7M03110 Political Science

Presentation

Provide training of competitive specialists for public policy, research and educational activities in higher education institutions in accordance with international academic standards, the latest achievements of political science and related scientific fields. Graduates of the OP will be able to interpret, generalize, critically assess the state of modern domestic and foreign policy problems, possess modern technologies and practical techniques of political analysis and forecasting, build their own program of public political activity, make decisions in institutions of state power and civil society, and demonstrate readiness to study for a degree in Kazakhstan or in another country.

to have a systematic understanding that allows to critically evaluate modern scientific schools, scientific research and theories in the field of political science;
2. to master the methods, techniques and techniques of political science analysis that are applicable to their own research, perform critical analysis and interpret the results obtained on the facts of domestic politics and international relations;
3. to evaluate management processes in public authorities and socio-political organizations, independently plan and solve problems at a professional level, to be ready for self-education and career growth;
4. to find science-based technological solutions to political problems in new and unfamiliar contexts.
5. to carry out political examinations, political diagnostics, to make forecasts of political processes independently, to participate in public expert activity;
6. to develop political and legal documents of a strategic and tactical nature, evaluate plans, projects, situations and possible risks, and the results of work performed within the framework of the tasks set.
7. to provide consulting services and analytical support to political parties, public organizations, business structures, media and other actors of the political process;
8. to carry out educational activities in higher education, to ensure the effectiveness of the educational process on the basis of classical and innovative methods of teaching socio-political disciplines.

Education plan

SEMESTER 1

  • Foreign language (professional)-6 ECTS
  • Public Policy-6 ECTS
  • The USA and European Union in World Politics-6 ECTS
  • Research Seminar-1 ECTS
  • Dissertation Writing-2 ECTS
  • Psychology of management-3 ECTS
  • Public Service in the Republic of Kazakhstan-6 ECTS
  • Research Organization and Planning-6 ECTS

SEMESTER 2

  • Pedagogy of higher education-3 ECTS
  • Political research design-6 ECTS
  • Pedagogical-5 ECTS
  • History and philosophy of science-3 ECTS
  • Research Seminar-1 ECTS
  • Dissertation Writing-3 ECTS
  • Political Marketing-9 ECTS
  • East in World Politics-9 ECTS

SEMESTER 3

  • Public Administration-9 ECTS
  • Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Foreign Experience and Kazakhstan-9 ECTS
  • International Conflicts and Experience of Their Regulating-9 ECTS
  • Dissertation Writing-2 ECTS
  • Research-8 ECTS
  • State and interfaith relations in the Republic of Kazakhstan-9 ECTS
  • Political values and ethnocultural pluralism-9 ECTS

SEMESTER 4

  • Final Attestation-8 ECTS
  • Publication in the Proceedings of International Conferences-4 ECTS
  • Scientific Internship-3 ECTS
  • Dissertation Writing-7 ECTS
  • Research Seminar-1 ECTS

Employment