Master degree program
Modern Oriental Studies (Gylym Ordasy)

Modern Oriental Studies (Gylym Ordasy)

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Arts

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Program passport

Speciality Name
Modern Oriental Studies (Gylym Ordasy)
Speciality Code
7M02221
Faculty
Oriental Studies

disciplines

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • 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.

Formation of the ethno-cultural identity of the countries of the East
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of the abilities of knowledge of ethno-cultural development and identity politics in the countries of the East. The course introduces undergraduates to the concept of ethnoculture as a set of social institutions, norms, values, - ethno-confessional relations, current ethno-cultural situations in the countries of the East, the concept and theory of «ethno-cultural identity» in modern science, the main challenges of globalization and the influence of global processes on the formation of concepts of ethnocultural identity.

Historical Process and Identity Politics in the Countries of the East
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the ability to analyze and evaluate the modern historical process and identity politics in the countries of the East. - understand the current historical situation and identity politics in the countries of the East. - to be able, on the basis of cultural and civilizational contradictions, to identify the main development trends in the historical process of the countries of the East. - evaluate the impact of the historical process in the context of identity politics in the countries of the East.

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.

Innovative methods in the study of Oriental studyes
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the ability to use innovative methods of in-depth knowledge of modern Oriental studies, methods in the study of Oriental problems. As a result of the training, the master's student will: Interpret and systematize new IT teaching methods We can analyze interdisciplinary aspects of Oriental studies based on developed strategies, calculate the system of necessary factors, conditions, techniques, and mechanisms of their application, and generate and publish the results in a journal with an impact factor.

Kazakhstan dimension of modern and classical oriental studies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is to form a scientific and theoretical understanding of Kazakh oriental studies and mastery of modern historiography of oriental studies and its Kazakh component. The course covers the issues of actual tasks of Kazakhstani oriental studies in the field of international relations, politics, economics, modern historical processes, which contributes to understanding and assessing the position and place of Kazakhstan in the modern world.

Linguistic aspects of professional training of an orientalist
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of the ability to apply applied philological knowledge based on the linguistic aspects of the professional training of an orientalist. The course of the course covers the area and object of the professional activity of an orientalist, the types of his professional activities, tasks and communicative competences of such a specialist at the level of general cultural, general professional competencies, in addition, modern methodological linguistic tools, innovative methods of information processing in a historical context.

Methodology and methods of digital technologies in the study of Oriental studies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of the ability to use the methodology and methods of digital technologies in the study of oriental studies. The topic of the course covers in-depth knowledge of modern oriental studies, the main concepts of various theories of Oriental studies, the main achievements and development trends of modern oriental studies, research through digital technologies on the history, economy, culture, politics, a system of necessary factors, conditions, techniques, mechanisms for their demonstration, methods in the study of oriental studies and the interpretation and systematization of new IT methods.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • 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 - 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.

Problems of textology and methodology in oriental studies
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the ability to conduct interdisciplinary research using the modern methodology of problem textology of Orientalstudies. Learning outcomes: identify trends in the development of textology, problemsand problematic textology and historiography at the present stage, formulate the results of studying the problem in retrospect, identify controversial issues, identify research paths, promising directions in textology at the present stagе, and apply the knowledge gained during the preparation of scientific work.

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.

Worldview comparative analysis of the cultures of the countries of the East
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is the formation of knowledge of socio-cultural realities that contribute to understanding the culture and mentality of the Eastern peoples based on their worldview. The course deals with the most important problems of modern culture of the East, its main categories and paradigms in religious, philosophical, scientific, religion and social life.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Cultural and historical vectors of development of the countries of the East
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the ability to use theoretical scientific knowledge on theultra-historical vector of development of Eastern countries. Learning outcomes: formulate scientific conclusions that are put into scientific use, use scientific results when writing a dissertation and research papers on modern Oriental studies based on content analysis compare and interpret independently obtained empirical material on the research topic.

Cultural and linguistic practice of the studied country of the East (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: improvement and development of communicative linguistic and intercultural competencies necessary for conducting academic professional activities and research work. Course topics: features and methods of scientific style, academic reading and communication, verbal and non-verbal forms of academic communication, as well as various genres of academic reading, developing the skills of conducting a discussion in the oriental language on socio-political and socio-economic topics.

East in the context of world, economic and political processes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the ability to analyze socio-political processes in modern Eastern communities. When studying the course, the theoretical and methodological foundations of modern oriental studies will be studied using a comparative analysis of the socio-political situation in the countries of the East, main development trends and risks of socio-political situations.

Economics and politics of the countries of the East: methodological approaches
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of the ability to conduct economic and political research in the context of the study of the countries of the East. The course will cover the role and influence of economics and politics on the transformation of the political system in the countries of the East, directions of global processes of geo-economic diversification of economic growth, the trend of the rise of extremist and terrorist movements, analyzes of the historical process for the countries of the East as a whole.

Historical, cultural and sociol modernization of the countries of the East.
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: the formation of a systemic analysis of the socio-cultural processes of the countries of the East in the context of their cultural and historical interaction. As a result of training, the undergraduate will: - To understand the essence of the cultural and historical process of the countries of the East. - be able, based on scientific approaches, to consider interactions and analyze the cultural and historical development of the countries of the East. - To assess the problems of cultural, historical and social interaction between the countries of the East and its prospects.

Linguo-Culturological Aspect in Ancient Oriental Manuscripts (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of a systematic analysis of socio-cultural processes in the countries of the East in the context of their linguo-culturological interaction. When studying the course, the history of texts (folklore, scientific, etc.), manuscripts (publications of literary works, diaries, notebooks, letters) and the principles of their publication, interpretation of the essence and problems and interaction of cultural and historical development and social interaction of the countries of the East will be studied and its perspectives

Professional Oriental Language (Arabic/Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Persian)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: a comprehensive theoretical-linguistic, practical and information-analytical training of undergraduates in order to fulfill their functions related to the use of the oriental language in professional activities, scientific and practical work, the main task of studying the knowledge of the basic concepts, forms, methods and types of academic communication. The course considers the following topics: development and consolidation of sustainable skills in oral and written translation of texts, audio and video materials of a socio-political nature.

Scientific paradigms in the linguistics of the Eastern language (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation and ability to identify and argue scientific paradigms in the linguistics of the oriental language. The following issues will be considered: written and oral specifics of the oriental language, forms of retelling, analysis and argumentation on the structure and content of the academic text (discourse, literary and colloquial types), features of the written and oral specifics of the Eastern language for academic purposes, scientific paradigms in the linguistics of the Eastern language.

Social and political development of the countries of the East and their place in world processes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Objective: to develop the ability to analyze thesocio-political development of Eastern countries and their place in world historical and cultural processes. As a result of the training, the master's student will: - justify and compare socio - political problems and processes in the countries of the East -analyze the current socio-political situation in the countries of the East and its features and use methodological tools with an introduction to scientific research.

Socio-political system of the countries of the East in modern times
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of skills for analytical assessment, to recognize the socio-political system and the essence of power in the countries of the East. On the basis of scientific approaches, the influence of political processes on the relationship between power and society in the countries of the East, the problems of transition to a high-tech path of development in the eastern countries, the features of socio-political development and relations between the countries of the East in the post-bipolar era will be considered.

Spiritual heritage of the peoples of the East
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the discipline is to develop the ability to use data from written sources to identify commonalities and differences in the culture of the peoples of the East based on a cross-disciplinary approach. Learning outcomes: interpret modern theories, concepts and technologies in determining the role of written sources in identifying common factors in the culture of the peoples of the East; apply the acquired skills of using these sources in the preparation of research work.

The current socio-political situation in the countries of the East
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the ability to conduct Islamic studies in the context of the study of the countries of the East. As a result of training, the undergraduate will: - To understand the way of life and style of thinking of the Islamic communities of the countries of the East. - To be able to consider the role of the Islamic factor in the transformation of the political system in the countries of the East. - to assess the influence of the Islamic factor on the transformation of the political system in the countries of the East;

The emergence and development of writing in the countries of the East (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: the formation of the ability to use the data of written sources to determine the commonality and differences in the culture of the peoples of the East. On the basis of a disciplinary approach, such topics as the interpretation of modern theories, concepts and technologies in determining the role of written sources in identifying unifying factors in the culture of the peoples of the East will be considered, types of writing with a verbal-syllabic nature of description.

The practice of communication in modern and global space (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to study the methods, means and techniques of the practice of communication in the oriental language. Methods and promising research areas related to the interpretation, research and analysis of various communication practices in the modern and global space will be considered, lexicographic interpretation of the concept of communication, the problem of correlating the concept and language units.

The relationship of government and society in the East
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the skills of conducting analytical analysis for the preparation of an appropriate scientific review. As a result of training, the undergraduate will: - To understand the essence of power in the countries of the East. - To be able, based on scientific approaches, to identify the essential aspects of the dichotomy "power and society" in the countries of the East. - To assess the impact of political processes on the relationship between power and society in the countries of the East.

Theoretical and methodological concept of scientific and analytical works in the Eastern language (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: formation of abilities to use theoretical scientific knowledge on the theoretical and methodological concept of scientific and analytical works in the oriental language. The following issues will be considered: the theory and methodology of scientific papers, methods of formulating scientific conclusions introduced into scientific circulation, the use of scientific results when writing dissertations and scientific papers, problems of conceptualization of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study.

Theory and modern methodology of textual criticism (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is to form the concept of discourse and discursive formation in the context of the theory of analysis using discursive forms in the language of the country under study. The course covers trends in the development of discursive forms of language, the theory of speech acts, the ethnography of communications, debatable issues and ways of research, characteristics of discourse as a complex communicative phenomenon, the concepts of «discourse» and «text» in order to identify their similarities and differences.

Theory and modern methodology of textual criticism (in oriental language)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: development of the ability to use theoretical and applied scientific research for a holistic and in-depth presentation of the modern methodology of textual criticism. The course will consider manuscripts and books, source analysis and synthesis of oriental text studies, comparative methods of cognition in historical theories with the method of analogy of new concepts, methodology of comparative historical research, problems of problem textology and historiography at the present stage.

Value and the problem of modernization of the East countries
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the abilityand carry out applied research in Oriental studies, the application of methodological principles for studying the values of identity and problems of modernization of the Eastern countries in the world historical space. As a result of the training, the master's student will: research the applied foundations of identity values and problems of modernization in Eastern countries, analyze bibliographic and archival source material, use a methods of work in archival institutions in the field of Oriental studies.

Worldview of the peoples and traditional practices of the East
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the ability to use theoretical and applied scientific knowledge for a holistic and in-depth representation of the worldview of the peoples of the East. Learning outcomes: the ability to critically analyze scientific conclusions on the main aspects of the established theoretical, applied, educational and methodological literature on the problems of the worldview of the peoples of the East, to systematize using content analysis, to test new scientific approaches and results at scientific conferences and seminars.

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 research practice is acquaintance with the latest theoretical, methodological and technological achievements of domestic and foreign science, with modern methods of scientific research, processing and interpretation of experimental data. During the study of course, students should be competent in: - to understand the fundamental and applied research; - to understand the level of research, the stage of scientifically-research work - planning, organization and realization; - preparation, writing, representation and review of the project; - program research, methodological and procedural sections research; - systematize the base of scientific and technical information.

Data for 2021-2024 years