The School of Natural and Physical Sciences will strengthen national and regional programs, initiatives and action responsive to Medium Term Development Strategy (MTDS), Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) through the teaching and research disciplines of biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental science and geography, mathematics, statistics and computer science and physics. Strategic research is focused on the centres of Bio-diversity and Natural Products, Disaster Reduction, and Motupore Island Marine Sciences.

The School of Natural and Physical Sciences will strengthen national and regional programs, initiatives and action responsive to Medium Term Development Strategy (MTDS), Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) through the teaching and research disciplines of biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental science and geography, mathematics, statistics and computer science and physics. Strategic research is focused on the centres of Bio-diversity and Natural Products, Disaster Reduction, and Motupore Island Marine Sciences.

The School of Law produces high-level trained legal professionals, conducts research and provides advisory services to stakeholders. The School has two strands, the Law Strand and the Legal Clinical Program (LCP) Strand. The Law Strand is responsible for the teaching of substantive law courses and programs whilst the LCP Strand is responsible for the teaching, development and administration of procedural and applied legal courses and programs, like the Diploma in Law (Prosecutions) (DLP) program.

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences produces high level trained manpower, conducts research and provides advisory services to stakeholders in Anthropology and Sociology, Archaeology, Creative Arts, History, Gender Studies, Philosophy, Journalism, Information Communication Sciences, Linguistic and Modern Languages, Literature and English Communication, Political Science, Psychology and Social Work. The School offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. It also houses a research centre, Melanesian and Pacific Studies Centre (MAPS) and Melanesian Institute of Arts and Communication (MIAC).

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences is mandated to train general and specialist medical officers and other health professionals including dentists, pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists, medical imaging technologists and specialist graduate nursing officers.

The School engages in research relevant to the health need of the country and the region, participates in the formulation of health policy and provides community clinical services.