Master degree program
Journalism

Journalism

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Soсial Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1.Evaluate journalistic texts of various styles and genres, as well as its potential appeal to the audience.
2.Edit the media text, taking into account its structure, semantics, pragmatics, stylistics, rhetoric, linguistic-formatted features, modality.
3.Design scenarios for the implementation of research projects based on information and methodologies for its study.
4.To build trajectories of professional improvements
5.Develop requirements for the selection and implementation of a particular content, prepare for broadcast / release a finished product
6.To design information and software products that help holistically solve journalism problems using digital media.
7.Develop interactive forms of seminar / laboratory classes and apply them in the educational process.
8.Based on analytical information, develop a media concept, an organization’s development plan, determine a media product development strategy

Program passport

Speciality Name
Journalism
Speciality Code
7M03202
Faculty
Journalism

disciplines

Convergence Journalism
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form theoretical knowledge about the concept of the development of convergent journalism. Modern research methods, work specifics in convergent editions will be studied. The subject gives an idea of the new working conditions of multimedia journalists in the modern conditions of globalization, digitalization and convergence.

Editorial management
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to make managerial decisions when managing creative teams, media outlets, media companies and holdings, etc. during the course, the principles of managing media organizations and the specifics of managing such structures, content management at the level of its creation, a business model in the media industry, etc. will be studied.

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 - Purpose: Understanding of modern philosophy as a system of scientific knowledge, including worldview in rational-theoretical comprehension. The discipline includes aspects of the evolution and development of scientific thinking, historical moments, the contribution of scientists and scientific schools to the formation of science, and ethical and social aspects of scientific activity.

Modern Concept of Mass Media
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form in-depth ideas about world and domestic innovative approaches to the consideration of the mass media. The subject focuses on topical issues in the functioning of Kazakhstan's media (political, economic, ethical and legal, organizational, managerial, technological, professional and creative, personnel, etc.), the ability to be based on this knowledge.

Modern Media Text
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form in students a system of ideas about the structure, semantics, pragmatics, style and rhetoric of the media text. The course is aimed at studying the role of the media in the dynamics of language processes. The functional and stylistic status of a mediareach is also considered; definition of media text as a basic category of media language; linguistic signs of the main types of media texts; modality of the media text; rhetoric and semiotics of media discourse strategies.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline - to form the skills of research work, including the development of research methodology. The training course allows you to interpret and critically evaluate the media experience in the framework of various paradigms of media research, to use data collection methods in an empirical study.

Pedagogy of Higher Education
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: To provide pedagogical theories and practical strategies for effective teaching in higher education, fostering critical thinking, and academic success. The course explores instructional methods, curriculum design, assessment techniques, and classroom management strategies preparing educators to create inclusive and stimulating learning environments.

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.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Anthropology and Development of Communicative Knowledge
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form professional competences in the field of ensuring the effectiveness of cultural communication in journalism. Peculiarities of cultural dynamics processes will be studied with the development of the concepts of "cultural phenomena", "the communicative field of culture in journalism".

Axiology in Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form ideas about the axiology of journalism as a theoretical and empirical discipline. The course contains an introduction to the basic forms of the existence of axiology, directions and methods of studying journalistic activities; formation of a personal and global axiological model as an important component of the journalist’s professional culture; departure from the “flat” axiology of the media to a full-fledged national picture of the world.

Concepts of Media and Information Literacy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form in-depth knowledge of media and information literacy, develop common approaches and create a holistic and multi-level concept. Basic concepts such as freedom of expression, access to information and fundamental rights will be explored; the relationship between media and information literacy, citizenship and democracy; concept of editorial independence.

Digital Linguistics and Texts Analysis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the skills and abilities to work with the methods of computational linguistics used in word processing in subject-oriented information systems. The types of used linguistic resources and methods of their development will be studied, the tasks of automatic annotation of tests, rubrication and clustering of texts, extraction of information from texts will be considered; methods for extracting stable phrases and terms from texts.

Digital Media Technology Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply modern models, methods and tools (software), allowing to completely solve the problems of journalism using digital media. Multimedia tools will be studied; animation of graphic objects in specialized software; software for collecting, processing, storing and displaying the dynamic content of software products.

Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the skills to develop algorithms and detailed projects for solving practical problems of interaction between business and digital media. The course examines business models made possible by the digital realm to understand the potential offered by digital technologies for entrepreneurs who want to launch a startup or pursue a more traditional career where the digital component is vital for success.

Media Criticism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form practical skills for the correct critical analysis of media texts of all types of media. Media criticism will be studied as a new direction in journalism; criticism as a type of activity; media criticism as an independent area of art history; the formation of media criticism in Kazakhstan: the background, the subject and objectives, the main media headings, the work of media reviewers from leading media.

Media Project Management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop skills for effective planning and development of a new or improvement of an existing media project; the study of basic values and principles of modern media project management systems based on agile methods; as well as mastering the skills of leading creative teams of mass communication. Standards in project management will be studied; ways to monetize the project; project risk management.

Methodology and Methods of Media Research
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the basis necessary for the students to conduct their own research during the preparation of master's theses, and in the future - for the implementation of professional tasks in the field of research and journalism. The subject contains concepts and methods for studying various aspects of the functioning of modern media institutions, with the methodology, program and organization of scientific and applied research in this area.

Modern Media Technologies
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the theoretical and practical foundations of modern media technologies. The subject provides possession of a system of in-depth knowledge of the theory and technology of modern journalism; the ability to work with databases, including in global computer networks, to use the latest technology; conceptual basis for the development of modern media technologies.

Popular Science Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea about the specifics of scientific journalism, about the achievements of modern science in various fields of knowledge. The main trends in the development of scientific journalism, scientific publications of Kazakhstan will be studied; the technique of creating scientific and educational journalistic material and methods for its processing (correction); analytical skills with the material; stages of development of educational television; levels of scientific popularization.

Teaching Methods in Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline - to form the basis of methodical preparation of students for future educational activities. The course is aimed at studying the problems of journalistic education in the digital revolution and the transition to new educational standards, taking into account the modern requirements of the media environment; competence-based approach in education; scientific and methodological support of innovative processes in modern journalistic education; methodical aspects of teaching professional academic disciplines in the system of journalistic education.

Data for 2021-2024 years

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