7 ▁studies ▁re - com men ced ▁at ▁the ▁fac ulty ' s ▁new ▁prem ises ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁A riv i yal ▁Nag ar , ▁Kil ino ch ch ▁began ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁expects ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁A riv i yal ▁Nag ar ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁offers ▁under grad uate ▁courses ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Agricult ure ▁( B . Sc .( A gr . )) ▁degrees . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁is ▁currently ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁depart ments : ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Bi ology ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Econom ics ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Agr onomy ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Chem istry ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Engineering ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Animal ▁Science ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ' s ▁current ▁de an ▁and ▁assistant ▁registr ar ▁are ▁T . ▁Mik un than ▁and ▁T . ▁Pir an avam al ar ▁respectively . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁had ▁ 2 6 4 ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁academic ▁staff ▁( 2 3 ▁permanent , ▁ 2 5 ▁temporary ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁App lied ▁Sciences ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁App lied ▁Sciences ▁was ▁established ▁when ▁the ▁V av uni ya ▁Camp us ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of