Biology

Educational program code

7М05101

Language of instruction

Kazakh, Russian, English

Learning level

Graduate

Duration of study

2 years

Objectives of the educational program

Preparation of masters in the scientific field, development of students' personal qualitiesand formation of general cultural and professional competencies (projective, investigative, communicative, managerial, critical andexpert, pedagogical) competences, skills development, and application of the acquired knowledge in science and teaching activities.

The relevance

The educational program is aimed at the development of personal qualities amongundergraduates, the formation of general cultural and professional competencies, the development of skills for their implementationin practice in accordance with modern conditions of economic and scientific and technical development of the Republic ofKazakhstan

Major courses Elective courses

History and philosophy of science
Foreign language (professional)
Pedagogy of higher education
Management psychology
Research culture and scientific ethics
Teaching practice
Modern problems of General biology
Gene fund and plant breeding
Methods of teaching biology in highereducation
Bioecology of the Kazakhstan boreal zone
Soil biology
Research practice

Modern research methods
Physicochemical methods of research in biology
Organization and planning of scientific research
Biological statistics
Informatization and computerization of scientific research
Methods for the search and analysis of scientific information in Biology
Evolutionary morphology and phylogeny of animals
Animal Ethology
Introduction and acclimatization of plants
Botanical resources of Kazakhstan
Modern problems of plant physiology
Modern problems of human and animal physiology
Research work for the Master’ degree including an internship andMaster's thesis
Preparation and defense of Master's Thesis

Learning outcomes and competencies

Be competent in professional communication and cross-cultural communication; uses linguistic and informational-communicative competencies in pedagogical and scientific research activities;
possess modern educational technologies professionally and be able to design and organize the educational process inbiological disciplines;
knows the main achievements and trends in the development of modern biology and demonstrate knowledge at a professionallevel;
plans and conducts research work that leads to a certain contribution to the solution of current problems in biology;
demonstrates critical thinking in analysis of existing concepts, theories and approaches to understand the biological processesand phenomenacollects scientific information and interpret the results, taking into account research ethics;
applies scientific methods of cognition in professional and scientific activities to solve modern problems of biology, takinginto account interdisciplinary relationships possesses the skills of independent work necessary to continue studying in the doctoral program.

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