-three departments.

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

The UPM Main Gate Lake is next to the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. The four departments that make up this faculty are Computer Science, Multimedia, Software Engineering and Information Systems, and Communication Technology and Networks. “Green IT” was first implemented at the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.