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However the interdisciplinary approach proved increasingly complex for two reasons. The levels of specialisation at A Levels meant that many students had not studied particular subjects for some years and this made
it impossible to devise a course that both covered areas unstudied by some and did not bore others. This proved an especial problem in Natural Sciences, where many Mathematics students had not studied Chemistry at A
Level and vice versa. Additionally many subjects, particularly those in the Social Sciences, were not taught at A Level and required the first year as a grounding in the subject rather than an introduction to
several different new subjects. Problems were especially encountered in the Faculty of Natural Sciences where the differing demands of Mathematics and physical sciences led to two almost completely separate
programmes and student bases. In 1970 this led to the creation of the School of Mathematical Studies, standing outside the Faculties.The addition of other subjects led to increased pressure on common Part I
programmes and increasingly students took more specialised Part I courses designed to prepare them for Part II study.
 The University now has the Faculties further divided into 18 Departments and
Schools, ranging from the School of English to the Department of Biosciences, and from the Kent Law School to the Department of Economics. Also of note is the
University's Brussels School of International Studies, located in Brussels, Belgium. The School offers Master's degrees in international relations theory and international
conflict analysis, along with an LLM in international law. In 2005 a new department, The Kent School of Architecture, began teaching its first students. In 2008, Wye
College came under Kent's remit, in joint partnership with Imperial College London.
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The University is divided into three faculties: