Master degree program
Meteorology

Meteorology

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1. to explain the manifestations of current climate change in Kazakhstan;
ON2. to apply information technologies to solve climatology problems, analyze and forecast weather and other meteorological areas;
ON3. to improve methods of long-term forecasts based on global and regional climate models in operational practice;
ON4. to conduct risk assessments of weather hazards, adverse meteorological conditions, environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change;
ON5. to formulate the basics of regional, national and local environmental monitoring and ways to implement environmental monitoring and control systems;
ON6. to develop guidance, regulatory and methodological documents;
ON7. predict regional features of the general atmospheric circulation and characteristics of the types of processes over Kazakhstan and Central Asia;
ON8. to carry out research work on republican programs and international projects in the field of hydrometeorology; carry out educational activities.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Meteorology
Speciality Code
7M05207
Faculty
Geography and Environmental Sciences

disciplines

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.

Global Atmosphere Monitoring
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to describe the theoretical foundations of the global monitoring of the atmosphere. Discipline is aimed at studying: global monitoring of atmospheric quality; building complex air quality control systems at various levels; organization of state environmental monitoring.

Global Climate and its Changes
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to describe and evaluate the conditions causing climate change at the present stage. Discipline is aimed at studying: the manifestations of global climate change in the regions and its possible consequences; links of climate change with natural and anthropogenic influence on the climate system; future climate change according to forward-looking estimates.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course forms knowledge about the history and theory of science; on the laws of the development of science and the structure of scientific knowledge; about science as a profession and social institution; оn the methods of conducting scientific research; the role of science in the development of society.

Natural Disaster’s Forecast
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to describe dangerous natural phenomena and assess the likelihood of their occurrence. Discipline is aimed at studying: classification of natural disasters; indicators of the destructive power of dangerous phenomena; methods of forecasting hazardous phenomena for human life; population’s vulnerability to natural phenomena.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal is to develop the competencies of effective independent research work, its organization and planning among undergraduates. The discipline is focused on the formation of undergraduates' knowledge on the organization of scientific and technological activities in the modern world, the ability to conduct independent research in the subject area, master the skills of scientometrics, writing scientific articles, projects, patenting research results.

Pedagogy of Higher education
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose is the formation of the ability of pedagogical activity through the knowledge of higher education didactics, theories of upbringing and education management, analysis, and self-assessment of teaching activities. The course covers the educational activity design of specialists, Bologna process implementation, acquiring a lecturer, and curatorial skills by TLA-strategies.

Psychology of management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. Basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.

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disciplines

Climate innovation and sustainable development
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to find solutions to mitigate the consequences of the climate crisis through the implementation of climate innovations in the context of sustainable development. The discipline is aimed at studying the role of innovation in solving the problems of climate change while creating business and economic value; low-carbon development strategies; the process of generating ideas for the development of business models in the field of climate.

Cyclo- and anticyclogenesis structure in Northern hemisphere
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to describe the occurrence and evolution of synoptic objects, the conversion of energy in the atmosphere. Discipline is aimed at studying: the laws of energy conversion in large-scale currents of the atmosphere; cyclo- and anticyclogenesis; fluctuations in global atmospheric circulation.

Features of the general circulation of the atmosphere
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to describe and evaluate the patterns of the general circulation of the atmosphere (GCA). Discipline is aimed at studying: use of space, geophysical factors and data for GCA’s state analysis; using the GCA characteristics in modern weather forecasting and climate variations.

Global and regional meteorology problems
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form an idea about the peculiarities of meteorological processes over Kazakhstan. The discipline is aimed at studying: meteorological science in Kazakhstan, developed countries and the CIS; human impact on the atmosphere and climate, hydrosphere and water resources.

Modern Statistical Methods in Meterology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to understand and apply the methods and techniques of modern processing the results of observations. Discipline aims to study: the basic laws of the distribution of random variables; the theory and methodology of statistical processing of meteorological information and its modern presentation.

Physics of the Upper Atmosphere
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose to form the ability to describe and evaluate the physical processes occurring in the upper atmosphere. Discipline is aimed at studying: stratospheric warming; spring restructuring of the circulation in the stratosphere; the role of sudden stratospheric warming in the formation of weather on the continent.

Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Modeling Geographic Information Systems in Meteorology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form a system understanding of theoretical and applied problems of modeling in meteorology using GIS technologies and practical modeling skills. Discipline is directed to the study of: software products ArcGIS and MapInfo; modeling of various synoptic situations leading to the development of dangerous meteorological phenomena.

Theory of the General Circulation of the Atmosphere and Climate
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline’s purpose is to form the ability to explain a number of important physical patterns of formation of the general atmospheric circulation (GCA) and climate. Discipline is aimed at studying: wave and vortex movements in the atmosphere, Earth's climate; Atmosphere-Ocean interaction; GCA numerical models and climate.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

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 2021-2024 years