Master degree program
Cybersecurity and Journalism

Cybersecurity and Journalism

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Social Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Program passport

Speciality Name
Cybersecurity and Journalism
Speciality Code
7M03225
Faculty
Journalism

disciplines

Digital Criminology and Analysis of Threats
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to analyze the types of digital crimes and threats that journalists face, as well as methods for detecting, preventing and responding to such threats. The discipline is aimed at mastering undergraduate criminological thinking in the field of digital journalism, skills in preventing digital threats, provides an understanding of digital criminology, and the use of cyber tools in investigations.

Disinformation and Fake News
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to teach undergraduates to formulate social issues in the field of fake news and use comprehensive approaches to combat disinformation and fake news. The discipline is aimed at studying the basic theoretical aspects of the methods by which one can study the mechanisms of creating disinformation. In addition to theoretical approaches to fake news, methods of manipulating public opinion will be considered.

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.

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Media Studies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to study the patterns of creating secure information systems, revealing the principles of ensuring information security in the media landscape of Kazakhstan.The discipline is aimed at studying the patterns of creating secure information systems, revealing the principles of ensuring cybersecurity in the media space, and developing more effective strategies for protecting against and combating digital threats.

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.

Information security in journalism
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to provide students with systemic knowledge of the problem of ensuring comprehensive protection of media information resources and information risk management in the media space. The discipline is aimed at studying the methods of information gathering for the development of information security policy of the media editorial office and the means of comprehensive protection of information in information systems.

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 skills of research work, including the development of research methodology. The training course allows you to interpret and critically evaluate the media experience in the framework of various paradigms of media research, to use data collection methods in an empirical study.

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.

Social Engineering and Phishing
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to analyze the implementation of best practices and tools to protect media from social engineering and phishing, following best practices and using modern tools. The discipline is aimed at studying the methods of social engineering, forms an understanding of how the interaction occurs between the social engineer and the target, and helps to understand the impact of digital technologies on modern journalism and the public information sphere.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and Cybersecurity
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to develop students’ basic understanding of cybersecurity in the media communications market through the introduction of artificial intelligence technology into the production of media products, assessing their effectiveness and involving the audience in media projects created using AI. The discipline is aimed at mastering professional skills in the production of media products using artificial intelligence technologies.

Combating cyberbullying and social media
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to determine the scale, nature and consequences of cyberbullying and other forms of online violence and to develop measures to combat them. The discipline is aimed at studying the problems of online violence and cyberbullying and their coverage in social media

Communication Encryption and Secure Data Storage
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to teach undergraduates to determine the need and procedure for using cryptographic information protection tools in the media space, and to analyze the possibilities of secure data storage. The discipline is aimed at studying technologies and methods of cryptographic information protection (electronic signature, encryption, blockchain hashing).

Cyberjournalism and ethics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the foundations of a culture of ethical thinking in cyberjournalism, the ability to generalize, analyze, critically perceive published information, and contribute to the development of the ability to apply the norms of professional ethics of a journalist in practice. The discipline is aimed at understanding the patterns of functioning of texts in the public space, their impact on the perception of various segments of the media audience.

Data Protection and Privacy in the Online Environment
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline aims to explore concepts and theories of privacy in the digital age and identify the privacy implications of modern digital technologies. The purpose of the discipline: the ability to analyze timely online risks (technical, content, communication, consumer) and apply the acquired knowledge to protect data in the online environment.

Digital Security in Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to identify opportunities for safe use of computer technology in the transition to new platforms of the digital environment and the creation of quality content. The discipline is aimed at studying the basic provisions of digital safety and information protection through the safe use of digital tools in journalism.

Ethical foundations of cybersecurity
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to analyze the main standards and specifications in the field of digital security, both international and Kazakhstani.The discipline is aimed at developing the ability to apply in practice the norms of journalistic ethics in the digital sphere and analyze the basic concepts defined in them.

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity in the Media Space
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to study the patterns of creating secure information systems, revealing the principles of ensuring information security in the media landscape of Kazakhstan. The discipline is aimed at studying the patterns of creating secure information systems, revealing the principles of ensuring cybersecurity in the media space, developing more effective strategies for protecting against and combating digital threats.

Legal bases of data security in journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to analyze the role of legislation on the media as a set of norms regulating social relations that arise in connection with the creation and use of media materials and the professional activities of journalists. The discipline is aimed at studying the features of legislation in the field of information law that regulates legal relations in the field of data protection in journalism.

Modern Cyber Technologies in Media
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The aim of the discipline is to form a scientific knowledge of modern cyber technologies and data analysis methods that can be applied in various media spheres. The discipline is aimed at studying modern information technologies and analytical methods in the media space, including the fields of artificial intelligence and automatic data processing, which will allow applying these technologies to analyze and interpret texts.

Protecting against online threats in social media
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to identify opportunities for online threats during the transition to new platforms in the digital environment and effectively use new formats to create quality content. The discipline is aimed at studying the basic principles of information security and information protection from online threats in social media.

Safe Use of Digital Tools in Journalism
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The discipline is aimed at studying the basic principles of information security and information protection through the safe use of digital tools in journalism. The purpose of the discipline: to determine the capabilities of computer technology during the transition to new platforms of the digital environment and to effectively use new formats to create high-quality content.

Data for 2021-2024 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 2021-2024 years