Programs
All programs are conducted entirely in English. The university runs on the U.S. semester system with the academic year starting in August, and in other respects also operates in the style of American universities.
- The Graduate Degree Program
AUAF in fall 2011 began its first graduate program, offering the master of business administration degree. This program builds on the success of the university's undergraduate business program, which is the most popular major among AUAF students. A total of 29 students were admitted in the first MBA class. A second cohort was admitted in the Fall 2012 semester.
- The Undergraduate Degree Program
The American University of Afghanistan currently offers four-year undergraduate degree programs in business administration, information technology and computer science, political science and public administration, and communications. Through required general studies in their first two years of undergraduate study, all students acquire knowledge in English composition, mathematics, the natural sciences, arts and humanities, and the social sciences.
In fall 2008, Stanford Law School's Afghanistan Legal Education Project was launched at the university. It provides introductory legal training that features the first new text in decades dedicated to the legal system in Afghanistan. In September 2012, AUAF and Stanford University received a $7.2 million grant for this program from the US State Department.
- The Foundation Studies Program
The Foundation Studies Program (FSP) prepares students for the high expectations of American-style, English-only university degree programs, and also develops the high-level English language skills necessary to take on major employment positions in Afghanistan or abroad. AUAF offers instruction in English through native English-speaking instructors from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and South Asia. With satisfactory performance in the FSP, students can advance to the Undergraduate Program.
- The Professional Development Institute
The American University of Afghanistan’s Professional Development Institute was established in 2006 to meet the training needs of professionals in Afghanistan and the region. It offers an array of high-impact, high-value training courses, workshops, and seminars to professionals from private sector, government, and non-governmental organizations working in Afghanistan and the region.
In 2008 the Professional Development Institute joined with Goldman Sachs and the Thunderbird School of Global Management to implement a women's entrepreneurship training program. The program is part of a larger initiative, 10,000 Women, supported by Goldman Sachs.
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