Master degree program
Ecology and Nature Management (BelSU)

Ecology and Nature Management (BelSU)

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this educational program, master students are expected to be able to:
1. generalize knowledge of common theoretical and experimental principles and methods in the field of ecology for solving problems of the protection of water resources and other components of the environment;
2. systematize and interpret scientific theories and concepts of new directions in the field of environmental protection for use in the educational process;
3. streamline the processing of environmental information using computer technology to create algorithms for environmental measures;
4. assess the impact of harmful and dangerous factors of production and the environment on human health and environmental risks to ensure production safety;
5. estimate the permissible values of emissions, discharges and contamination levels of the components of the environment, as well as the permissible values of the extraction of natural resources to meet production needs;
6. conduct interdisciplinary research to solve specific problems of environmental protection to achieve sustainable development goals;
7. rank and work with all participants in the chain: research - forecast - technological process - marketing - production - use - utilization for effective management of natural-economic systems;
8. develop programs for effective management of natural resources and stabilization of the environment;
9. predict the state of water resources in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Central Asia to ensure sustainable water use and consumption;
10. apply new technologies for purifying natural and industrial waters to improve the quality of life of the population;
11. work in a team, effectively applying time management for optimal implementation of research projects and business plans;
12. promote industrial, social and cultural development of society based on ecological knowledge to achieve sustainable development goals.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Ecology and Nature Management (BelSU)
Speciality Code
7M05213
Faculty
Geography and Environmental Sciences

disciplines

Computer technologies and statistical methods in ecology and nature management
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form a system of competencies in the development and application of modern environmental protection technologies, as well as conducting an engineering and environmental analysis between the parameters of technological processes and changes in the natural and human environments. The course covers: hazard categories of the enterprise and their calculation; methods and means of dry cleaning of gas-air emissions, land reclamation.

Ecodiagnostics of territories
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form undergraduates' skills in determining and analyzing pollution of environmental components exceeding regulatory values. The course examines: objects and basic principles of environmental diagnostics, information on methods of analysis, a comprehensive assessment of anthropogenic transformation of the territory.

Environmental audit and consulting
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form students' ability to identify opportunities to improve the environmental performance of the company. The course examines: features of environmental audit, active environmental consulting, development of marketing strategy.

Environmental use and projects management
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form undergraduates' skills in the field of environmental management, to develop a project concept within the framework of environmental problems. The course is focusing on: the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, environmental impact assessment on environment, environmental project, external and internal environments, project management.

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.

International cooperation in the field of ecology and sustainable development
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form students' knowledge and understanding of the need for international cooperation in the field of environmental protection to achieve sustainable development goals. The course examines: international cooperation, current forecasts of the Club of Rome, international legal regulation of the transportation of hazardous waste.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research
  • Number of credits - 5
  • 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 - 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.

Data for 2022-2025 years

disciplines

Agroecology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form students' understanding of the peculiarities of obtaining high and high-quality harvests and livestock products in accordance with sanitary and hygienic and environmental standards. The course examines: functioning of natural ecosystems and agroecosystems, carbon neutrality, soil pollution, land reclamation, digital agriculture.

Current problems of ecology and nature management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form students' understanding of modern environmental problems that represent the state of ecosystems and the biosphere as a whole in the conditions of developing technogenesis and aimed at choosing the optimal ecological and economic system for the further development of the world. The course examines: environmental issues, carbon neutrality, the Paris Agreement.

Environmental Management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to develop the ability of undergraduates to work in the field of environmental management, as well as to implement an effective environmental management system at the enterprise in order to help protect people's health and the environment from the potential impacts of their activities, products or services. The course covers: ISO 14000 standards, life cycle analysis, environmental labeling.

Environmental protection activities of the company
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form undergraduates' skills in the field of environmental management of the enterprise, to develop and implement effective models of management of production activities for the rational use of resources and environmental protection. The course focuses on: efficient use of company resources, production activity management models, life cycle assessment.

GIS in the field of environmental safety
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form students' ability to solve problems of professional activity in the field of ecology, nature management and nature protection using information and communication, including geoinformation technologies. The course examines: GIS components, Types of remote sensing data, GIS in the agro-industrial complex, GIS in ecology and nature management

Global environmental issues
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course is to form fundamental ideas about the dynamics of global development, the origins and causes of global environmental problems and modern solutions in the field of environmental protection.The course examines: global problems of humanity and their interrelation, socio-political and geopolitical aspects of global environmental problems, international environmental organizations and programs.

Methods of Landscape Designing
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form the ability to understand the principles, methods, technologies of landscape planning, apply geochemical methods of landscape analysis, organize landscape space in compliance with the principles of sustainable development. The course studies the patterns of dispersion, concentration, migration of chemical elements in landscapes, types, structure, internal and external relationships of landscapes, their main functions, methods, technologies, modern trends in landscape planning.

Technologies of Environmental Protection
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: to form a system of competencies in the development and application of modern environmental protection technologies, as well as conducting an engineering and environmental analysis between the parameters of technological processes and changes in the natural and human environments. The course covers: hazard categories of the enterprise and their calculation; methods and means of dry cleaning of gas-air emissions, land reclamation.

Urban ecology
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course: the formation of knowledge about the criteria of sustainability of urbanized territories under the influence of man-made and natural factors on a modern methodological basis. The course examines: models of sustainable development of different types of cities, the concept of a "polarized biosphere, urban-ecological zoning.

Data for 2022-2025 years

INTERNSHIPS

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.

Teaching Internship
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose is to form practical skills and abilities of conducting classes in higher education, conducting educational work at a university, introspection and self-development of psychological, pedagogical and methodological competence. Conducts lectures and seminars, curatorial hours, develops educational and methodological documentation based on the credit system of education.

Data for 2022-2025 years