World Economy

World Economy

QUALIFICATION

  • First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor of Business and Management

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this educational program, students are expected to be able to:
ON1 Search, analyze, summarize economic and statistical information from domestic and international sources and apply it to solve practical problems in the professional field.
ON2 Analyze and assess the level of socio-economic development of the countries of the world, develop proposals for the development of international economic cooperation of Kazakhstan and ways for business companies to enter world markets.
ON3 Prepare analytical reviews, inquiries and presentations on specific issues related to the study of world experience in solving economic problems at the macro and micro levels.
ON4 To apply in the field of international economic cooperation the norms of national legislation and the rules of Kazakhstan’s participation in international economic organizations and integration unions.
ON5 To distinguish between forms and methods of conducting international payments, types of international operations of banks, exchange rate regimes and apply the norms of the currency legislation of Kazakhstan.
ON6 Analyze, calculate and plan the economic and financial performance of enterprises (organizations), own an accounting methodology.
ON7 Apply mathematical and statistical techniques for analyzing and calculating various indicators in professional activities as an economist.
ON8 Master the techniques of international management and marketing. Work with standard documents of foreign trade transactions, participate in negotiations with foreign partners and drafting contracts on foreign trade transactions.
ON9 To distinguish between the types of international transport and logistics operations, the accompanying documents related to their conduct, the rules of customs and tariff regulation.
ON10 To be proficient in oral and written English and a second foreign language on a professional level, to apply them in practice.
ON11 Use modern information and communication technologies to search for information, calculate the necessary data, compile reports and working papers, conduct business correspondence, etc.
ON12 Comply with ethical standards of communication take into consideration intercultural differences between representatives of different countries of the world, effectively cooperate in the work process. Be able to independently expand and deepen professional knowledge and skills.

Program passport

Speciality Name
World Economy
Speciality Code
6B04104
Faculty
International Relations

disciplines

Business Negotiation Practice
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - to form the ability to conduct business negotiations. The training course forms theoretical knowledge, practical skills for organizing and conducting business negotiations, communicating with foreign partners, participating in meetings, public speaking skills: is aimed at studying: the types, content, stages, methods, strategies, techniques and tactics of international business negotiations.

Culturology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim of discipline is to form a bachelor's understanding of the specifics of the development of national culture in the context of world culture and civilization, need to preserve the cultural code of the Kazakh people, ability to pursue in independent professional activity a strategy of preserving the cultural heritage.

Economic Theory: Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to analyze macroeconomic indicators, sources of economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. The course comprises theoretical knowledge that helps understand the country's economic processes. The discipline aims to study the monetary and fiscal policy instruments and the features of good social policy.

Economic Theory: Principles of Microeconomics
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to determine principles of economic activity and apply research methods. The course develops knowledge about the market mechanism, types of markets, and ability to analyze behavior of economic agents. The discipline aims to study the principles of microeconomic analysis of firms and consumer behavior.

Economics and Finance of the Enterprise
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to distinguish types of enterprises, organizational structure, economic mechanisms, and financial activities. The course forms a theoretical basis for understanding the meaning, functioning, and central aspects of economic activity, income, and enterprise expenses. The discipline aims at economic and financial indicators, planning, and improving efficiency.

Foreign Language
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the improvement of knowledge of foreign language communicative competence. The main methods of speech skills and foreign language communication skills are considered as a basis for the development of communicative competence; implementation of acquired speech skills in the process of searching, selecting and using material in English.

Information-Communication Technologies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects:ICT role in key sectors of development of society. Microsoft Office Windows Cybersafety. Internet technologies. Cloud and mobile technologies. Multimedia technologies. Smart Technology. E-technologies. Electronic business. E-learning. Electronic government. Information technologies in the professional sphere.

International Accounting
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to form the ability to explain the purpose and content of accounting. The discipline aims to study the principles and methods of accounting, international financial reporting standards, the analysis of financial indicators, and the creation of an information base for assessing and making management decisions

International Business
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to evaluate and apply the methods of conducting international business operations, to identify the advantages and risks of entering foreign markets. Discipline is aimed at studying the characteristics of international commercial activities, franchising, foreign investment and special economic zones, the organization of TNC activities. The course builds knowledge that allows you to understand the modern external and internal environment of international business.

International Economics
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability professionally analyze events, processes, phenomena occurring in modern international economic life, to assess consequences for the country’s economy, industries and enterprises. The course forms theoretical knowledge, skills of analyzing practical problems of international economics; is aimed at studying the modern international economic relations’ content.

International management
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - to form the ability to ensure the success of a business using managerial methods, including customer satisfaction, employee training. The course forms the knowledge, skills necessary to work in the international economic space. The discipline is aimed at studying modern approaches, methods, strategies and practices of organizing, managing international business.

International marketing
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - to form the ability to analyze, conduct the company's marketing activities in foreign markets. The training course generates knowledge about goals, principles, functions, types of marketing activities, skills of their application in practice. Discipline is aimed at exploring ways to conduct marketing research, market segmentation, process management of international marketing.

International Statistics
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to form the ability to collect, process, and analyze statistical data characterizing society's economic and social development. The discipline aims to study the methodology and methods of statistical research and analysis of socio-economic phenomena at the national and international levels.

Intrenational Logistics
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to assess international logistics’ role, functions in business development. The course forms an understanding of international logistics’ specifics of the constituent parts of logistics activities and methods of organizing logistics; is aimed at studying: the basic principles of international logistics’ organization, methods for solving logistics problems.

Kazakh (Russian) Language
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description -

Military Training
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - MC
  • Description - Military Training

Module of socio-political knowledge (Culture)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Political science)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Psychology)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Sociology)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of Socio-Political Knowledge (Sociology/ Political Science/ Culture/ Psychology)
  • Number of credits - 8
  • Type of control - RK + Exam (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

National Financial System
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to describe, analyze the households, enterprises, industries and the state’s financial condition. The course forms financial categories and terms, the financial system’ structure, its meaning in socio-economic processes; is aimed at studying the formation’s principles, use of state budget, financial activities’ features of enterprises, household incomes.

Philosophy
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form a systematic understanding of philosophy and its main problems and methods in the context of future professional activities. The main content of ontology and metaphysics is considered in the context of the historical development of philosophy; the importance of key worldview concepts in the modern world.

Physical Training
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - РК(с оценкой)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of social and personal competencies of students, ensuring the targeted use of the appropriate means of physical culture and sports for preservation, preparation for professional activities. As a result of studying the discipline, the graduate should know the role of physical culture in human development.

Political Science
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The academic discipline “Political science” forms knowledge of the laws and laws of world politics and modern political processes, explaining the essence and content of the policy of national states, on the basis of ensuring national security and the realization of national interests.

Psychology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of studying the discipline is to provide scientifically grounded training of highly qualified specialists on the basis of studying the fundamental concepts of psychology management, creating the necessary prerequisites for theoretical understanding and practical application of the most important management problems related to the process of professional development.

Sociology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course presents general questions of theory and history of sociology, methodology and methods of sociological research, special sociological theories. This course is aimed at shaping the sociological imagination of students, basic ideas about the subject and methods of sociological research, topical problems and sociology branches.

World commodity markets and management of foreign economic activity (in English)
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to form the ability to explore the specifics of world commodity markets. The course help analyze the state, dynamics, and conjuncture of commodity markets. The discipline aims to use unified documents of foreign trade operations and assess measures of state and international regulation of foreign trade.

World Economy (in English)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to analyze the world economy as a global economic system that unites the national economies of all countries of the world. The course forms professional knowledge of the current trends in the world economy, the typologies of the countries of the world in terms of their socio-economic development, the resource potential of the world economy, the problem of unity and contradictions in the functioning of the modern world economy.

Нistory of Kazakhstan
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [РК1+MT+РК2+ ГЭК] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to give objective knowledge about the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan from ancient times to the present. Expected learning outcomes: 1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan; 2) to correlate the phenomena and events of the historical past with the general paradigm of the world-historical development of human society through critical analysis; 3) to possess the skills of analytical and axiological analysis in the study of historical processes and phenomena of modern Kazakhstan; 4) be able to objectively and comprehensively comprehend the immanent features of the modern Kazakh model of development; 5) Systematize and give a critical assessment of historical phenomena and processes in the history of Kazakhstan. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: Ancient people and the formation of a nomadic civilization, Turkic civilization and the Great Steppe, Kazakhstan in modern times (XVIII - early XX centuries), Kazakhstan as part of the Soviet administrative-command system, Kazakhstan in the world community (1991-2022).

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disciplines

Abais Teaching
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form in future specialists the ability to self-knowledge, the use of Abai's doctrine as the basis of spirituality and intellectuality of modern Kazakhstan, the application of their professional knowledge, understanding and abilities through the prism of humanism and education in order to strengthen the unity of the country and civil solidarity of society.The following will be studied: the concept of the teachings of Abai; sources of teaching; components of Abai's doctrine; categories of Abai's doctrine; measuring instruments of the teachings of Abai; the essence and meaning of Abai’s doctrine.

Al-Farabi and Modernity
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim of the discipline: to form students' ideas about the scientific and philosophical heritage of the great Turkic thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi in developing the world and national culture. Learning outcomes: explain the main philosophical contents al-Farabi's heritage and his influence on the formation of Turkic philosophy; influence European Renaissance.

Analysis of the company’s financial statements
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: form the ability to understand the content of financial statements, analyze and evaluate the financial condition of the enterprise (organization). Discipline forms the basic knowledge of the composition, content and forms of financial statements of the enterprise. Discipline is aimed at studying the principles and methods of financial reporting, the formation of the ability to use the results of financial analysis in justifying the strategy of development and management of the enterprise.

Corporate Finance
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of studying the discipline is to develop fundamental knowledge and skills in the field of financial management of organizations. The following will be studied: financial resources and capital of the corporate organization; management of costs, revenues and profits of the corporation; management of current assets and non-current assets.

Ecology and Human Life Safety
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form a number of key competencies based on modern environmental management concepts that implement the principles of harmonious optimization of the conditions for human interaction with nature, including in the process of tourist and recreational activities.The following will be studied: the principles of sustainable development, conservation and reproduction of natural resources to ensure the safety of human life, methods for assessing and minimizing risks, protecting against dangers, including during travel, measures to eliminate the consequences of accidents, anthropogenic disasters, natural disasters, environmental protection and rational environmental management.

E-Commerce
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: The goal is to form knowledge about the possibilities and main directions of e-commerce, the main terms and concepts that characterize commercial activities in the field of information services of an organization. The student is able to: - use e-commerce tools; - choose information resources in the electronic environment; - use e-commerce technologies in the activities of the enterprise; - analyze the market of information products and services

Electronic business
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to use the Internet environment in the organization of business companies. The course forms the theoretical knowledge of the principles and basics of building and organizing e-business. Discipline is aimed at studying: technology business organization, conducting commercial and financial transactions using Internet technologies, electronic document management, the use of electronic payment systems and Internet banking and Internet trading.

Entrepreneurship
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form basic knowledge in the field of theory and practice of creating your own business, necessary for the formation of: an economic way of thinking. The internal and external environment of business entrepreneurship are considered; state regulation and the role of the state for the business environment

Foreign Language for Economists (Second Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese)- Part 1
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: formation of the ability to describe and study the functioning of the economy in a second foreign language. Discipline is aimed at studying the grammar and phonetics of a second foreign language, the practice of oral speech in a second foreign language.

Foreign Language for Economists (Second Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese)- Part 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to describe and analyze the state of the economy in a second foreign language. The course forms practical skills of translating texts on economic topics from a second foreign language. Discipline is aimed at studying: translating, analyzing and abstracting texts on economic topics, developing the ability to express questions on economic topics in the language being studied.

Foreign Language for Economists (second foreign language)- Part 1: (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: formation of the ability to describe and study the functioning of the economy in a second foreign language. Discipline is aimed at studying the grammar and phonetics of a second foreign language, the practice of oral speech in a second foreign language.

Foreign Language for Economists (second foreign language)- Part 2: (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to describe and analyze the state of the economy in a second foreign language. The course forms practical skills of translating texts on economic topics from a second foreign language. Discipline is aimed at studying: translating, analyzing and abstracting texts on economic topics, developing the ability to express questions on economic topics in the language being studied.

International Investments (in English)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to analyze, evaluate the international investment activities’ content, directions, types. The course forms competencies enable the formulation, solution of investment tasks; is aimed at studying: the main types of international investment, features and types of securities, stock exchange’s activities, stock index’s role, sale’s technology, securities’ purchase.

International Trade Policy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to analyze the international and foreign trade policy of the world countries. The course forms knowledge and skills related to international trading activities; is aimed at acquiring the skills of analyzing current international situation in the trade, searching, analyzing information about the current state and promising directions for the development.

Legal Bases of Corruption Control
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form a responsible attitude and the ability to demonstrate in practice the application of the principles and norms of anti-corruption legislation in order to prevent corruption offenses, to form intolerance towards corruption, an anti-corruption culture in everyday life and at the workplace, civil liability. The following will be studied: anti-corruption legislation, the system and activities of anti-corruption subjects, causes and conditions conducive to corruption, anti-corruption policy, international experience in combating corruption.

Project management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to form the ability to manage projects. The training course forms practical skills in organizing and managing projects. The discipline aims to study the conceptual apparatus of project management issues, basic approaches, methods of project management, risks and methods to ensure them.

Scientific Research Methods
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Objective - to develop skills in cognitive activity in the field of science. To use methods of scientific research for understanding and assimilating information. To be able to describe the object of research. To master methods of search, processing of scientific information, systematization, analysis, synthesis to obtain an objective content of scientific knowledge. To apply analytical and practical research methods and argumentation systems for justification, assertion, evaluation.

Scientific Research Methods
  • Type of control - [RK+ GAK] (100)
  • Description - Objective - to develop skills in cognitive activity in the field of science. To use methods of scientific research for understanding and assimilating information. To be able to describe the object of research. To master methods of search, processing of scientific information, systematization, analysis, synthesis to obtain an objective content of scientific knowledge. To apply analytical and practical research methods and argumentation systems for justification, assertion, evaluation.

Tax Systems of the Countries of the World (in English)
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: to form the ability to compare and evaluate the tax systems of different countries. The course forms a basic knowledge of the structure and specifics of the tax systems of developed and developing countries, allowing them to be compared with the tax system of Kazakhstan. Discipline is aimed at studying: the main characteristics of tax systems abroad, theoretical and methodological foundations and models of taxation in the countries of the world.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pre-Diploma
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - TThe objective is form the ability to consolidate the theoretical knowledge, analytical and managerial skills, collecting material for the diploma work. The following will be studied: analysis of enterprises' performance effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages of enterprises, list of partners, agreements, contracts, arrangement of meetings, negotiations, recruitment of personnel, team work.

Professional (educational) practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice is to form the ability to apply in the field in practice their knowledge and skills formed during the development of the discipline "Geodesy", as close as possible to the production conditions of land management. As a result of the internship the student will be able to: 1. use surveying tools; 2. make verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position; 3. lay theodolite course; 4. make leveling; 5. perform total station survey; 6. to produce laboratory processing of field measurements; 7. make a plan, longitudinal and transverse profiles and other necessary drawings. The practice of geodesy refers to a cycle of training practices. During the practice, the following types of geodetic works will be done: verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position: centering, horizonting; measurements by theodolite, level, total station; laying of the traverse along the boundary of land use and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; in excess of measurement errors, repeated measurements are made; leveling and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; surveying and manufacturing plan.

Professional (production) practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice is to form professional knowledge in the field of the chosen specialty, to consolidate the theoretical knowledge obtained in the disciplines of the directions and special disciplines of the program, to master the necessary professional competencies in the chosen direction of specialized training. The practice is designed to create conditions for the formation of practical competencies.

Professional (Training) Practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practical training is to form the student's ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, make decisions and perform actions in strict accordance with the rules and job descriptions. Be able to present, summarize, express your opinion on a problem related to the specialty; conduct a conversation, give qualified opinions and advice on the specialty. Evaluate the facts and phenomena of professional activity from an ethical point of view.

Data for 2021-2024 years