Due to the urgent need of the society, the Department of Mathematics was established in 1991. It is one of the major departments of the faculty of applied sciences at Al-Aqsa University and it includes a select group of faculty members. It teaches various mathematics courses from the requirements of the mathematics major, the requirements of the university and the requirements of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
The department awards a bachelor's degree in the following disciplines
A- Bachelor of Science, Major in Mathematics
B - Bachelor of Education, Major in Mathematics and its teaching methods
C- Bachelor of Education, Major in Teaching Mathematics
The department will also award a master's degree in mathematics, which was recently approved.