PhD program
Biology

Biology

QUALIFICATION

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

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. Demonstrate fundamental, systematic knowledge in the field of biology and methods of teaching General biological disciplines in educational institutions (theoretical and methodological principles of biology;
2. Improve the level of teaching of biological disciplines by making extensive use of modern methods of processing and interpreting scientific data using digital computer technologies;
3. Conduct a critical analysis, assessment and synthesis of new ideas, problems, approaches and trends in the field of biology; critically evaluate the results of scientific research, current theories, problems and approaches, new trends in the study of the functions of living organisms;
4. Interpret the basic principles of modern biology, apply them in practice, systematize and interpret scientific theories and concepts of the latest trends in modern biology in order to further apply this knowledge in the selection of initial theoretical positions;
5. Apply theoretical and methodological provisions of new directions in science in the analysis of the functional state of the biological object of research, conduct independent research with a projection on promising new directions in biology;
6. Implement scientific and technical programs and projects in the fields of food, chemical, medical industry, agriculture, and biotechnology (updating the range of food products through the use of nano-developments; improvement of chemical products;
7. Introduce technological advances in the fields of biology and biotechnology into production in order to create new promising biological means of plant and animal protection, medical products, and nanomaterials;
8. Act as an expert in the field of standardization and optimization of scientific and industrial products.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Biology
Speciality Code
8D05101
Faculty
Biology and Biotechnology

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To develop doctoral students' text editing skills, written scientific communications, taking into account the technology of structuring academic text, necessary for the organization, translation and editing of scientific texts and a reasoned and competent presentation of thoughts on a scientific problem. The course examines the methodology of working with bibliography, grammatical phenomena, features of scientific style, vocabulary, basic terms and concepts of the specialty.

Problems of Modern Biology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course is the formation of profound professional knowledge of the current problems of modern biology; formation of in-depth professional knowledge about current problems of modern biology to have a holistic understanding of the latest achievements of science in the field of the theory of evolution, anthropogenesis, microbiology, botany, zoology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology, etc. knowledge of which will allow one to understand the patterns and features of biological phenomena , mechanisms of manifestation of biological processes.

Scientific Research methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To form doctoral students' skills and abilities of scientific research in fisheries, to find rational, constructive, technological, organizational and economic solutions; to be well-versed in the selection of scientific information; to set scientific experiments and solve fundamentally new issues. The course examines the current problems of scientific research in ichthyology, fish genetics, aquaculture and industrial fisheries.

Stress Biology
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of “Stress biology” is to form the ability to use knowledge about the stress reactions of the cell when assessing the influence of environmental factors on living organisms in practice:to form the ability to use knowledge about cell stress reactions when assessing the influence of environmental factors on living organisms in practical activities.

Data for 2023-2026 years

disciplines

Genetic Engineering
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Discipline aims to develop the ability to practice molecular genetic methods in genetic engineering. It will consider general principles of gene cloning; design methods for hybrid (recombinant) DNA molecules (recDNA); vector DNA molecules; expression of cloned genes in pro- and eukaryotic cells; gene-engineering system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; vector systems of animal and plant cells.

Integrative Zoology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of the discipline: summarize knowledge about animals and form a theoretical basis for making adequate decisions in the field of sustainable use and conservation of animal diversity. Have an idea of ​​the characteristics of energy and plastic metabolism in animals, understand the classification of animals and understand the cause-and-effect relationships of changes in the level of organization and habitat of animals.

Methods for Processing and Analysis of Biological Data
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Discipline aims to develop competencies in the processing, statistical analysis, visualization, and interpretation of biological data for research design, hypothesis testing, and the generation of reliable scientific results. Topics It will consider experimental design; descriptive statistics; hypothesis testing; parametric and non-parametric methods; correlation, regression, and multivariate analyses; genomic data analysis; machine learning approaches; applications of R and Python; visualization, interpretation, and presentation of research findings.

Modern Methods of Cell Biology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To develop skills in using modern methods of cell biology, also about optical methods for studying cells, cellular and supramolecular structures, the main directions and possibilities of culturing cells outside the body, occurring in cells and tissues under normal conditions and in pathology.

Modern problems of biodiversity conservation and sustainable economic development of societies
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: To form in the doctoral student a holistic understanding of the fundamental role of conservation of biological diversity for the sustainable use of natural resources. Assess and comprehensively analyze the main causes of anthropogenic biodiversity loss.Critically examine the root cause of the decline in natural biodiversity and make predictions for recovery. Discuss the main modern directions of monitoring, conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems

Modern problems of population ecology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose of discipline: Forms concepts about ecological communities and populations, about the complex relationships of living organisms with each other and with the environment, consolidates concepts about the peculiarities of the functioning of ecosystems at different levels. They understand natural populations as a system of hierarchies of units of existence of a species in nature and the main types of population structures that maintain their integrity and stability within the volume of the environment they occupy.

Monitoring of Populations of Game Animals in Kazakhstan
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop doctoral students’ ideas about the patterns of spatial organization of the animal population under the influence of environmental factors of intra- and interspecific relations, as well as methods, approaches and results of studying the animal world of Kazakhstan. To plan and implement in practice independent scientific research in the field of monitoring the population of game animals , as well as assess the bioresource potential of various territories of Kazakhstan.

Reaction of plants under stress
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To form a holistic understanding of the nature of plant defense reactions under various stress loads, specific and nonspecific plant responses to stress, to observe and describe the seasonal mechanisms of plant resistance to stress factors. Analyze morphological, structural adaptations of plants to various forms of abiotic stress

Reproductive Biology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the course is to provide doctoral students with a modern understanding of reproductive biology, the reproductive systems and processes of various organisms, methods for the conservation of rare and endangered species, and approaches to treating infertility, with the aim of enabling them to conduct professional research and apply this knowledge in biomedicine.

Stem cells and Cell Therapy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop in doctoral students the ability to solve the most important problems of cell biology in the field of using stem cells in regenerative medicine. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of stem cell theory, the nature and genesis of embryonic, mesenchymal, neural, hematopoietic stem cells.

Vegetation in Kazakhstan and Its Protection
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form ideas, theoretical knowledge, practical skills on the scientific foundations, methods and basic laws of plant protection in Kazakhstan. Demonstrate an understanding of the current state of the ecological and biological characteristics of cenopopulations of rare and endangered plant species and modern research methods in botany, use modern methods of studying and restoring the natural ecosystems of Kazakhstan.

Data for 2023-2026 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical Practice
  • 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 Practice
  • 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 2023-2026 years