• Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences

1.Possess theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the study of paleosols and modern soil cover, master methods of studying properties and modes using modern devices and GIS technologies for processing, analyzing and summarizing information.
2.Explain the patterns of dispersion, concentration and migration of chemical elements and substantiate the role of exogenous and endogenous processes in the development of the lithosphere and soil cover.
3. To interpret indicators of optimal fertility parameters using innovative research methods of physical, hydrological, chemical, physico-chemical, biological and microbiological properties of various types of soils.
4. To carry out the valuation and cadastre of land resources, environmental expertise and audit of economic activities using modern research methods and environmental standards. To establish the relationship between the use of soil resources and economic growth and to justify the application of administrative and economic mechanisms for regulating rational land use;
5. To identify the features of soil cover in the regions of the country, using the patterns of soil formation depending on environmental factors, to explain the causes of degradation, erosion and desertification of soils associated with natural and anthropogenic impacts, to develop the necessary measures for their reclamation and protection, using modern research methods, interpretation and processing of soil materials during scientific research.
6. To monitor and control the use of soil resources in the national economy, to organize procedures for state control and assessment of lands used in the agro-industrial complex.
7. To determine the possibilities of introducing modern soil protection technologies in the intensification of agricultural production, to draw up schemes for theoptimal use of soil resources using modern planning and forecasting methods. Plan and predict the use of land resources that ensure the continuous reproduction of soil fertility, analyze the rate of use of means to increase soil productivity (mineral and organic fertilizers, meliorants, plant growth stimulants, etc.) and their importance for the country's economy
8. To assess the ecological state of soils, choosing from the general flow of information the key points that make it possible to predict further changes in the fertility and productivity of soil and vegetation cover, to develop measures for their protection and rational use.
9. To develop comprehensive schemes for the rational use of irrigated soils, to draw up balances of water consumption and sanitation, the use of modern irrigation methods on irrigated lands.
10. Разрабатывать типовые природоохранные мероприятия, в том числе по очистке загрязненных земель, восстановлению урбанизированых и техногенных ландшафтов, освоению засоленных и щелочных почв (солончаковых и солонцовых).
11. Justify strategies for land reclamation, protection and rational use of soil resources in the national economy (agriculture, forestry, water, etc.), using methods of cameral, cartographic, field, remote, laboratory, stationary and other research;
12.Freely interpret and creatively use scientific, historical and philosophical knowledge to analyze the Kazakhstani model of development of science, society and economy; use modern pedagogical technologies and approaches when conducting classes and educational activities; apply psychological knowledge to make effective decisions, implement successful communication strategies in personal life and professional activity.