PhD program
Public Health

Public Health

QUALIFICATION

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

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this program, it is expected that doctoral students should be able to:
1. B1 Demonstrate systemic knowledge of the current state of public health and healthcare, its problems and development prospects;
2. B2 Demonstrate the skills of scientific knowledge methodology in public health;
3. Q3 Analyze the latest theoretical and practical developments, scientific concepts and achievements of world and Kazakhstan science in the field of public health;
4. B4 Critically evaluate, analyze and process information from various sources;
5. С1 Independently plan, organize and conduct research in the field of public health and implement the results obtained in practical work;
6. C2 Make your own original contribution to the development of public health;
7. C3 Apply modern theories and methods of analysis in planning and conducting research in the field of public health;
8. C4 Conduct expertise and evaluate scientific projects and research in the field of public health;
9. C5 Plan your own professional development in the light of current trends in public health;
10. С6 Provide principles for the protection of intellectual property rights to scientific discoveries and developments;
11. C7 Demonstrate competence in matters of university training for public health specialists;
12. D1 Report achievements to colleagues, the scientific world, the general public and speak at international scientific forums, conferences and seminars on public health issues.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Public Health
Speciality Code
8D10101
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Health

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Written scientific communication, in order to ensure effective written communication in the academic environment; Submission of scientific reviews and results of original research. Features of scientific discourse. The style and genres of academic texts. Scientific terminology, using of terms in a scientific text. The structural parts of the research work: introduction, main part, conclusion, bibliographic description. Features of writing resumes, abstracts, essays, reviews.

Biostatistics (Advanced Course)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to apply advanced statistical concepts in a specific situation to identify risks to public health, advanced statistical methods (correlation and regression analysis, analysis of conjugacy tables)to measure the determinants of health and morbidity of the population. Use parametric and nonparametric statistical methods in your own public health research. Evaluate statistical analysis and statistical significance of research results in scientific publications.

Epidemiology (Advanced Course)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop doctoral students ' ability: the ability to apply advanced epidemiological concepts and research design in a specific environment to identify problems and risks for public health and high-risk populations. To develop a risk management program. Develop research projects and conduct research on the relationship between the determinants of the physical environment and health. Use computer programs and geographic information systems to model research data and predict the epidemic process. Conduct monitoring in the system of epidemiological surveillance of the population's health.

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: mastering the stages and methods of research in accordance with the tasks set for the scientific direction of the educational program. The following will be considered: modern models and methods necessary for in-depth analysis of scientific calculations and optimization of existing processes using advanced technologies; main methods of literary and comparative analysis for the preparation and forecasting of scientific plans and research results

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Health Legislation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the doctoral student's ability to diagnose and analyze legal problems and processes in the health care organization in order to make rational decisions. As a result of studying the discipline, the master's student will be able to: describe the main regulatory legal documents, including regulatory legal acts regulating management activities; use regulatory legal documents on legal responsibility in professional activities, including international law; correctly determine the law to be applied to the relevant legal relations in the field of healthcare.

Introduction to teaching and learning
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the skills of doctoral students to conduct independent classes in the specialty "public health" using innovative and remote technologies. The course examines: didactics and pedagogy of higher education and public health, features of the educational process in higher education, determining individual trajectories of students ' education taking into account global trends and strategies for the development of public health, training multilingual personnel in the field of public health. The discipline determines the organization of the educational process in the University.

Organization and management of healthcare
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability of doctoral students to independently use management methods, organize the work of performers, find and make responsible management decisions in the context of different opinions and within the framework of their professional activities. When studying the discipline, the following topics are considered: theoretical and organizational foundations of health care; management and effective functioning of a medical organization; health policy; modernization of health care; legal and social environment of a medical institution; economic environment of an institution; business planning of a health facility; results of the activities of medical institutions.

Research Ethics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of discipline is to give the doctoral students ability to apply ethical principles when planning and conducting research, preparation of reports and publications. The discipline examines: ethical theory and principles, a brief history of research ethics, the process of obtaining informed consent to participate in research, the role and functions of ethical committees, ethical aspects of the selection and design of scientific work, respect for privacy and confidentiality. The discipline determines the content of the student's work during the implementation of the doctoral dissertation.

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