Master degree program
History and Geography

History and Geography

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Pedagogical Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

ON1 Develop innovative educational methods and technologies for teaching historical and geographical disciplines;
ON2 Apply differentiated learning technologies, GIS technologies; information and computer technology;
ON3 Design the content of educational programs of higher professional education;
ON4 Develop teaching materials on environmental education; on teaching methods in small schools
ON5 Conduct an expert assessment of educational activities in educational institutions;
ON6 Apply methods of historical and geographical disciplines to develop historical maps;
ON7 Introduce the results of scientific research in the field of local history, historical geography, multilingual education in the educational process;
ON8 Create maps, tourist programs, excursion routes around the sacred objects of Central Asia;

Program passport

Speciality Name
History and Geography
Speciality Code
7M01602
Faculty
History

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.

Geography of Population and Labour Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to study the distribution of labor resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, regional differences in their composition and use. The discipline is aimed at developing undergraduate skills in analyzing the distribution of productive forces, revealing the influence of general and regional features of demographic, migration, ethnic processes, population resettlement processes on the labor market.

GIS in historical and geographical research
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline - Formation of skills in GIS programs and related software; formation of general ideas about the basic methodological principles of the organization of geographic information systems, the scope of their application in geography and history, development prospects, methods of functioning and use of geographic information technologies in modern society in solving various scientific and technical problems.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: Understanding of modern philosophy as a system of scientific knowledge, including worldview in rational-theoretical comprehension. The discipline includes aspects of the evolution and development of scientific thinking, historical moments, the contribution of scientists and scientific schools to the formation of science, and ethical and social aspects of scientific activity.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the research culture of the future specialist, and to study the theoretical and methodological principles of organizing research activities in the context of the development of science and society. The discipline is aimed at developing the ability to conduct independent scientific research using methods and techniques of analysis, and information scientific resources.

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.

Theoretical and Methodological Problems of Geography
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to understand the meanings of geographical science, to evaluate the achievements and unsolved problems of the newest directions of modern world geography. The course forms the basis of scientific understanding of the evolution of views on the essence of geography and its modern structure, the basic principles and approaches of the methodology of geography, the system of research methods, patterns of territorial differentiation of geographical aspects of the interaction of nature and society.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Cartographic studies of Central Asia in the XIX century
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the course is to form an idea of the cartographic works carried out in the Russian Empire in Central Asia, the accumulation of historical and geographical information and the formation of the cartography tradition in Central Asia.Analysis of the history of the formation of cartographic studies of Central Asia in the XIX century, historical and geographical literature on the problem of the course.

Central Asia in the context of historical geography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to analyze the main aspects of the historical geography of Central Asia. The course forms the ability to master a number of important concepts: spatial, temporal and event coordinates of the historical process; territorial nomenclature, physiographic nomenclature of Central Asia, analyze the ethnic and demographic nomenclature of Central Asia.

Communication in the field of education
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to understand and evaluate the communicative context of the educational process. The course forms a theoretical and methodological basis for understanding the positive interaction of subjects of education, the choice of educational services; it is aimed at studying: the influence of communications on the educational process, the integration of personal communication resources, new communication technologies, the development of social communications and communication practices.

Economical and Social Geography of Kazakhstan
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze the nature and economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a complex structural complex. The development of the discipline is aimed at acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills in assessing the natural resource potential, conducting an assessment of human potential, analyzing the features of the sectoral structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan, studying regional features of economic and geographical development, analyzing foreign economic relations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Innovative Methods of Teaching Geography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to introduce, develop and use innovative techniques and methods in the process of teaching students. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for understanding the advanced and modern innovative teacher tools, innovative teaching methods, differentiated learning technologies, the use of GIS technologies in the study and teaching of geographical disciplines.

Methodology for conducting excursions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: training and formation of personnel of the tourist and excursion organization, preparation of guides for the qualitative development of the excursion, mastering the methodology and technique of its conduct, understanding the essence of the excursion, classification, stages of preparation, all its components.

Modern problems of studying and teaching historical geography
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze the main stages of history, institutions, approaches, methods and features of teaching modern historical geography, as well as to master the techniques and skills of research work in the field of historical geography, spatial thinking skills and the ability to apply it in analytical works of both historical and general humanitarian profile.

Sacral Geography of Central Asia
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to describe various objects of sacred geography of Central Asia, to determine their meaning in the spiritual and material culture of the peoples of the region, to interpret ethnographic data, to create a map of sacred objects of Central Asia, to develop a program to travel to sacred places of Central Asia.

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