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Department of International Relations

Department Chair: Dr. Shareefa Al-Adwani

E-mail: sadwani@auk.edu.kw

The international relations program seeks to educate students through a traditional liberal arts and interdisciplinary curriculum. The program is committed to teaching skills in critical and perspectival thinking, problem-solving, communication, research, teamwork, and communication technology.
 
The program is structured with a set of general core course requirements which students should complete by the beginning of their junior year. Additionally, students take courses in three of the IR fields in which the student chooses to concentrate (diplomacy and conflict resolution, international law and organizations, international political economy, international relations, and history). Finally, in consultation with their advisor, students select courses as international relations electives.
  
The program is ideal for those who want to pursue careers in diplomacy, media, local and nation- al government, and international and non-governmental organizations. It is also an excellent step- ping-stone toward graduate programs in international relations, history, political science, public ad- ministration, law, and business. It is strongly recommended that a student majoring in international relations also minor in history or Arabic.

The Department of International Relations at AUK offers undergraduate students a course of study that focuses on diplomacy, conflict resolution, history, international law, and political economy. The curriculum is interdisciplinary in approach and is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The program aims to serve the University’s liberal arts model of higher education by encouraging creativity, critical analysis, and research. Graduates are prepared to become civically responsible lifelong learners, role models, and leaders.

The Department of International Relations at the American University of Kuwait adheres to the values embraced by the University, namely freedom of expression, intellectual inquiry, individual rights, and cultural diversity, and civic mindedness. The Department also upholds strong moral principles, integrity, and high professional standards and ethics.

The Department of International Relations aspires to create an innovative and challenging learning environment that prepares students to influence a diverse and changing global arena.

Faculty Statistics

Department: International Relations

Term: Fall 2017

Date of Report: 2/1/2018

Please note that the data in this report is accurate as of the above reporting date (unless otherwise noted).

Faculty Members - Academic
Count
%
Full-time 7 100%
Part-time 0 0.0%
*Administrative Assistants support multiple departments and are not included above

Student Statistics

Department: International Relations

Term: Fall 2017

Date of Report: 2/1/2018

Please note that the data in this report is accurate as of the above reporting date (unless otherwise noted).

Majors/Minors
Environmental Studies
History
International Relations
Not Declared - UG Only
Intended^ (Non-Govt. Scholarship) - - 17
Govt. Scholarship - - 14
Total - - 31
Declared
Non-Govt. Scholarship - - 40
Govt. Scholarship - - 60
Total - - 100
Minors
Minors (if applicable) - 6 9
Graduates
Awarded* - - 8

Please Note that the above includes those students who have declared more than one major or minor.

Each declaration is counted within the relevant discipline. Additionally, Graduates Awarded are counted in the majors listing above.

^Intended refers to students who reported upon admission an intended major, which does not guarantee major declaration.

*Awarded refers only to students who met all graduation requirements and were awarded a degree for the term indicated in this report (as of date of report).

**Are included in majors information above, as the degree has not been awarded.

Student Enrollment in Courses
Initial*
End of term
Sections
Enrollment
Sections
Enrollment
AMST409 1 8 1 8
HIST105 2 52 2 46
HIST110 1 14 1 14
HIST201 2 28 2 27
HIST205 1 1 1 1
HIST311 1 16 1 16
HIST389 2 21 2 21
IR101 1 29 1 29
IR202 1 29 1 28
IR206 1 21 1 21
IR210 1 18 1 18
IR342 1 2 1 2
IR343 1 33 1 33
IR388 1 1 1 1
IR470 1 1 1 1
IR485 1 2 1 2
IR486 1 20 1 20
PLSC101 1 27 1 27
PLSC304 1 30 1 30
PLSC322 1 17 1 16
PLSC327 1 29 1 29
PLSC333 1 0 1 0
Grand Total 25 399 25 390
Cross-Listed Sections
PLSC333 1 0 1 0
MGMT333 37 37
PHIL322 1 0 1 0
PLSC322 17 16
 
Administrative Grade Processes
Count
Change of Grades**
Instructor Correction 5
Grand Total 5

**Please note that the above items provide the data available at the time the report was ran.