Division Head: Dr. Christopher Ohan

Mission Statement
The Mission of the American University of Kuwait's Social Sciences Division is advancing knowledge through critical inquiry. The Division strives to achieve this Mission by employing qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore systems and processes of human behavior, societies and cultures on the theoretical and practical levels.
  
Major Degree Programs
The Division of Social Sciences oversees Bachelor of Arts programs with Majors in the following academic disciplines:

• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Certificate Programs

• Gulf Studies Certificate Program

Minors
The Division of Social Sciences oversees the following Minor programs:

• Environmental Studies
• History
• Human Resources
• International Studies
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Disciplines (Fields of Study)
The Division of Social Sciences includes the following disciplines (fields of study):

• American Studies (AMST)
• History (HIST)
• International Studies (INST)
• Political Science (PLSC)
• Psychology (PSYC)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences, (concentration in Anthropology) (SBSA)