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Geography

Geography

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1. To evaluate the actual problems and achievements of modern geography; professional activity of geographer, the basic laws of the economy of nature management and mechanisms of environmental management, as well as mechanisms of innovative development of Kazakhstan's economy;
ON2. To integrate geographical methods in the study and zoning of territorial natural complexes and economic-geographical systems;
ON3. To apply GIS and geoinformation technologies for analysis, evaluation, monitoring of actual geographical processes and phenomena.
ON4. Critically assess the geopolitical and geo-economic situation of countries and their regions, and develop recommendations for their resolution;
ON5. Assess the state of NES (natural and economic systems) and predict the development of NTC (natural and territorial complexes) and SETS (socio-economic territorial systems)
ON6. To obtain new and scientifically grounded results on the basis of experimental researches and to formulate problems and tasks, to make short reports and to refer author's works in the world science;
ON7. To obtain practical results and recommendations of applied nature on the basis of geographical research using GIS technologies and conduct international research projects.
ON8. To carry out educational, methodical, and pedagogical activity in the Kazakh, Russian and English languages in educational institutions of the higher and secondary professional structures of education and in the research organizations

Program passport

Speciality Name
Geography
Speciality Code
7M05203
Faculty
Geography and Environmental Sciences

disciplines

Anthropogenic landscapes: transformation and sustainability
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course explores the impact of human activity on landscapes and methods of their sustainable use. Undergraduates analyze cases of landscape transformation and strategies for their restoration.

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form practical skills in various types of speech activity in a foreign language. The training course builds the ability to perceive, understand and translate information in the modern global space, participate in scientific events to test their own research. The discipline is aimed at improving competencies in accordance with international standards of foreign language education.

Geography of Population and Labour Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to study the distribution of labor resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, regional differences in their composition and use. The discipline is aimed at developing undergraduate skills in analyzing the distribution of productive forces, revealing the influence of general and regional features of demographic, migration, ethnic processes, population resettlement processes on the labor market.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form a holistic systemic understanding of philosophy as a special form of cognition of the world, its main sections, problems and methods of their study in the context of future professional activity. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis of research work.

Innovative Methods of Teaching Geography
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to introduce, develop and use innovative techniques and methods in the process of teaching students. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for understanding the advanced and modern innovative teacher tools, innovative teaching methods, differentiated learning technologies, the use of GIS technologies in the study and teaching of geographical disciplines.

Pedagogy of Higher Education
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to teach in universities and colleges based on knowledge of higher school didactics, theory of education and management of education, analysis and self-assessment of teaching activities. The training course is aimed at studying the trends in the development of education and the Bologna process. The course will help you master teaching and curatorial skills, various strategies and methods of teaching and education.

Psychology of management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to provide scientific training of highly qualified specialists based on the study of fundamental concepts of management psychology, creating prerequisites for a theoretical understanding and practical application of the most important aspects of the field of management in the process of professional formation. The course is aimed at studying the patterns of development and functioning of mental processes, the basics of effective interaction and conflict resolution, self-development and self-presentation.

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Ecosystems
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course covers the principles and methods of sustainable management of natural resources. Strategies for the conservation of biodiversity, rational use of resources and methods of ecosystem assessment are considered.

Theory and methodology of geographical research
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline includes the study of fundamental theories and methodological approaches in geography. The course is aimed at developing the skills of scientific analysis and planning of geographical research.

Data for 2023-2026 years

disciplines

Basics of Demography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course provides basic knowledge of demography, including methods for collecting and analyzing demographic data. Undergraduates study population theories, migration, fertility and mortality, as well as their impact on society.

Demographic modeling and forecasting
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course examines the development and implementation of policies aimed at solving socio-demographic problems. Training includes population planning, social innovation, and demographic change management.

Digitalization in land management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - "Digitalization in Land Management" focuses on developing skills in using information technology to effectively manage land resources. Students will learn about digital cartography, creating and managing land databases, and utilizing geographic information systems (GIS).

Economics of Natural Using
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the discipline is to form the ability to study the basic methodological issues of environmental Economics. - Theoretical basis of economic assessment of natural resources. - The nature of the impact on the environment of various sectors of the economy. - Methods of environmental management, the place of economic instruments in the management mechanism. - Determine the rounded economic assessment of mineral, water, forest, land resources. - Calculate the amount of payments for the use of natural resources and payments for environmental pollution. - To determine the economic efficiency in environmental management. The course forms the basis of understanding in solving the problems of economic assessment of natural resources, the establishment of fees and taxation system in the field of environmental management. The discipline is aimed at the study of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in resource assessment and environmental planning.

Environmental impact assessment and environmental risk management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline is devoted to methods of assessing the impact of human activities on the environment and environmental risk management. Undergraduates study the legislative and practical aspects of impact assessment and risk management.

Geography of Deviant Socio-economic Relations
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to consider the complex of the main types of socio - economic relations with deviant in modern society. - identification and consideration of the main methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of deviant socio - economic problems of foreign and domestic sociological science in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these analytical tools and assess the possibility of their use in the interpretation of the phenomenon of deviant socio-economic relations as a social problem; - consideration and clarification of the content of the most important categories of socio-economic relations with deviant deviant; - to study the essence of socio - economic relations with deviant as a social problem and on this basis to reveal the mechanism As a result of the study of the discipline undergraduate will be able to: - Knows how to theoretically justify the features of the development of territorial social systems and information about the sectors of the economy, to be able to analyze the economic and geographical position on the basis of generalized data on nature; - Analyzed the existing international experience in the study of various aspects of geographical reality and refer to the data. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: This subject is one of the most important problems of national socio-economic geography as country characteristics. The definition of social deviation is given, the main types of negative and positive deviant socially significant phenomena are shown. Special attention is paid to the spread of social deviations with minimal latency - regional analysis of murders and suicide.

Geopolitics and global security
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to assess the geopolitical position of the world, the patterns and trends of its development, the content of the globalization process and the political consequences of its influence on the state of international and national security. The discipline is aimed at studying the main trends and patterns of world global development, monitoring threats and challenges, developing proposals for political institutions to ensure reliable security.

GIS in economic and geographical research and analysis
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline is aimed at studying the application of GIS technologies in economic geography for the analysis and modeling of economic processes and phenomena. Undergraduates learn to use GIS to analyze markets, transport networks, and territorial development planning.

GIS in physical and geographical research
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline introduces students to the use of GIS in physical geography to analyze natural landscapes and processes. The course includes practical tasks on mapping, geomorphology analysis and environmental monitoring.

GIS Technologies and Statistical Data Analysis in Demography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course combines GIS and statistical analysis to study demographic processes. Undergraduates learn to use GIS to visualize and analyze demographic data, model populations, and plan social services.

Global Logistics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course develop to familiarize undergraduates with below listed concepts - introduction to logistics, the scientific basis of logistics, the logistics concept, procurement logistics, production logistics, distribution logistics, warehouse logistics, transport logistics, information logistics, logistics service, global logistics, inventory management. Determination and optimization of costs. Organization of logistics management. Methods of optimization of material flow. The use of forecasting methods in logistics. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: - He knows the basics of supply, warehousing, production, transportation and distribution and sees the connection between these processes - it is able to carry out logistic administration, manage supply and transportation, cargo handling and warehousing - able to manage stocks The discipline considers the main tendencies and patterns of development of modern university and school geography and ecology in the world, various countries and regions, analysis of trends and specifics of the development of economic and social geography in Kazakhstan and in the world, as well as new technologies used in teaching geography and ecology.

Global Migration Issues
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline focuses on global migration flows, their causes and consequences for countries of origin and reception. Migration policy, migrant rights and integration issues are discussed.

Human Capital and National Security
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline deals with methods of modeling and forecasting demographic changes. Undergraduates master quantitative analysis techniques to predict fertility, mortality, migration and changes in the population structure.

Landscape and Environmental Desing
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - In the course of studying the course to form students ' abilities: - processing of cartographic and literary materials from the point of view of estimation of parameters of the significance and sensitivity of the territory; - have a systematic understanding of the Genesis of geosystems in different locations; - interpret cartographic materials, create maps of the value and sensitivity of geosystems on the basis of topographic and landscape maps, maps of industry and integrated development goals of the territory, maps of activities and alternatives to conflict resolution; - to have the skills to model different scenarios of the situation development in the natural or partially anthropogenically altered territory, to assess their positive and negative impacts and to make an approximate list of compensatory measures. Discipline masters studies the skills of analysis of environmental quality. Present the current state and trends of the scientific and applied knowledge in the field; professionally prepare students for informed and effective participation in EIA procedures and environmental impact assessment.

Payments for Ecosystems Services
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of this discipline is to study the biosphere and its ecosystem services, based on their economic assessment, the introduction of a system of payments for ecosystem services. The discipline is aimed at the formation of a holistic worldview in the field of nature management in the context of countries and regions. Understanding the theoretical and practical issues of the economic valuation of natural capital, establishing a system of payments for ecosystem services.

Regional monitoring of natural disasters in Kazakhstan
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course is dedicated to the methods of GIS and remote sensing of the Earth for monitoring and responding to natural disasters in Kazakhstan. The training includes the analysis of data on earthquakes, floods and other natural phenomena to optimize mitigation measures.

Socio-demographic policy and planning
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course examines the development and implementation of policies aimed at solving socio-demographic problems. Training includes population planning, social innovation, and demographic change management.

Spatial analysis of human capital
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to study the theoretical foundations of the formation, development of human capital, geoinformation methods of assessment, analysis of the state of human capital. The discipline forms, the development of skills of identification, spatial analysis, assessment, systematization of factors of formation, the level of development of human capital on GIS, various databases. The discipline forms the skills of forecasting, planning the processes of human capital development based on spatial data.

Data for 2023-2026 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 2023-2026 years