Master degree program
Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Social Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

objectively evaluate scientific theories and methodologies in priority areas for the study of cultural and anthropological problems at the present stage;
2. critically evaluate demonstrate critical appraisal of the categorical apparatus, principles, methods of cultural anthropology in the context of modern trends and development of scientific knowledge in the field of cultural anthropology;
3. to use quantitative methods, principles of organization and methods of conducting cultural anthropological research;
4. formulate problems and tasks of scientific research in the context of cultural anthropology, choose the appropriate methodology and quantitative methods, determine the stages of research, evaluate and interpret the results of the research;
5. use qualitative methods in the study of problems of cultural anthropology in the context of various areas and leading schools of cultural anthropology;
6. evaluate critically the existing methods of digital technologies in relation to the study of the subject area of the cultural anthropology;
7. use narrative methods to analyze the latest cultural phenomena, behavioral models and communications in various spheres of society within the framework of leading schools and scientific directions of cultural anthropology;
8. to find new solutions to independently and effectively apply cultural research methods for their interpretation and analysis;
9. to carry out independent scientific research in the field of historical, social, economic anthropology;
10. to systematically present programs for planning and organizing research on topical issues of cultural anthropology, the practical implementation of educational activities in cultural and anthropological disciplines in higher education organizations;
11. it is reasoned to present the results obtained in the field of research into the problems of cultural, social anthropology and conclusions at a scientific presentation or defense;
12. actively work in a team and creatively approach the solution of a scientific problem.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Cultural Anthropology
Speciality Code
7M03105
Faculty
Philosophy and Political Science

disciplines

Asian culture-anthropological studies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to apply knowledge of the main theoretical and methodological approaches, field methods in relation to the study of the traditional culture of the peoples of Asia: India, China, Korea, Japan, Thailand on the example of the leading schools of China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the features of everyday culture , intercultural communication, health systems, techniques of an altered state of consciousness, cross-cultural studies of gender, identity

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.

History and philosophy of science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline is aimed at formation the skills of using methodology, methods, principles of philosophy of science in solving worldview, methodological problems of modern sciences in their professional research activities, the ability to critically analyze, evaluate scientific achievements, generate new ideas in the implementation research, practical problems in the field of professional activity.

Modern problems and methods of economic anthropology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to have systematic understanding of main methodological approaches, methods of studying the main directions of research programs of the Swiss School, the study of topical modern problems, the methods managing the economic activities of the peoples of Central Asia

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline aims to form the ability to apply practical skills in organising and planning scientific research. The discipline studies forms and methods of planning, organisation, and design of scientific articles and dissertations, as well as summarising scientific research results in presentations, speeches, projects, and articles.

Pedagogy of higher education
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline forms the abilities of pedagogical activity in higher education on the basis of knowledge of higher school didactics, theories of education, analysis and self-assessment of teaching, design of educational activities of the future lecturer with the use of credit technology of training, implementation of the Bologna process, mastering lecturing, curatorial skills using strategies and methods of training/education and assessment (TLA-strategies) in their professional field

Psychology of management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. The following will be studied: basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.

Quantitative Methods in Cultural Anthropology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation ability to understand the nature, types of quantitative methods, methods of synthesis objects of anthropology, classification, statistical processing of artifacts of traditional culture. During the study will be able to apply methods of constructing diagrams, scaling methods, sociometry and other methods of leading schools of cultural and social anthropology in relation to the subject area of cultural anthropology

Theory and Methodology of Social and Structural Anthropology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of systematic veiw about the methodological approaches of anthropology. Discipline is developing the ability to critically analyze methods of field research the example of studying the theoretical work of anthropologists from France, Germany, England, the role of rituals, traditions in everyday life.

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disciplines

Anthropological Approaches to Myth, Ritual and Symbol
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to critically explore various types of mythology, its relationship with science, art, religion, the role of mythology in the conditions of modern socio-cultural reality, features of the mechanisms of functioning of myth in the context of multi-media culture, apply the conceptual apparatus of anthropological theories in the study of myth, ritual, ways of symbolizing human life

Anthropological studies of Central Asia: problems and methods
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability the knowledge of main methodological approaches in anthropological studies of inhabitants of Central Asia, methods, principles of research of traditional culture, various forms of world relation, ethnic, religious identity, preserving the cultural heritage of the population of Central Asia

Anthropological studies of traditional culture of Prototurks, Turks of Central Asia: theory and methods
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Тhe purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to apply knowledge of the main methodological approaches in anthropological studies of the traditional culture of proto-Turks, Turks of Central Asia, to use methods and principles in the study of the values of traditional culture, ritual, everyday culture, the systems of values of the culture of the batyrs of the Turkic peoples, methods, practices of actualizing their cultural heritage.

Digital methods in cultural research
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to apply knowledge of basic computer program, methods in the study of cultural anthropological problems, apply the programs "C ++", "Python", basic digital technologies, methods in relation to study of culture, anthropological problems, use methods of modeling cultural, social, economic anthropology.

Introduction to theory and analysis of cultural anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Professional training in the subject consists in forming the ability to generalize and interpret a deep knowledge of the basic methods and methodological principles for the study of the significant problems; to critically evaluate the difference in cultural analysis and its structural components necessary for to carry out anthropological research.

Linguistics and Anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at developing the ability to objectively assess role of language in process of inculturation, to apply obtained knowledge about language in to analysis of its role in the formation of ethnic picture of world, in study of central concepts of modern anthropology

Media- Anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to have research of problem of human interaction, digital technologies, anthropological aspects of digital technologies, the main directions of influence of multimedia culture on psychological balance, value system, behavioral structures on formation of the value system of the youth subculture.

Qualitative research methods in cultural anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to have deep understanding of the nature, types of qualitative methods, to generalize the results obtained during scientific research. In the course of studying will the qualitative methods of cultural anthropology: observation, diary entries, interviews, memoirs, photo, comparative, SWOT analysis, biografical and cartographic methods.

Quantitative Methods in Cultural Anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation ability to understand the nature, types of quantitative methods, methods of synthesis objects of anthropology, classification, statistical processing of artifacts of traditional culture. During the study will be able to apply methods of constructing diagrams, scaling methods, sociometry and other methods of leading schools of cultural and social anthropology in relation to the subject area of cultural anthropology

Semiotics of Kazakh Anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability knowledge of the basic theories, methodological principles of the semiotic study of Kazakh culture, methods of sacralizing living space, ways of perceiving space and time, features of their symbolic designation, ways of world relations, features of mentality Kazakh people.

Theory and methodology of Cultural Anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is aimed at the formation of the ability to objectively assess the basic concepts of the theory of cultural anthropology, the formation of the ability to apply knowledge on methodology of anthropological research, the formation of skills of culture-relativistic analysis of different cultures, cultural communities

Theory and research methods of symbolic anthropology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose of the discipline -to formation of in-depth knowledge of main theoretical, methodological approaches in study of meaning of symbols in people's lives, of human cultural behavior, demonstration of the sponge understanding of human existence through the role of symbols in his life, isoformism of ritual, literary creation, atrical performance

Traditional musical culture of the Turkic peoples
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Training of qualified specialists based on the formation of the ability to analyze the achievements, values of the traditional musical culture of the Turks, new forms of musical practices, performance techniques, styles, directions, folk performers, the peculiarities of the traditional musical culture of the Turkic peoples

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INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years