The Malawi Polytechnic has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Applied Sciences

• Department of Computing and Information Technology
• Department of Environmental Health
• Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences

Faculty of Built Environment

• Department of Architecture
• Department of Land and Quantity Surveying

Faculty of Commerce

• Department of Accountancy
• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Management Studies

Faculty of Education and Media Studies

• Department of Journalism
• Department of Language and Communication
• Department of Technical Education

Faculty of Engineering

• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Department of Mechanical engineering

Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

• Masters in Business Administration
• Postgraduate Diploma in Transport Operations Management