Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Universiti Putra Malaysia was first established as the School of Agriculture in 1931. The school was located on a 22-acre piece of land in Serdang and offered two programmes – a three-year diploma programme and a one-year certificate course in Agriculture. In 1947, the school was declared the College of Agriculture Malaya by Sir Edward Gent, the then Governor of the Malayan Union. The establishment of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia came about when the College of Agriculture in Serdang merged with the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malaya. Dr. Mohd. Rashdan bin Haji Baba, the then principal of the College of Agriculture Malaya, was appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor by virtue of the provisions of Section 18 of the Universities and University Colleges Act, 1971. With the first intake of 1,559 students, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia had its first academic session in July 1973 in the three central faculties and one basic division: the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, and a Division of Foundation Studies. In the early 80s, UPM extended its area of studies to include the field of Science and Technology (S&T). In 1997, the name Universiti Pertanian Malaysia was changed to Universiti Putra Malaysia by former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, as a strategic gesture to portray the status of UPM as a centre of higher education capable of providing various fields of studies, especially in science and information technology, which facilitate national development in the new millennium.

Faculties in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Forestry
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Educational Studies
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Human Ecology
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
Faculty of Design and Architecture
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science (located at Bintulu, Sarawak)

Institutes in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Institute of Bioscience
Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA)
Institute of Gerontology
Institute of Mathematical Research
Halal Product Research Institute
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product
Institute of Agriculture and Food Policy Studies
Institute for Social Science Studies
Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Programs and Courses in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)UPM offers courses in various fields and disciplines. Programmes offered at the Bachelor, Diploma and Foundation Studies are as follows:

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Bachelor of Agricultural Science
Bachelor of Horticultural Science
Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness)
Bachelor of Agriculture (Aquaculture)
Bachelor of Agriculture (Animal Science)

FACULTY OF FORESTRY

Bachelor of Forestry Science
Bachelor of Wood Science Technology
Bachelor of Recreation and Park

FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences)
Bachelor of Science (Dietetic)
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Community Health)
Bachelor of Science (Environmental and Occupational Health)
Bachelor of Nursing

FACULTY OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

Bachelor of Music (Music Performance)
Bachelor of Science (Human Development)
Bachelor of Science (Human Development and Management)
Bachelor of Science (Human Development and Information Technology)
Bachelor of Consumer Studies

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Accountancy
Bachelor of Business Administration

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics)
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Agricultural and Biosystem)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace)
Bachelor of Engineering (Process and Food)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer System and Communication)

FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor of Food Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science (Food Studies)
Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Management)

FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Development)
Bachelor of Education (Physical Education)
Bachelor of Education (Guidance and Counseling)
Bachelor of Education (The Teaching of Bahasa Malaysia as a First Language)
Bachelor of Education (The Teaching of English as a Second Language)
Bachelor of Education (Home Science)
Bachelor of Education (Agricultural Science)
Bachelor of Education (Moral Education)
Diploma in Youth in Development Work

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Major In

  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Petroleum Chemistry
  • Material Science
  • Instrumentation Science

Bachelor of Science with Education (Honours) – Major I

  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics

FACULTY OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

FACULTY OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION

Bachelor Communication

Bachelor of Art – Major In

  • English Language
  • Malay Language and Linguistics
  • Malay Literature
  • English Literature

Foreign Languages – Major In

  • Mandarin
  • Arabic
  • French
  • German

FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor of Computer Science – Major In

  • Computer System
  • Multimedia
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Networking

FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOMOLECULAR

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Bachelor of Environmental Science and Technology
Bachelor of Environmental Management

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AND FOOD (UPM Kampus Bintulu, Sarawak)

Bachelor of Bioindustry Science
Diploma in Agriculture
Diploma in Fisheries
Diploma in Forestry
Diploma in Animal Health and Production
Diploma in Food Estate Management
Diploma in Agribusiness
Diploma in Agricultural Engineering

FOUNDATION STUDIES FOR AGRICULTURE SCIENCE CENTRE

Foundation Studies For Agriculture Science

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Contact Details

Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

Tel: +603 8946 6000
Fax: +603 8948 7273

Website: http://www.upm.edu.my