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Social Policy and Management

Social Policy and Management

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. Conduct research in the field of social work aimed at assessing the needs of the population and assessing the effectiveness of social programs;
2. Demonstrate knowledge of social policy through a global lens with an emphasis on social justice and influence.
3. Interpret the respective roles of the public, private and non-profit sectors in meeting the needs of citizens.
4. Understand and critically assess key changes in social policy through a global lens, seeking to find sustainable solutions, while taking into account the competing factors of social policy and the economy.
5. Provide consulting services on issues of state social support and conduct supervision in order to improve the efficiency of social work in social institutions;
6. Manage social organizations using knowledge in the fields of finance, organizational development, management psychology and work;
7. To assess the effectiveness of social service institutions, the quality and availability of special social services, to design measures to improve them, including through digitalization in the management of the social sphere;
8. Develop social projects and social programs aimed at improving the well-being of the population, empowering vulnerable groups;
9. Analyze problems and design measures to involve non-state actors in the provision of social services to the population; compare and find differences in the management of social services, the processes of their activities using the knowledge of the psychology of management and the specifics of management in social work;
10. Develop social and educational programs and educational projects and be prepared for practical psychological and educational activities;
11. Develop methodological support for academic disciplines in the field of social work and conduct theoretical and practical classes using multimedia and innovative technologies;
12. Interact with state and non-state actors of social service, respecting the ethical principles of social work.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Social Policy and Management
Speciality Code
7M11404
Faculty
Philosophy and Political Science

disciplines

Applied statistics for social work and social policy
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to develop the skills to apply advanced statistical methods in analyzing of social policy and conducting social work research. The course includes the study of statistical methods of data processing and analysis, training in the application of the program for processing statistical data (SPSS).

Digital technologies in the practice and management of the social sphere
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is to form ideas about the directions of using digital technologies in key sectors of the social sphere. The course includes issues of using information automated systems in services, promoting telepractice in social work, using digitalization in social transfers, increasing information literacy and culture of vulnerable categories.

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • 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.

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.

Human rights, inclusiveness and international social law
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to deepen knowledge of international law in human rights protection, social justice and inclusion, the formation of professional convictions focused on the empowerment of vulnerable groups. The course includes the study of international and national legal acts, the conceptual foundations of empowerment approach.

Organization and planning of scientific research
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose: to form in master's students fundamental knowledge about the principles and methods of research work necessary when writing scientific articles and a master's thesis. In studying the discipline: Science and its role in the development of society. Structure of scientific knowledge. Methodology of scientific knowledge. Methodology and methods of social and human sciences.

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.

Qualitative and quantitative evaluative research in social work practice
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of skills to carry out evaluative research aimed at assessing the social needs of the population and social programs. The course includes consideration of the specifics of qualitative and quantitative research. Training involves develop practical skills in planning and conducting research.

Social policy analysis and comparative studies
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the skills to analyze social policy, scientific and practical preparation for conducting comparative research. The course involves the study of modern concepts of public administration in the social sphere, models of social policy, concepts and methods of comparative research.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Active longevity and social inclusion of the elderly
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is the formation of ideas about social inclusion of elderly, the ability to design measures to stimulate their active longevity. The course includes the concept and index of active aging. Training involves the study of activating technologies of social services, methods of increasing their self-organization and involvement.

Controlling in social organizations
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The subject purpose is the formation of knowledge about management processes in the social sphere, the study of administration and internal financial and economic control in social organizations. The course includes consideration of internal financial, intra-business, accounting and management control. Involves the study of principles, methods and documentation of control.

Designing Social Welfare of the Population
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to develop the skills to create, implement and evaluate social programs and social projects at the regional and national levels. The course includes the study of the essence and principles of social design, the structure of social programs and projects, the formation of practical skills to define goals, objectives, target indicators of the results of social projects and programs, plan and define a set of measures.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of social service institutions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of knowledge of theoretical approaches and methods for assessing the effectiveness of social service institutions. The course includes consideration of approaches to assessing the process and results of social services, the quality of special social services, studying methods for assessing.

Funding, sponsorship and fundraising
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The subject purpose is the formation of knowledge of the mechanisms of state financing of the social service system, the foundations of public-private partnerships and the attraction of funds through charity. The course includes issues of budgetary financing of social services, the development of public-private partnerships, business planning, decision-making, fundraising.

Gender Policy, Diagnostics and Expertise
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to form knowledge of the basic concepts and methods of gender policy, methodological approaches to conducting gender expertise and skills of independent work in this area. The training includes concepts and methods of gender policy, gender social statistics, methodological approaches to conducting gender expertise.

Measuring and overcoming poverty
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to develop the skills to analyze social policy in overcoming poverty and to design approach to increase its effectiveness. The course includes poverty theories, measuring poverty, inequality, directions of the state's social policy in decreasing poverty, a proactive strategy for overcoming poverty, foreign and Kazakhstani experience.

Organizational Development and Leadership
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is the formation of the skills of analysis and design of organizational development in institutions of social sphere, increasing leadership potential of undergraduates. The course involves studying of organization and leadership theories, psychological structure, training in methods of diagnosing organizational problems, increasing motivation and work efficiency.

People with disabilities and quality of life
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to increase critical thinking and critical consciences of master’s students applied in analyzing and creating the ways of improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. The course includes changes in international rights protection paradigm, the evolution of services and modern approaches to provide them.

Social Engineering and Population Welfare
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to develop the skills to plan and implement social projects in social work. The course involves the study of theories and successful practices of creating, implementing and evaluating social projects. The training is aimed at developing practical skills to design and implement projects in the social sphere.

Supervision technologies in social institutions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is theoretical and practical preparation for conducting supervision in social service institutions. The course includes an examination of the classifications and models of supervision in social work, the characteristics of supervisory relationships, the case management process, training in methods of administrative, teaching and supportive supervision.

Technology for the development of social programs
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is theoretical and practical preparation for the development of social programs at the regional and national levels. Preparation includes consideration of the essence, principles, classification and structure of social programs. The development of skills: to define goals, objectives, indicators, plan social interventions, assess risks and identify possible trajectories.

The system of state social transfers
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The subject purpose is to deepen knowledge about the system of state social transfers. The course includes the systematization of social transfers, analysis of the perception of them by recipients and their impact on material well-being of the population, comparison of the system of social transfers in Kazakhstan and abroad.

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