Master degree program
World Economy

World Economy

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Economic Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1 Reasonably solve modern problems of studying the problems of international trade, finance, customs, international project management using a professional foreign language and information technology.
ON2 Apply in practice knowledge in the field of the world economy, international business, customs regulation, competitiveness of firms in world markets.
ON3 Develop international projects for global commodity and financial markets, investments, risk insurance and taxation, professionally compiling analytical reports for companies, governments and financial institutions.
ON4 Analyze the principles and features of the development of international macroeconomics and entrepreneurship, risk management, international investment, the activities of financial markets and institutions.
ON5 Identify the global problems of humanity, international economic integration, labor migration and the labor market, formulating their own effective solutions.
ON6 Interpret the acquired knowledge in the field of methodology, organization and planning of scientific research, risk management, taxation and investment for the implementation of future professional activities.
ON7 Use the methods and tools of scientific knowledge for macroeconomic analysis, comparison and evaluation of global financial crises, global problems in the labor market, global commodity and financial markets.
ON8 Identify the main problems of competitiveness of firms in the global commodity and financial markets, developing practical recommendations for government agencies, companies and international organizations to make effective decisions.
ON9 Develop analytical reports, scientific articles and presentations on current issues of the world economy using a foreign language, comply with the principles of academic honesty and integrity.
ON10 Identify the consequences of the global financial crises for risk management and insurance in international trade, develop proposals and recommendations for government agencies, companies and financial institutions.
ON11 Generate new ideas using philosophical methods of cognition and a foreign language, applying the principles of management psychology and pedagogy in professional activities, applying strategies and communication mechanisms in the academic and professional environment.
ON12 Reasonably defend your own scientific opinion, working effectively in a team, publish relevant articles in the media of various levels, social networks using the skills of pedagogy and management psychology.

Program passport

Speciality Name
World Economy
Speciality Code
7M04101
Faculty
International Relations

disciplines

Economic Aspects of Global Problems of Humanity
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to explain the main problems and contradictions of the world economy, to reveal the impact of the economic and technogenic activities of mankind on the aggravation of global problems. The course will cover: the contradictions of the global economy; social and economic consequences of global problems; benefits and costs of globalization.

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 Economic Integration
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze the problems and trends of modern integration processes, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of international economic integration. The discipline studies: prerequisites for international and regional integration; content, forms and goals of creating integration associations; features of economic interaction in the main integration associations of Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

International Entrepreneurship
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to identify problems, analyze competitive environment and interaction of subjects of international business. The course will cover: features and strategies of international entrepreneurship; the role and place of national, international and private actors in international business; international experience of entrepreneurship and the possibility of its application in Kazakhstan.

International Macroeconomics
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze the main indicators of macroeconomics, to substantiate the relationship of economic sectors in the national economy. The course will cover: macroeconomic indicators of an open economy; interconnections of economic sectors; the impact of the exchange rate on the balance of payments and the country's economy; major trends in the global economy.

Methodology of Economic Research
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to apply various methods and tools of research, to formulate and justify the goal, objectives, object, subject, novelty of research, to draw independent conclusions and suggestions. The course will cover: existing concepts and approaches in the study of economic processes; methodological principles of research; databases for high-quality bibliographic, historiographic review.

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.

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

Customs and Customs Law
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to understand and apply the norms of customs law and customs in international trade. The discipline is aimed at studying: norms, rules, principles and features of customs and customs law of different countries, methods of customs regulation of foreign economic activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad.

International Finance
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability systematically analyze the essence, role of international finance in the world economy, to use the experience of the functioning of financial centers in practical activities. The discipline is aimed at studying: the concept, types and mechanism of circulation of international finance; rules and features of currency and financial transactions; activities of subjects of international financial transactions.

International Taxation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the tax systems of the countries of the world, to generalize and apply the world experience of taxation, ways to solve the problem of double taxation between countries. The discipline will study: principles, features and mechanisms of international taxation; differences between national and international taxation; the influence of various factors on international taxation.

International Trade of Goods and Services
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to develop the ability theoretically analyze problems of structure, features, rules for regulating world trade, world commodity markets. Within the framework of the discipline, the basic principles and features of international trade in goods and services, the role and activities of the WTO, the environment, features of the functioning of world commodity markets, rules, forms and mechanisms of international trade will be studied.

Management of International Projects
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the use of international project management techniques related to investments in various countries. The discipline is aimed at studying: the theory and practice of managing international projects, methods of managing a specific project.

Risk Management in Iinternational Trade
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to disclose the concept, factors and causes of risks in international trade, methods and ways of managing risks in a competitive environment. The course will cover: the essence, causes and occurrence of risks in international trade, features and types of risks; risk management for risk management in international trade.

The Competitiveness of Firms
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to explain the main factors of the company's competitiveness, to substantiate the interdependence between product quality, scientific and technical progress, cost reduction strategy. The discipline will analyze: the activities of firms in a competitive world market, the problems of product quality, cost reduction, transport costs, the principles of increasing the competitiveness of the company.

The International Insurance and Risk Management
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to carry out a theoretical analysis of the goals, objectives, forms and methods of insurance and risk management in international business. The course will cover: the essence, nature and causes of entrepreneurial risks; types of risks and methods of their management; features of international insurance and risk hedging in international business.

The World Energy and Commodity Markets
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze the conjuncture, structure and mechanism of pricing in commodity and resource markets. The discipline will study: the impact of world energy markets on the economies of countries, the production and export of goods and energy carriers, pricing features, market conditions and the role of Kazakhstan in the commodity and energy markets.

Theory and Practice of International Investment
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills of international investment. The course will cover: theoretical and practical aspects of international investment, problems, patterns, rules of international investment, the structure and activities of TNCs, sources of international investment.

World Financial Crises
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to reveal the essence and impact of global financial crises on the global economy. The course will cover: the causes and factors of financial crises, the nature and cyclicality of crises, the mechanism, regularities and forms of manifestation of the global financial crisis, the consequences of the impact of the global financial crisis on the economies of the world.

World Labor Market and Labor Migration
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze and evaluate current trends and factors in the development of the global labor market. The discipline studies: the main characteristics of the formation of the world labor market, the causes, forms and directions of international labor migration, the features and consequences of the international movement of labor for countries and regions.

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