• Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Arts

1. To independently conduct seminars, practical, laboratory classes, taking into account
the requirements of the developed and approved methodological instructions;
2. Conduct religious expertise and draw up expert opinions;
3. Determine the nature and specifics of religious studies and critically assess the
significance of religious phenomena in modern society, the role of religious studies in modern integration processes;
4. Differentiate the stages of development of religious processes according to the main
modern concepts of world and Kazakhstani religious studies, their main authors, schools and directions, conceptual differences between them, the main content of contemporary religious studies;
5. Work with information and analytical systems that provide collection, processing,
storage and analysis of data, with the aim of obtaining a qualitatively new religious knowledge;
6. To carry out scientific design of various types (research project, scientific article,
dissertation, etc.) in the field of the history of Kazakhstani and foreign religious studies;
7. Organize interaction with the media, advise, process and provide materials about
religion to government organizations of various profiles, public organizations;
8. Analyze the situation, make creative and innovative proposals for improving work,
and make management decisions