6В05102- Biology

Educational program

6В05102- Biology

Field of education

6В05 Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

Direction of personnel training

6В051 Biological and related sciences

Group of educational programs

B050 Biological and related sciences

EP purpose

The program is aimed at the formation of a Bachelor of natural Sciences with practical skills and competencies in the field of biology, able to work in research, environmental protection, sanitary-epidemiological and other institutions 

Language of education

Kazakh, Russian, English

Volume of the credits

240 academic credits

The awarded academic degree

Bachelor

Educational outcome

ON1 demonstrate ideas about the processes and phenomena occurring in animate and inanimate nature, their interconnection and interdependence; on the biodiversity of living organisms, the basic laws of evolution and functioning of living systems; about environmental principles of environmental management; about the role of biological laws in solving social problems; about the methods of cognition of nature, which are necessary for solving tasks when performing professional functions;

ON2 apply knowledge and understanding of the main areas of biological science: in botany, zoology, cytology and histology, anatomy and physiology of humans and animals, biology of individual development, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, ichthyology, biophysics, ecology when performing professional activities;

ON3 demonstrate skills in the collection and preparation of scientific materials, processing the results of field and experimental research;

ON4 master the methods of microscopic, botanical, zoological, biochemical, immunological, neurophysiological, photobiological, chronobiological, embryological, genetic, molecular biological, physiological, biophysical, ecological, etc. Types of biological analysis and practice them in the conditions of scientific research activities;

ON5 plan and conduct experiments in laboratories of research institutes and educational institutions on biological objects in order to identify the mechanisms of their activity in accordance with international requirements and principles of bioethics;

ON6 to collect, process, interpret biological material in the field and in the laboratory using biostatistics methods;

ON7 analyze the scientific literature, write reviews, write abstracts, articles, report and defend the results of research at scientific conferences and public hearings in a reasoned way;

ON8 assess the quality and safety of biological, genetic and biotechnological products and manufactures obtained for compliance with GLP rules;

ON9 to carry out diagnostics, examination, monitoring of biological objects in the conditions of biological and biotechnological and other laboratories to solve environmental problems, control GMOs;

ON10 master the methods of biochemical, molecular genetic, cytological, histological, biophysical, chronobiological, neurobiological, immunological analysis for use in biomedical practice;

ON11 to take biological material (blood, smear, biopsy, etc.) for diagnostic studies in medical laboratories;

ON12 to be guided by methodological problems arising at the present stage of the development of science; to use individual creative abilities to solve research and innovation tasks and to possess the skills of selecting reliable information for the implementation of professional activities 

For applicants

https://welcome.kaznu.kz/ru/education_programs/bachelor/speciality/1448

Academic activity

Academic activity of the EP is carried out:

- within the framework of existing regulatory documents and methodological recommendations in the field of higher education;

- planning of the principle of the educational process in the regulation of educational and methodological work;

- formation of an appropriate level of qualification, measured by the achieved learning outcomes;

- current and prospective planning of educational and methodological work of the university;

- coordination of the educational and methodological complex of the discipline of the department for compliance with regulatory legal acts, the working curriculum and the educational program.

Scientific activity

For the implementation of the educational program at the faculty there are laboratories:

- Laboratory “Animal Morphology”

- Laboratory “Ichthyopathology and ichthyotrophology”

- Laboratory “Ecomorphology of plants”

- Laboratory “Ecotaxicology”

- Laboratory “Environmental biotechnology»

- Laboratory “Plant biotechnology”

- Laboratory “Ecological microbiology”

- Laboratory "Plant physiology"

- Laboratory of "Ecological and genetic monitoring of biogeocenoses"

Scientific directions of the department of biotechnology:

-Botany

- Zoology

- Plant ecology

- Animal physiology

- Cell biology and histology

- Genetics and Molecular Biology

- Biophysics and Biomedicine

- Biotechnology

International activity

Students of 3-4 years have the opportunity to study at leading universities in the world as part of the academic mobility program. In particular, there is an agreement with the University of Salento (Italy), Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development (Germany), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania). Students take courses, study Italian, work in scientific laboratories. More than 20 students have already been trained.

Teachers of the educational program undergo internships, educational courses abroad to exchange experience, gain new competencies, and improve educational skills.

Quality assurance (Accreditation, rating, work with employers)

International accreditation

Name of the accreditation body: ASIIN

For the future employment of graduates of the program, key employers are:

  1. RSE on PVC «Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction»;
  2. RGP «Institute of   Genetics and Physiology»
  3. Research Institute of Problems of Ecology
  4. Research Institute of Problems of Biology and Biotechnology
  5. RGP «Institute of Biology and Plant Biotechnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan»
  6. RGE «
  7. RGP «Institute of Microbiology and Virology" of the Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan»
  8.  Scientific Research Institute of Ecology and Hydrobiology
  9. Clinical and diagnostic centers
  10.  Kazakh Academy of Nutrition LLP
  11. Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology
  12. Nazarbayev University

The educational program is relevant for a specific field of employment Consulting in the field of:

  1. Biology
  2. Ecology
  3. Biotechnology
  4. Genetics
  5. Medicine
  6. Molecular Biology
  7. Agriculture

Module Handbook 

Module Handbook-Biology 6B05102 .pdf