Master degree program
Chemistry

Chemistry

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Science

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this program, it is expected that undergraduates will be able to
PO1 - to integrate the latest achievements of science and practice in the field of chemistry into the practical activities of a teacher chemist, a research chemist to solve professional tasks, including in a wider interdisciplinary context, focused on achieving environmental, social, economic and other goals;
PO2 – to develop a curriculum for teaching chemical disciplines in the context of modern achievements in the field of chemistry and the requirements of higher education pedagogy;
PO3 - to interpret scientific theories and concepts in the relevant specialized field of fundamental and applied chemistry;
PO4 – to conduct a systematic search and prepare a scientific review of the state of modern scientific research on a specific topic;
PO5 - to carry out the analysis of scientific information for the formulation of scientific hypotheses in the framework of its own research;
PO6 - implement independently the formulation of the goal and objectives of scientific research, as well as the expected result, on the basis of a critical analysis and evaluation of modern scientific concepts, achievements and research in the studied / profile field of chemistry;
PO7 - to make a reasonable choice of methods, techniques, computer programs and applications of mathematical modeling and calculation, to control the process, including technological, performing a scientific experiment, processing and generalizing the results obtained;
PO8 - to analyze and interpret the obtained data (process control, scientific research results) to substantiate their reliability and value in the framework of modern concepts and theories in the field of chemistry;
PO9 - to apply fundamental and modern knowledge and methodology of physicochemical research to develop new and improve existing methods for producing substances and materials with specified characteristics, research methods of substances, materials and processes, technological processes or their stages;
PO10 - to carry out qualitative and quantitative modeling of the process in order to establish its mechanism, ways of its regulation, to obtain a product with specified characteristics or to increase its output, to determine the optimal conditions for its implementation and control;
PO11 – to present the results of your own research in the chosen field of chemistry in the form of a scientific publication;
PO12 - to continue independent and autonomous training for creative self-development and self-improvement, for the development of basic and subject-matter competencies during the entire professional activity.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Chemistry
Speciality Code
7M05301
Faculty
Chemistry and Chemical Technology

disciplines

/ Data analysis in chemistry
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to organize a statistical study of data in order to identify, establish patterns, statistical models for the purposes of forecasting and statistically sound decision-making; apply modern software tools and technologies for working with data. The discipline is aimed at: the study of statistical models, methods, tools and data analysis packages, the basics of correlation, regression, dispersion and factor analysis and clustering.

Actual problems of chemistry of polymer composites
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to develop new methods for obtaining functional polymer composites with a given structure. The training course forms the basis for understanding the latest achievements, current problems and development prospects in the chemistry of polymer composites. The discipline is aimed at studying new methods for obtaining polymer composites that meet modern requirements for physical and chemical properties, methods for regulating the structure and supramolecular structure of polymeric materials.

Catalytic chemistry
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline: to form modern ideas about the causes of catalytic action and the elementary stages of catalytic reactions. The discipline is aimed at the study of the physicochemical essence of the catalysis of chemical reactions, theories of catalysis, various approaches to the analysis of the mechanism and kinetics of processes occurring on the surface of catalysts, features of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, the main types of industrial catalysts.

Chemistry of Nanostructured Systems
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze and interpret the chemistry of nanostructured systems from the standpoint of colloidal chemistry to solve practical problems. The training course forms the basis for understanding the theoretical and applied foundations of nanochemistry and the chemistry of nanostructured and nanosized disperse systems. The discipline is aimed at studying the properties and classification of nanoparticles and nanostructured systems, methods for their preparation, the influence of the size effect on the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles, the surface properties of nanosystems, the adhesion of nanoparticles, and the wetting of nanodroplets. Attention will be paid to the issues of sustainability of nanosystems, self-organizing nanosystems and the practical importance of nanotechnologies for the economy and development of science in Kazakhstan.

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.

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.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline to form the ability to apply practical skills in the organization and planning of scientific research. The discipline studies: forms and methods of planning, organization and design of scientific articles and dissertations; forms of summarizing the results of scientific research in presentations, speeches, projects, articles.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Researches
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline is aimed at developing the skills necessary for planning and conducting high-quality and competitive scientific research. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis of the process of scientific research, their goals, objectives, stages of implementation, as well as areas of application of the results. The discipline is aimed at studying the foundations of the scientific method, the methodology for conducting literary and experimental research, the rules for preparing and reviewing scientific publications and projects.

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.

Theory and Problems of Physical Chemistry
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability of self-mastering, analysis, and application of theories, approaches and trends in modern physical chemistry to solve theoretical and applied problems in the dissertation research; to predict, on the basis of the model approach, the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the studied physicochemical systems and processes; carry out the synthesis and critical analysis of research results. The course forms the theoretical and methodological basis of scientific research in the field of chemistry.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Advanced analytical chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline to develop skills for solving real problems using analytical chemistry methods. When studying the discipline, the possibilities of physical and physicochemical methods of identification and determination of organic and inorganic substances in various samples will be considered. Particular attention is paid to studying the process of selecting the most effective method of analysis for solving the problem, as well as the method of calibration, sampling and sample preparation.

Advanced chapters of analytical chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: To form the ability of undergraduates to interpret theoretical knowledge about the laws of the analytical reactions in real solutions involving competing processes. In the study of the discipline will be considered: the acidity of highly diluted and concentrated electrolyte solutions, salts of complex composition, the study of multistage complication, and the acid-base equilibrium.

Applied molecular spectroscopy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply modern methods of molecular spectroscopy, choose the method of spectral analysis, and interpret its results to study the structure and properties of various chemical compounds and equilibrium systems. When studying the discipline, the regularities of transitions between rotational, vibrational, and electronic energy levels and methods for their registration, areas of application of various types of spectra, the device, and the principle of operation of spectral instruments will be considered.

Association of Surfactants with Polyelectrolytes
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to develop compositions of high and low-molecular-weight surfactants to expand the possibilities of their practical application. The training course forms a theoretical and methodological basis for the study and development of methods for obtaining new associates with a wide range of areas of practical application. The discipline is aimed at studying: modern trends in the development of the science of association in polymer- and surfactant-containing systems, methods for obtaining and destroying associates, the mechanism of interaction of their components, physicochemical properties and composition of associates, as well as the possibility of their use as stabilizers, emulsifiers, flocculants, and structurants.

Chemistry is an element of organic compounds
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to interpret the main classes of organo-element compounds, to understand the features of their structure, to evaluate methods of obtaining, and to understand the relationship between chemical and physical properties and the scope of their practical application. During the study of the discipline, the theoretical foundations of the specifics of organo-element molecules and their reactions, chemical bonds in organic and organo-element compounds, the structure of organo-element molecules and their reactivity as a function of the position of the element in the Periodic system, organic derivatives of elements of groups I, II, III, IV, transition metals.

Colloid-chemical basis of environmental protection
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop the ability to apply the theoretical foundations of modern colloidal chemistry to solve environmental problems. The discipline is aimed at studying colloidal-chemical methods of air, water and soil purification; adsorption of organic substances from aqueous solutions, study of methods for producing industrial carbon adsorbents and polysorbs; physical and chemical bases of coagulation and flocculation, foam separation, reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration.

Contemporary problems of organical chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: the formation of ability to interpret theoretical and practical knowledge, obtained in the process of learning about the mechanisms of chemical reactions, analyze the connection between chemical structure and activity, and knowledge is necessary to solve complex problems in organic chemistry. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: problems arising in the synthesis of cyclic structures, transformation of the functional groups, isohyptic and non-hypogetic transformations, the problems of the selectivity of organic reactions.

Intermacromolecular complexes and their application in high technology of science
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to carry out the synthesis of inter-macromolecular complexes and explain the need for their use in high technology. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis of a holistic approach to the analysis of the problems of obtaining and using inter-macromolecular complexes in modern science-intensive technologies. The discipline is aimed at studying: the synthesis, structure, and properties of inter-macromolecular complexes and the possibilities of their use in modern science-intensive technologies - laser, rocket and space, biotechnology, etc.

Interpolymer reactions of synthetic and natural polymers
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply the patterns of interpolymer reactions with the participation of synthetic and natural polymers to create artificial analogs of biological systems. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for creating models of biological systems based on synthetic and natural polymers. The discipline considers the main types of interpolymer reactions (IPR), the mechanism and critical phenomena in interpolymer interactions, modeling of biological processes using polyelectrolytes, metabolic processes in IPR, molecular selection, matrix synthesis, and catalytic processes involving polymers.

Mechanism of Macromolecules Formation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to regulate the kinetics and mechanism of formation of macromolecules during independent scientific research. The training course forms the basis for understanding the choice of methods for controlling the kinetics of macromolecule formation in order to obtain polymers with desired characteristics and properties. The discipline is aimed at studying modern ideas about the kinetics and mechanism of various types of polymerization and polycondensation; methods for regulating the kinetics of formation of macromolecules, their structure, and molecular weight characteristics; as well as modern principles of directional control of polymer characteristics.

Mechanisms of Inorganic Reactions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ability to determine the characteristics of inorganic substances using modern instrumentation, as well as on the basis of modern ideas in the field of inorganic chemistry. The course discusses the principles of determining the characteristics of substances in the solid, liquid and gaseous state, such as density, melting point, boiling point, thermodynamic characteristics, crystal structure parameters, chemical properties.

Modern aspects of chromatography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the skills necessary for the effective application of chromatographic methods of analysis. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for the processes of optimizing chromatographic analysis, calibration, sampling, and sample preparation to achieve the specified specifications of the methodology - accuracy, detection limit, speed, and cost of analysis of one sample. The discipline is aimed at studying the most promising scientific developments in the field of chromatography. Particular attention is paid to the study of instrumentation and the field of application of gas and liquid chromatography methods with various detection options.

Modern aspects of radiochemistry and modern aspects of radiation ecology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze the basic concepts and principles of radiochemical analysis for the possibility of their application in a specific radiochemical laboratory, based on its material and technical base; assess the effects of radiation on living organisms; propose methods of protection against the effects of radioactive radiation. When studying the discipline will be considered schemes of radioactive transformations and units of measurement of radioactivity; natural and artificial sources of radiation; radiation safety standards; radioactive properties of isotopes; radiochemical analysis.

Modern methods of analysis of environmental objects
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline form undergraduates the ability to assess and use methods to control environmental pollution, modern rapid methods for the analysis of pollutants, regulatory documents for environmental analysis. When studying the discipline, the following will be considered: the main approaches to the analysis of environmental objects with the definition of the main components, as well as toxicants; sanitary and hygienic standardization of compounds in environmental protection; analytical characteristics of modern methods of environmental analysis; characteristics of test methods in environmental analysis; the choice of methods of analytical control of environmental objects.

Modern methods of investigation of natural compounds
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to interpret and generalize the theoretical foundations for using a combination of chemical, chromatographic, and spectral methods for establishing group membership and fine identification of the structure of mono- and polyfunctional biologically active substances of plant origin. The training course is aimed at obtaining the theoretical foundations of the features and capabilities of industrial methods for the analysis of natural substances of various structures, the specifics of the analysis of complex structures, and their understanding. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be studied: modern chromatographic (BC, TLC, AC, GC, GLC, LC, HPLC) and spectral (UV, IR, NMR, mass, chromate-mass) methods of analysis and structural identification of biologically active substances of plant origin, methodology for interpreting the results of the analytical procedures performed.

Modern Methods of Reserch of Inorganic Substances
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ability to determine the characteristics of inorganic substances using modern instrumentation, as well as on the basis of modern ideas in the field of inorganic chemistry. The course discusses the principles of determining the characteristics of substances in the solid, liquid and gaseous state, such as density, melting point, boiling point, thermodynamic characteristics, crystal structure parameters, chemical properties.

Modern problems of immobilization of biologically active substances
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to understand and apply modern approaches to the immobilization of biologically active substances on polymers to create effective drug systems. The discipline is aimed at: the study of methods and activation of biologically active substances for binding to polymers of various natures, and the analysis of information from various sources on the chemistry of prolonged systems.

Modern problems of inorganic chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline to form the ability to predict the receipt of new materials based on inorganic substances and to implement a reasonable choice of methods for their research. Discipline is aimed at studying: physico-chemical principles of the structure and properties of inorganic substances; the theory of the structure of inorganic coordination compounds; structure and physicochemical properties of atomic, ionic and molecular solids.

Modern research methods in electrochemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: formation the ability to assess the current state and development trends of electrochemical methods of research and analysis for the correct selection of an effective method for solving production and research problems. The course will consider the main theoretical aspects of modern methods for the study of electrochemical processes will be considered, allowing to expand the approaches to solving scientific and practical problems.

Phase Equilibria in Multicomponent Systems
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability of undergraduates to analyze phase equilibria in multicomponent systems from the standpoint of thermodynamics in order to determine the conditions for the existence of new chemical compounds and solid solutions, to find ways to obtain and isolate them in an individual state. When studying the discipline, the thermodynamics of heterogeneous systems, types of phase diagrams, principles of construction, analysis and use of state diagrams of multicomponent systems will be considered.

Physics - chemistry of Ion Exchange
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use ion exchangers and ion exchange resins in the processes of exchange adsorption of mineral and organic ions. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for the study and development of methods for the application of ion-exchange resins for practical purposes. The discipline is aimed at studying new approaches to the use of ion-exchange ion exchangers and resins for research purposes, in various industries, for the purification of medicines, wastewater, food products.

Reactivity of Solids
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to carry out qualitative and quantitative predictions of the reactivity of substances based on the thermodynamic description and kinetic studies of their transformation processes in order to select the optimal conditions for conducting a chemical process. The course will consider modern approaches to assessing differences in the reactivity of solids in reactions occurring at the interface, the concept of the reactivity of solids; correlation relations between thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of chemical processes, methods for studying the kinetics of heterogeneous reactions.

Selected chapters of biochemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form practical skills for conducting research work in the field of organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, etc., and establishing the relationship between the structure of biologically active substances and their biological action. The training course forms ideas about biologically active substances, their biochemical and physicochemical mechanisms of functioning, and the application of the acquired knowledge and skills in solving professional problems. The discipline is aimed at studying the relationship between the structure of the organic substances of the body with their chemical and biological properties; metabolic pathways in a living organism and practical application in research work.

Selected chapters of chemical enzymology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply the theoretical aspects of chemical enzymology to the regulation of chemical and biochemical processes. The training course forms an understanding of the choice of optimal conditions for the action of enzymes, the definition of activity, and the mechanism of action of enzymes. The discipline is aimed at studying methods for isolating, purifying, and determining the activity of enzymes, the structure of enzymes, coenzymes, and other cofactors, the specificity and mechanism of action of enzymes, the kinetics of enzymatic reactions, as well as the features of enzyme biosynthesis and ways to regulate them.

Selected Chapters of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is to create the ability to increase their professional competence in the field of inorganic chemistry, to interpret and synthesize modern information on new inorganic compounds, to formulate tasks and carry out scientific research in the field of inorganic chemistry. Will be considered: a periodic law, simple substances as homoatomic compounds, radioactive and synthesized elements, metal chemistry, complex chemical compounds.

Selected chapters of organic chemistry
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The main purpose: the formation of ability to understand the effect of electronic effects on the chemical properties of organic molecules, to understand the sequence of constructing the synthesis of complex organic systems, knowledge is necessary for further professional development. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: the study of electronic effects, the influence of effects on the reaction mechanisms (addition, substitution, elimination), synthesis and isolation of spatial isomers.

The Study Methods of Functional Natural and Synthetic Polymers
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to implement and justify the choice of the optimal method for the study of functional polymers for solving problems during scientific research. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for the physicochemical analysis of natural and synthetic polymers. The discipline is aimed at studying: modern methods for studying the structure, structure, and complex properties of natural and synthetic polymers, their capabilities and limitations, areas of use, and modern trends in the development of polymer research methods.

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