Undergraduate programmes in allied health sciences were first offered in Kuwait University in the School of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing, within the Faculty of Medicine, in 1978. The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing was established as an independent faculty within the Health Sciences Centre in 1982. It changed its name to the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in 2004 when the Nursing programme was transferred to the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.

The programmes were established to produce locally-trained staff able to meet local needs, and to provide a more stable workforce than expatiate staff. The faculty currently offers Bachelor's degree programmes in Health Information Administration, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Physical Therapy and Radiologic Sciences. Bachelor's degree programmes in Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy are planned for the coming years, as are various Master's and Diploma programmes.

Many of the faculty's graduates are now working in Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait . Others are teaching in the faculty after obtaining their doctorates or Master's, or are providing support as Clinical Instructors and Technicians.