Bachelor courses
Speciality Code:
6B02210
Speciality Name:
Archeology
Faculty:
History
Qualification:
- First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor of Humanities
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
1.Describe the main methods of archaeological research; explain the features of archaeological cultures: the process of formation and the reasons for the collapse or prosperity
2.Possess knowledge about foreign archaeological schools, systematically evaluate the history of the development of archaeological science abroad
3.Describe tracological, geological, geodesic, archaeometric, and digital methods in archaeology; explain the role of sociological, political, and environmental processes in the history of archaeological research.
4.To use knowledge on methods of conducting field archaeological work during archaeological exploration or excavations; to characterize the main theories about the origin of man, justifying archaeological finds
5.To carry out a comprehensive analysis of the literature from the point of view of the ideological and thematic content, to use the scientific literature of foreign scientists and to draw parallels
6.Analyze funerary and memorial monuments by type, structure, and time features; determine the cultural identity of the monument by household items, military paraphernalia, and ritual accompaniment of the buried person.
7.To classify the technologies and methods of conducting archaeological excavations in Europe and Asia, to analyze the methods of conducting excavations and methods of restoration and preservation of cultural heritage
8.Use the methods of interdisciplinary research when conducting laboratory and laboratory work
9.Demonstrate the ability of scientific reasoning, conducting scientific discussion in relation to the facts of the spiritual and metrial culture of ancient and medieval tribes
10.Demonstrate the ability to analyze foreign literature, analyze the formation of theoretical, procedural, post-procedural archeology
11.Carry out laboratory and laboratory work, tracological examination of ceramic fragments of ceramics found during archaeological work
12.To integrate interdisciplinary knowledge into the research process on the problems of archeology in order to describe and analyze modern research approaches; to be ready for correct and tolerant interaction in society, for social interaction and cooperation to solve problems of science; to show a civic position based on a deep understanding and scientific analysis of the main stages, patterns and peculiarities of the historical development of Kazakhstan;
2.Possess knowledge about foreign archaeological schools, systematically evaluate the history of the development of archaeological science abroad
3.Describe tracological, geological, geodesic, archaeometric, and digital methods in archaeology; explain the role of sociological, political, and environmental processes in the history of archaeological research.
4.To use knowledge on methods of conducting field archaeological work during archaeological exploration or excavations; to characterize the main theories about the origin of man, justifying archaeological finds
5.To carry out a comprehensive analysis of the literature from the point of view of the ideological and thematic content, to use the scientific literature of foreign scientists and to draw parallels
6.Analyze funerary and memorial monuments by type, structure, and time features; determine the cultural identity of the monument by household items, military paraphernalia, and ritual accompaniment of the buried person.
7.To classify the technologies and methods of conducting archaeological excavations in Europe and Asia, to analyze the methods of conducting excavations and methods of restoration and preservation of cultural heritage
8.Use the methods of interdisciplinary research when conducting laboratory and laboratory work
9.Demonstrate the ability of scientific reasoning, conducting scientific discussion in relation to the facts of the spiritual and metrial culture of ancient and medieval tribes
10.Demonstrate the ability to analyze foreign literature, analyze the formation of theoretical, procedural, post-procedural archeology
11.Carry out laboratory and laboratory work, tracological examination of ceramic fragments of ceramics found during archaeological work
12.To integrate interdisciplinary knowledge into the research process on the problems of archeology in order to describe and analyze modern research approaches; to be ready for correct and tolerant interaction in society, for social interaction and cooperation to solve problems of science; to show a civic position based on a deep understanding and scientific analysis of the main stages, patterns and peculiarities of the historical development of Kazakhstan;
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Protection, Restoration and Conservation Of Archaeological Site
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' understanding of the conservation and restoration of archaeological and ethnographic materials based on the principle of authenticity of cultural heritage, knowledge of the history of restoration activities. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Types and branches of modern restoration. Restoration of ceramic products. Restoration and conservation of architectural objects. Restoration of wooden products.
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Kazakh (Russian) Language
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description:
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Physical Training
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: РК(с оценкой)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of social and personal competencies of students, ensuring the targeted use of the appropriate means of physical culture and sports for preservation, preparation for professional activities. As a result of studying the discipline, the graduate should know the role of physical culture in human development.
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Paleoecological archaeology: landscape, food, economy and nature
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline: to form an idea of the habitat of primitive man, about the methods of studying flora, fauna, nature of ancient times. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: paleontology, ancient organisms, environmental factors, landscape, reconstruction of paleosociety, taphonomy.
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Ancient Archaeology
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' knowledge of the history of the ancient period: economy, life and art of tribes, as well as to instill skills in analyzing the main archaeological cultures and problems of periodization. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The history of the study of the ancient period. The Early Iron Age of the Apennine Peninsula.
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Psychology
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of studying the discipline is to provide scientifically grounded training of highly qualified specialists on the basis of studying the fundamental concepts of psychology management, creating the necessary prerequisites for theoretical understanding and practical application of the most important management problems related to the process of professional development.
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Political Science
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The academic discipline “Political science” forms knowledge of the laws and laws of world politics and modern political processes, explaining the essence and content of the policy of national states, on the basis of ensuring national security and the realization of national interests.
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Нistory of Kazakhstan
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [РК1+MT+РК2+ ГЭК] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to give objective knowledge about the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan from ancient times to the present. Expected learning outcomes: 1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan; 2) to correlate the phenomena and events of the historical past with the general paradigm of the world-historical development of human society through critical analysis; 3) to possess the skills of analytical and axiological analysis in the study of historical processes and phenomena of modern Kazakhstan; 4) be able to objectively and comprehensively comprehend the immanent features of the modern Kazakh model of development; 5) Systematize and give a critical assessment of historical phenomena and processes in the history of Kazakhstan. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: Ancient people and the formation of a nomadic civilization, Turkic civilization and the Great Steppe, Kazakhstan in modern times (XVIII - early XX centuries), Kazakhstan as part of the Soviet administrative-command system, Kazakhstan in the world community (1991-2022).
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Culturology
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Aim of discipline is to form a bachelor's understanding of the specifics of the development of national culture in the context of world culture and civilization, need to preserve the cultural code of the Kazakh people, ability to pursue in independent professional activity a strategy of preserving the cultural heritage.
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Sociology
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course presents general questions of theory and history of sociology, methodology and methods of sociological research, special sociological theories. This course is aimed at shaping the sociological imagination of students, basic ideas about the subject and methods of sociological research, topical problems and sociology branches.
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Medieval Archaeology of Eurasia
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to understand and study the monuments of medieval archaeology on the territory of Eurasia in the context of archaeological sources. The discipline is aimed at forming students' ideas about medieval archaeology, about the material and spiritual culture of peoples, about the history of studying medieval settlements, and other archaeological sites of this period.
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Tracology and tracological expertise
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' special knowledge in the field of tracology, skills and abilities in the application of scientifically developed techniques and technical means in the study of materially fixed traces and objects, within the framework of archaeology. When studying the discipline, the student receives knowledge about the tasks, scientific foundations and methods of tracology, the main provisions of the methodology of tracological identification examination, tracological examination of ceramics.
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Philosophy
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: to form a systematic understanding of philosophy and its main problems and methods in the context of future professional activities. The main content of ontology and metaphysics is considered in the context of the historical development of philosophy; the importance of key worldview concepts in the modern world.
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Digital methods in archaeology
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline: to form knowledge about the use of modern technologies in the process of conducting archaeological research. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: geographic information system, aerial photography, digital maps, 3D modeling, virtual reality, satellite imagery.
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The Bronze Age
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to familiarize students with archaeological sites and cultures of the Bronze Age. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Eurasia in the Bronze Age. Problems of periodization and chronology. The art of the Bronze Age. Common features and local chronological features of monuments of tribes that inhabited the territory of Eurasia in the Bronze Age. The problem of the common and special in the archaeological cultures of the Bronze Age.
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Stone Age Archaeology
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ideas about the cultures of the Stone age, with its periods in which archaeological cultures were born and archaeological monuments arose. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Periodization and chronology of the Stone Age. The history of the study and the most important discoveries of this period. Cultures and archaeological sites of the Stone Age.
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Introduction to Archaeology
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' knowledge about archaeology, about basic methods, about scientific directions and schools, to form skills to describe the general patterns of the history of ancient cultures, the history of ancient societies by historical periods. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the development of archaeological science; basic methods of archaeological research; natural sciences and archaeology.
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Module of socio-political knowledge (Culture)
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: RK1+RK2 (100)
- Description: Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.
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Module of socio-political knowledge (Political science)
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: RK1+RK2 (100)
- Description: Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.
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Module of socio-political knowledge (Psychology)
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: RK1+RK2 (100)
- Description: Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.
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Module of socio-political knowledge (Sociology)
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: RK1+RK2 (100)
- Description: Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.
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Module of socio-political knowledge (Sociology/ Political science/ Culture/ Psychology)
- Number of credits: 8
- Type of control: RK + Exam (100)
- Description: Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.
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World History
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The main objective of the course is to learn the basic steps of the historical development of the countries of the world. In the course of its study will examine the major historical events, their causes and consequences, the main trends of the modern international system. - Know the major historical events, their causes and consequences; - Know the historical conditionality of social and political change.
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Prehistoric Evolution of Mankind
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline: the formation of students' objective historical understanding of the laws of the development of human society, its economic and social activities at the earliest stages of development. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the study of the past of mankind, the development of human society from archaeological, ethnographic (ethnological) and anthropological sources.
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Ancient and Medieval History of Kazakhstan
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Study course covers the history of Kazakhstan from ancient time to the middle ages. In the course of the study will examine the stone age, bronze age, earlier iron age, breeding unions: Saks, uysun, Kangly, Huns. Also the whole story starting with the Turkic Khaganate to the formation of the Kazakh khanate. – to know the historical events that took place on the territory of Kazakhstan in the relationship and the interaction history of other peoples; – to know the historical conditionality of social and political change.
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Foreign Language
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: to form the improvement of knowledge of foreign language communicative competence. The main methods of speech skills and foreign language communication skills are considered as a basis for the development of communicative competence; implementation of acquired speech skills in the process of searching, selecting and using material in English.
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Information-Communication Technologies
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects:ICT role in key sectors of development of society. Microsoft Office Windows Cybersafety. Internet technologies. Cloud and mobile technologies. Multimedia technologies. Smart Technology. E-technologies. Electronic business. E-learning. Electronic government. Information technologies in the professional sphere.
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Ceramics in archeology
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea of the problems of studying pottery in archaeology, to consider methods of studying ceramic products, technologies of ancient pottery production. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The history of the study, methods of ceramics research, technology of ceramic production, topical issues of general analysis, dating, practical work with ceramics in field and office conditions, restoration and conservation of ceramic products.
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Culture and civilization on the Great Silk Road
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline: the formation of knowledge about the directions, culture and civilization that have developed on the Great Silk Road. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The history of the study of early medieval states. The Turkic khaganate. Medieval settlements on the Great Silk Road. Medieval settlements of Southern Kazakhstan and Zhetysu. Caravanserai.
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Al-Farabi and Modernity
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Aim of the discipline: to form students' ideas about the scientific and philosophical heritage of the great Turkic thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi in developing the world and national culture. Learning outcomes: explain the main philosophical contents al-Farabi's heritage and his influence on the formation of Turkic philosophy; influence European Renaissance.
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Archaeology and religion
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to give an idea of the beliefs and religion of ancient tribes and their role in the study of archaeological artifacts. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: customs of ancient tribes, ancient religions, rituals, architectural and religious complexes, Islamic archaeology, biblical archaeology.
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Archaeology of the Paleometallic epoch of Kazakhstan
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to give concepts about the material and spiritual culture of the people who inhabited Kazakhstan in the Bronze Age. To form the ability to master the theoretical issues of Bronze Age cultures, as well as an understanding of the socio-economic background of the Bronze Age. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Funeral rite in the Bronze Age of Kazakhstan. Types of monuments of the Bronze Age. The history of the study of the Bronze Age of Kazakhstan.
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Ancient and Medieval Architecture in Central Asia
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to give stable ideas about the ancient and medieval monumental art and architecture of the Kazakhs and other neighboring ethnic groups, their role in the socio-cultural life of the region. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The history of the study of ancient and medieval architecture of Central Asia. Architectural monuments of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz. Architecture and urban planning of Central Asia.
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Historical Local Studies
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to familiarize students with the history and development of historical methods of history in Kazakhstan, by identifying the main directions of regional research and their impact on the development of the humanities, revealing the role of various sources in history.
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Cultural anthropology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline: to form the ability to assess the role and significance of an ethnos, ethno-cultural features of the traditional way of life of the peoples of the world, ethnic communities and their contribution to culture, methods of ethnological research. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be studied: the ethnic picture of the world, anthropological, linguistic and economic and cultural classification, ethnogenesis and ethnic history, characteristics of traditional and modern culture of the peoples of the world.
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Scientific Research Methods
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Objective - to develop skills in cognitive activity in the field of science. To use methods of scientific research for understanding and assimilating information. To be able to describe the object of research. To master methods of search, processing of scientific information, systematization, analysis, synthesis to obtain an objective content of scientific knowledge. To apply analytical and practical research methods and argumentation systems for justification, assertion, evaluation.
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Museology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' knowledge about the basic concepts in the field of museology and classification of museums, about the main types and types of scientific work in museums, the structure, content and features of the creation of museum expositions, the essence and specifics of cultural and educational activities of museums.
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Legal Bases of Corruption Control
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The goal of the discipline is to form a responsible attitude and the ability to demonstrate in practice the application of the principles and norms of anti-corruption legislation in order to prevent corruption offenses, to form intolerance towards corruption, an anti-corruption culture in everyday life and at the workplace, civil liability. The following will be studied: anti-corruption legislation, the system and activities of anti-corruption subjects, causes and conditions conducive to corruption, anti-corruption policy, international experience in combating corruption.
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Entrepreneurship
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: to form basic knowledge in the field of theory and practice of creating your own business, necessary for the formation of: an economic way of thinking. The internal and external environment of business entrepreneurship are considered; state regulation and the role of the state for the business environment
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Fundamentals of geology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: to study the origin and development of life on earth and the main stages of the evolution of the organic world. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the concept of geological age, methods for determining the relative age of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, the international geochronological (stratigraphic) scale, the geological age of the earth.
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Fundamentals of Physical Anthropology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of studying the discipline is to familiarize students of the humanities with the main achievements of physical anthropology in close relationship with historical science. During the study, the student receives knowledge about the complex approaches of research of anthropological and ethnological disciplines, consisting in the unity of the biological and social components of human society. The discipline forms knowledge in the main areas of physical anthropology and human evolution.
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Petroglyphs of Kazakhstan
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea of rock carvings, their dating and geographical distribution. Within the framework of these disciplines, rock carvings widely distributed in Kazakhstan and Eurasia are studied. During the study of this discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the history of the study of petroglyphs of Kazakhstan, the features of petroglyphs of different time epochs, methods of recognizing rock art by the style of application and the level of complexity.
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Saka-Scythian and Hunno-Sarmatian archeology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' knowledge of the history of the study of the Early Iron Age of Kazakhstan, economy, life, art and ideology of the tribes of the Iron Age; also to develop skills in analyzing the main archaeological cultures and problems of periodization. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The history of the study of the Early Iron Age of Kazakhstan. The Saka-Scythian period. The Hunno-Sarmatian period. Mayemir culture. Tasmolin culture.
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Fundamentals of geodesy and topography
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea of topographic and geodetic support for cartographic mapping of the earth's surface as a whole, individual territories and sections of the Earth's surface. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the creation and updating of topographic and thematic maps; the state geodetic network of the Republic of Kazakhstan; types of cartographic works; coordinate systems used in geography.
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Abais Teaching
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The goal of the discipline is to form in future specialists the ability to self-knowledge, the use of Abai's doctrine as the basis of spirituality and intellectuality of modern Kazakhstan, the application of their professional knowledge, understanding and abilities through the prism of humanism and education in order to strengthen the unity of the country and civil solidarity of society.The following will be studied: the concept of the teachings of Abai; sources of teaching; components of Abai's doctrine; categories of Abai's doctrine; measuring instruments of the teachings of Abai; the essence and meaning of Abai’s doctrine.
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Ecology and Human Life Safety
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The goal of the discipline is to form a number of key competencies based on modern environmental management concepts that implement the principles of harmonious optimization of the conditions for human interaction with nature, including in the process of tourist and recreational activities.The following will be studied: the principles of sustainable development, conservation and reproduction of natural resources to ensure the safety of human life, methods for assessing and minimizing risks, protecting against dangers, including during travel, measures to eliminate the consequences of accidents, anthropogenic disasters, natural disasters, environmental protection and rational environmental management.
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Epigraphy and numismatics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ideas about the research of text inscriptions, about the history of coinage. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: classification and research of textual inscriptions, dating of monuments, history of coinage, methods when working with numismatic material.
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Professional (field archaeological) practice
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description:
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Pre-diploma
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The goal of the practice is to form the ability to integrate the theory and methodology of technological and chemical disciplines to solve practical problems related to future professional activities. The practice is aimed at the formation of an independent solution to real problems in the field of chemical technology of inorganic substances using the competencies obtained in the course of mastering the educational program.
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Production
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The purpose of the practice is to form the ability to read flow charts of chemical production, to justify the choice of equipment, materials and design and design solutions on the example of a specific chemical enterprise, to implement the competencies obtained during the development of the module to perform production tasks during the practice. The practice is aimed at mastering the structure, regulations, equipment and materials of specific chemical industries.