7M03108 Conflict Studies

Name of the educational program

7M03108 Conflict Studies

Field of education

7M03 Social sciences, journalism and information

Direction of personnel training

7M031 Social sciences

Group of educational programs

M063 Political science and conflictology

EP purpose

Training of specialists who have an understanding of the nature of the conflict, its structure, types, causal factors, the specifics of development in various fields and technologies of conflict resolution; the ability to effectively search for information about conflicts and technologies for their resolution; skills of conflict diagnosis, techniques mediator, negotiator, consultant.

Language of education

russian, kazakh, english

Volume of the credits

120

The awarded academic degree

Master

Educational outcome

  1. to carry out an independent analysis of social and political conflicts at different stages of their development by conducting system analysis, questionnaires, testing, system management of databases, etc.;
  2. to develop projects, programs for prevention, settlement and resolution of conflict situations in the socio-political sphere;
  3. to plan, to organize and to implement mediation and any other conflict management and resolution activities;
  4. to give an expert assessment of the causes, escalation and possible consequences of conflicts;
  5. to predict the consequences of economic, social and political conflicts through the collection of information, systematic analysis of big data, public surveys, research of social processes, etc.;
  6. to develop strategic and tactical recommendations in the field of conflict management and resolution through system analysis, questionnaires, testing, frame analysis, etc.;
  7. to independently make forecasts of conflicts, participate in the diagnosis and examination of conflicts, through system analysis, questionnaires, testing, database system management, etc.;
  8. to propose new scientific theories, hypotheses, ideas and concepts in the field of conflictology during the development of applied research using modern methods of systematization, analysis and examination of conflicts;
  9. to create a database with the purpose of the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts on the basis of the software system, etc.;
  10. to provide consulting services and analytical support in order to prevent and resolve conflicts during the introduction of negotiations;
  11. to teach conflictology and related disciplines in universities, to draw up curricula, educational programs, etc.;
  12. to work as a team in the study of certain social and political conflicts, in order to explain the specialized and non-specialized audience.

Admissions

https://welcome.kaznu.kz/en/education_programs/magistracy/speciality/1366