PhD program
Journalism

Journalism

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this educational program, it is expected that doctoral students will be able to:
1. Elaborate a media company development strategy.
2. Manage projects in the field of media communications, analyzing the effectiveness of business processes.
3. Expertise media content, media structure, advertising messages, communication channels.
4. Improve and develop intellectual and cultural level, improve qualifications and skills, analyze, synthesize and critically summarize information.
5. Parse texts, analyze linguistic units and cultural artifacts, taking into account linguistic and semiotic approaches.
6. To navigate in the global information society, analyzing the consequences of globalization of information and the possibility of combining it with regional interest.
7. Implement the scientific idea using the technological aspect of innovative communication, evaluate the impact of the project on the socio-political, economic, cultural, educational life of the society.
8. Create and interpret new knowledge by conducting high-quality original scientific research that meets the requirements of expert assessment in this field of scientific knowledge.
9. To build a research process on the topic of the dissertation; present reasonably and reasonably the scientific results for discussion in scientific discussions and publications in rating journals of the international databases Thomson-Reuters or Scopus, as well as in national and international peer-reviewed publications.
10. Build effective communications with experts, producers, directors, scriptwriters, and professional communities.
11. To conduct high-quality classes in higher education organizations using traditional, innovative, interactive, personality-oriented technologies and teaching methods.
12. Apply intellectual abilities in a correct, tolerant interpersonal interaction and interaction with representatives of different cultures, faiths and social groups.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Journalism
Speciality Code
8D03201
Faculty
Journalism

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to structure different types of academic texts of professional orientation. Create an authoring academic text describing a research project. The course teaches you how to correctly cite in the text and list of references. Based on the results of the study, the student is able to formulate a hypothesis, present the results of his own research.

Artificial intelligence and the scientific paradigm of journalism
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is to provide doctoral students with a systematic understanding of the problems of artificial intelligence in journalism and to develop the skills necessary to apply AI technologies in their professional activities and research. The impact of artificial intelligence on journalism for analysing and processing data, the requirements for practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary for successful application of AI tools in journalism will be considered.

Modern Research Methods in Mass Communication
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to create and interpret new knowledge by conducting high-quality original scientific research that meets the requirements of peer review in this area of scientific knowledge (peer-review), contributes to the development of the scientific industry and deserves publication in scientific journals . Concepts of ideology and methodology for analyzing mass communication will be studied; semiological approaches in the study.

PhD thesis writing and defence
  • Number of credits - 12
  • Type of control - Докторская диссертация
  • Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

Scientific Research methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to conduct scientific research and formalize its results. Key concepts of research methodology, research techniques, and methods, the nature of scientific knowledge and its functions, planning, and organization of dissertation work will be studied. As a result of mastering the discipline, a doctoral candidate will be able to use standard algorithms and scientific methods.

Semiotics and Linguistics in Mass Media
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the skills to analyze texts, analyze language units and cultural artifacts taking into account the linguistic and semiotic approaches. The basic concepts of semiotics will be studied (sign, sign system, language, text, code, information, communication, etc.); introduces the history of the formation of semiotics and the main semiotic theories; semiotic methods; structure and features of the semiotic approach.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Actual problems of science journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose to form the doctoral student's ability to improve and develop his/her level of scientific knowledge, readiness for constant self-development, improvement of his/her qualifications and skills, analysis, perception of information, synthesise and critically summarise information. The features of journalistic cognition; the content of information today; the problems of relevance, topicality and progressiveness of information will be studied.

Contemporary Topics in Modern Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to improve and develop its intellectual and cultural level, readiness for continuous self-development, improvement of their qualifications and skills, analysis, perception of information, synthesize and critically summarize information. The features of journalistic knowledge will be studied; information content today; problems of relevance, topicality and progressive information.

Development of Innovative Communications
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to design and implement scientific ideas using innovative communications. Implement communication projects in Internet portals, network sites, in various organizations and departments, in social networks, blogosphere, mobile communication. The issues of the interaction of communication projects on the socio-political, economic, cultural, educational life of society will be studied.

Development Strategies for Traditional Forms of Mass Media
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form, in theoretical and practical terms, the skills to objectively analyze, explore the development of traditional media. To show the important role of traditional media in the era of globalization and convergence in the world and in Kazakhstan. The subject provides a comprehensive picture of the work of modern journalists in traditional media, which have adapted to new media, have changed the nature and structure of mass communication in connection with the transition to digital media and communications.

Mass Media and Global Information-Oriented Society
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to navigate the global information society. The consequences of the globalization of information and the possibility of combining it with a regional interest will be examined; the interrelation of journalism and economics both at the level of media enterprises and at the macro level. New forms of concentration of capital and monopolization of the media.

Modern Tendencies in World Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the main trends in the development of modern international journalism. International journalistic organizations will be studied; press self-regulation in foreign countries; journalism and legal systems of various states; the development of global transnational media corporations at the present stage; the structure of relations between financial institutions and the media in foreign countries.

Specifics of Innovation and Technology Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form theoretical and practical knowledge about the role of innovative-technological journalism in modern society, the most important stages of the development and development of journalism in terms of the innovative technological process in general, its modern functions, principles, methods and main activities. Issues of the emergence of innovative-technological journalism, functions and principles will be studied; features of the formation of innovative technological communication in the new media space.

Data for 2022-2025 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.

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 2022-2025 years