PhD program
Land Management

Land Management

QUALIFICATION

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

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1. Assess the suitability of land for cultivation of crops, taking into account the production of high-quality products;
ON2.To develop adaptive landscape farming systems for agricultural enterprises;
ON3.Formulate and develop technical specifications and use automation tools in planning the use of land resources and real estate;
ON4.To develop programs for the rational use of land resources to improve the efficiency of land use, to conduct environmental and economic expertise of programs, schemes and projects for the socio-economic development of the territory
of ON5.To develop technologies for the formation of GIS and VMS information resources;
ON6.Conduct comprehensive mapping of land resources and develop thematic maps for land management purposes;
ON7. To develop design and working technical documentation on land management, territorial planning, development of unified real estate objects
ON8. To carry out scientific and practical assessment, forecasting, analysis, monitoring and management of land resources using legislative and regulatory documents in the field of land management
ON9. To develop concepts for improving the methodology and methodology of land use at the regional level;
ON10. To form highly productive and environmentally sustainable agricultural landscapes and improve farming systems on a landscape basis, to solve priority problems of greening land use;
ON11.Plan, organize, carry out research activities, evaluate and implement its results in production and in non-production areas, taking into account the economic efficiency of research innovations;
ON 12. Analyze the results of scientific research in the field of land management, apply them in setting and solving specific tasks in the field of science and education using modern information technologies.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Land Management
Speciality Code
8D07304
Faculty
Geography and Environmental Sciences

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop and improve the competencies in the field of written scientific communication, providing a high level of training for doctoral students, necessary for effective communication in the academic environment. The training course forms the practical skills in written scientific communication and teaches techniques for structuring academic works. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - express ideas in writing and justify them; - evaluate information in the field of professional activity from domestic and foreign sources; - summarize and critically evaluate the results obtained by domestic and foreign researchers, identify promising areas, draw up a research program; - substantiate the relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the chosen topic of scientific research; - present the results of the study to the scientific community in the form of an article or report; - substantiate the relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the chosen research topic

Comprehensive research of rational use of land resources
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to describe the principles and methods of integrated research of rational use and protection of land. The training course builds practical skills in the development of a set of activities to support sustainable land use and land management. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - find ways to solve the problems of rational use of land resources; - perform survey and design work for the maintenance of land cadastre and land monitoring; - use modern methods of development of ecologically balanced landscape systems of agriculture, providing expanded reproduction of soil fertility; - use modern methods of processing and interpretation of General and industry information on the rational use of land resources in scientific and applied research; - monitor land resources using modern technologies; -carry out monitoring of land to control the use and protection of land resources. The discipline is aimed at studying programs of rational land use and management of land resources, schemes of optimal land use and rational use of land resources.

Management of scientific projects in land use planning
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability of doctoral students to manage projects in the field of land use planning. The training course provides practical skills for the implementation of specific projects and risk-based assessment of project effectiveness. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - critically evaluate the results obtained by domestic and foreign researchers, to identify promising areas, to draw up a research program; - substantiate the relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the chosen topic of scientific research; - conduct independent research in accordance with the developed program; - evaluate the results obtained by domestic and foreign researchers, to identify promising areas, to draw up a research program; - independently prepare tasks and develop design solutions taking into account the uncertainty factor, develop appropriate methodological and regulatory documents, as well as proposals and measures for the implementation of the developed projects and programs; - develop plans of scientific research to solve the problem in land management through the collection, processing, analysis and systematization of scientific and technical information; - manage the results of research activities, protection and commercialization of intellectual property rights. The discipline is aimed at studying: evaluation of the place and role of project management in land land use planning, a comprehensive understanding of the basic technologies of project management and business processes in land use planning.

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 skills of conducting independent research work using modern research methods, developing the ability to analyze, summarize the results and summarize the results of research and creative activities. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - collect, analyze scientific and technical information, domestic and foreign experience on the research topic; - design and carry out comprehensive research in the field of land management; - participate in the work of Kazakhstan and international research teams to solve scientific and scientific-educational problems; - independently carry out research activities in the field of land management using modern research methods and information and communication technologies; - develop technical specifications for scientific research; - choose the necessary research methods, modify existing ones and develop new research methods in the field of land management; - solve specific problems in land management based on the analysis of scientific research results.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Agricultural regulation based on adaptive-landscape systems of agriculture and agro-technologies
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to design on-farm land management on a landscape basis. The training course forms practical skills in the use of methods of functional assessment of the agricultural landscape and its main components intended for the design of the agricultural system. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - design adaptive agroecosystems and agrolandscapes; - develop a system of ecological and landscape indicators; - conduct an assessment of the agricultural landscape and its main components; - build programs of production of the main types of crop production in accordance with the adopted strategy of farming and the projected market conditions, the design of adaptive landscape systems of agriculture ; - develop adaptive landscape systems of agriculture for agricultural enterprises taking into account the agro-ecological grouping of land and features of their use; - apply a variety of methodological approaches in the modeling and design of adaptive landscape systems of agriculture. The discipline is aimed at studying: design of adaptive landscape system of agriculture, the structure of acreage in crop rotations, technological basis of systems of agriculture on a landscape basis.

Comprehensive agroecological assessment of lands and organization of the territory on an ecologically-landscape basis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to assess agricultural land and analyze methods of integrated agroecological assessment of land. The training course forms knowledge of the principles of agroecological assessment of land. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - conduct agro-ecological assessment of lands and the assessment of the sustainability of landscapes and agricultural landscapes; - various tasks related to the planning of the territory on the landscape-ecological basis; - apply the mechanisms and methods of ecological and landscape land use planning in a market economy to perform land management; - develop project plans of organizational and economic structure of agricultural enterprises; - model anthropogenic processes occurring in land use planning and to predict possible scenarios of development of anthropogenic impact; - develop an action plan to improve the efficiency of agricultural production. The discipline is aimed at the study of: agroecological requirements of crops; assessment of the stability of landscapes and agricultural landscapes and methods of ecological and landscape land management in a market economy to perform land use planning.

Development of an economic mechanism for integrated land use management in urbanized areas
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to assess the land resources of cities and to analyze the land use of urban systems, taking into account regional natural and landscape features. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - describe the basic requirements for urban land management, including spatial planning, urban planning and urban land management - assess the dynamics of urban development (urban systems) - simulate the land management and the quality of the urban environment; - assess the land resources of cities; - develop ecological and landscape models of urban systems based on the dynamics of development of natural complexes and features of the movement of matter and energy in typical conditions of the regional landscape; -develop proposals for the optimization of territorial development and land use of urban systems, taking into account the identified patterns of urban development as associated landscape and urban complexes.

Foreign methods for developing a territorial planning scheme
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline - the formation of knowledge about the theoretical foundations of territorial planning and regional management, how to solve problems of territorial management in the regions, foreign experience of territorial management and planning. Discipline is aimed at studying the theoretical foundations of territorial planning and regional management, problems of regional socio-economic development, regional processes and their socio-economic factors and consequences; application of foreign experience of territorial management and planning in domestic conditions.

Formation of the electronic basis of GIS and LIS for land management purposes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use methods and technologies of GIS and LIS in land use planning. The training course builds practical skills in the use of specialized GIS and LIS for land management. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - apply the theoretical and practical basis of GIS and VMS in land management, land management design and land cadastre; - use the world information resources, methods and means of interaction with them in order to apply GIS and VMS in land cadastre and land management actions; - build data models and organize spatial data and thematic information in GIS and VMS - work on the creation of specialized plans and maps using Geographical and Land information systems; - form the optimal technological scheme for the creation of a digital map on land management; - develop electronic thematic maps on land management using the achievements of modern science in the field of computer technology. The discipline is aimed at the study of: theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of study and application of GIS and LIS in the organization of rational use and protection of land resources.

Geoinformation technologies in the management of land resources
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use GIS technology for land use planning. The training course forms practical skills of using GIS technology. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - work with application programs and a set of technical means; - perform land use planning data processing and ensure data integrity and protection; - perform spatial and statistical analysis and simulate trends in land area changes; - decipher remote sensing data used for GIS mapping of land; - create original maps, plans and other graphic materials for land management and State real estate cadastre; - carry out a comprehensive mapping of land resources and to develop thematic maps for land use planning. The discipline is aimed at studying: the theory and methods of creating a database, creating maps, practical application of digital maps and other digital space-time cartographic models for effective land use planning.

Urban geosystems of the region: landscape structure, typology, land use optimization
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to assess the land resources of cities and to analyze the land use of urban systems, taking into account regional natural and landscape features. Upon successful completion of this module, doctoral students should be able to: - describe the basic requirements for urban land management, including spatial planning, urban planning and urban land management - assess the dynamics of urban development (urban systems) - simulate the land management and the quality of the urban environment; - assess the land resources of cities; - develop ecological and landscape models of urban systems based on the dynamics of development of natural complexes and features of the movement of matter and energy in typical conditions of the regional landscape; -develop proposals for the optimization of territorial development and land use of urban systems, taking into account the identified patterns of urban development as associated landscape and urban complexes. The discipline is aimed at studying ecological and functional typology of urban systems, assessment of urban systems location, dynamics of urban systems development, models of regional urban systems and assessment of urbanized areas of local urban systems.

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