1. General characteristics of the educational program

Registration number

Education area code and classification

7M04 Business, management and law

Code and classification of training areas

7М042 Law

Name of educational program

7M04213 - Forensic-prosecutorial and investigative activity

Availability of an Annex to the license for the direction of training

№ AБ 0137355

1.1 Purpose of the EP

Training of qualified specialists in the field of the judicial system, prosecutor's offices, investigation and inquiry, who are in demand on the market, have comprehensive legal erudition, fundamental, theoretical and methodological basis, possess the skills of research activities.

The program is aimed at forming a professional personality of a specialist in the field of judicial, prosecutorial and investigative activities capable of:

- to solve theoretical and scientific-practical problems of the theory and practice of the application of civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure legislation regulating the activities of courts, prosecutor's offices and pre-trial proceedings;

- to introduce innovative technologies, training methods aimed at studying the judicial system, prosecutorial activities, pre-trial proceedings (investigation and inquiry);

- independently carry out scientific research and put it into practice through publications (articles, theses) on the research topic.

1.2 Key indicators of EP

Type of OP:

Terms of OP: 2 years

Forms of study: full-time

Complexity: academic credits 120

Awarded degree: Master of Laws
according to the educational program
"7M04213- Forensic-prosecutorial and investigative activity"

Look EP:

Current EP

1.3 Description of advantages and distinctive features of EP in terms of positioning in the market of educational services

The educational program is aimed at training lawyers in the field of administration of justice, the implementation of prosecutorial supervision, pre-trial proceedings. When studying this Educational Program and taking into account the established scientific school of the Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi, the undergraduate develops the ability to conscientiously perform professional duties, to observe the ethics of a lawyer. The educational program is aimed at developing an understanding of the role and importance of national legislation in the implementation of practical activities, the ability to use theoretical knowledge in the implementation of practical activities of a lawyer, assimilation of tasks assigned to lawyers in the application of legislation, ensuring that a lawyer complies with ethical standards and rules arising from the code of professional ethics lawyer, strengthening the ability to correctly determine the ratio of practical action on the application, etc. making decisions and performing legal actions in strict accordance with the law. The result of mastering the program will be the graduate’s readiness to correctly apply the law, to be able to correctly qualify criminal and administrative violations and to take measures to prevent and curb them.

In order to realize this mission, in addition to mastering basic professional disciplines, it is necessary to study subjects in the choice of a criminal law profile.

Material and technical base of the Educational Program:

To implement the educational program at the faculty there are:

1 Research Center "Problems of combating crime"

2 Mediation Center

3 Forensic Center

4 Center for the improvement and retraining of legal personnel

Training Halls

Human resources:

The faculty in the amount of 90 people focused on four departments. The teaching staff includes academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Law, Professor Sartaev SS, well-known scientists Doctor of Law, Professor - 20 people; associate professors - 48 people; PhD in the specialty "Jurisprudence" - 15 people.

The learning process is carried out in three languages, using the latest techniques.

Representatives of employers take an active part in the preparation of doctoral candidates: Parliament, Government, General Prosecutor's Office, Supreme Court, Ministry of Internal Affairs, justice authorities, law enforcement agencies.

Base practices:

- the system of central and local executive authorities at all levels,

- the system of central and local legislative bodies of all levels,

- central and local judicial bodies of different competence and jurisdiction,

- law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan,

- central and local prosecutors,

- bodies of state and private advocacy,

- Notary bodies;

- national security agencies

- international judicial bodies and institutions and human rights organizations,

- a complex of non-governmental organizations and enterprises (firms, companies, banking and other institutions engaged in commercial activities and non-commercial activities).

Academic mobility

Every year, undergraduate students have the opportunity to travel to scientific internships at leading universities in the world for three months. There are agreements on mutual cooperation in the preparation of doctoral students with universities of the Russian Federation, China, South Korea, USA, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Poland.

Scientific schools or scientific directions of the department,

There are scientific schools in the following areas: theoretical and legal (Professor Ibrayeva AS); historical and legal (Professor Useinova G.R.); criminal law (professor Dzhansaraeva RR); criminally-criminalistic (Professor R. B. Tapalova); civil law (professor Tynybekov S.T.); intellectual and legal (Professor Omarov AB); constitutional and legal (Professor Baymahanova D.M.); School of Public Administration (Professor Kenzhaliev Z.ZH); social and legal (Professor Abaydeldinov TM); environmental and legal (Professor D.Laydeldinov); land law (Professor Agarinova G. T.) financial and legal (professor Zhatkanbaeva AE); customs law (Professor S. Alibekov). The law faculty has seven research centers.

Comparison with similar programs of foreign universities

The educational program complies with international standards, is focused on similar programs of foreign universities in England, USA, Germany, France. SP is compared with SP of St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg State University is the only Russian university in the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars rating in the category of Top 100 institutions),

Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov (QS World University Rankings “Ranking of world universities” 95th place).

2. Qualification requirements in the format of learning outcomes

2.1 Expected learning outcomes of the educational program

To define the institutions of civil and criminal law, civil procedure and criminal procedure law; to reveal the essence and objectives, principles and structure of their development, through legal analysis in regulatory legal acts regulating the activities of the prosecutor's office, court and investigation. 

Identify the current problems of civil proceedings related to out-of-court dispute resolution procedures and reveal the main forms of criminal law by analyzing the consideration of criminal cases.

Demonstrate the role of evidence in criminal proceedings by applying theoretical approaches to innovations in conducting covert investigative actions in planning investigative versions in investigative situations.

To conduct a comparative analysis of criminal cases involving jurors of the Republic of Kazakhstan with foreign countries and to identify the problems of carrying out the activities of an investigative judge in pre-trial proceedings on international experience.

Analyze the problems of criminal liability for criminal offenses, defining the role of the bodies of inquiry, preliminary investigation, prosecutor's office and court in the aspect of compensation for damage caused by illegal actions by law enforcement officers.

Interpret measures of procedural coercion, measures to ensure the safety of persons participating in the proceedings for the consideration of the case in the main court proceedings in the light of innovations in the development of criminal, criminal procedural legislation.

Conduct a comparative analysis and substantiate the conduct of investigative actions and covert investigative actions at the stage of pre-trial proceedings and disclose the content of procedural guarantees in the exercise of the rights of participants in the proceedings.

Analyze the legal, organizational and intellectual modeling aspects of investigative activities, using methods, methods and recommendations for the disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses against justice.

To develop concrete proposals and recommendations for improving criminal and criminal procedure legislation to solve urgent problems of organizing the activities of investigative and inquiry bodies, the prosecutor's office and the court.

Develop recommendations for improving civil and civil procedure legislation and apply qualified legal opinions in solving a controversial scientific issue and find ways to resolve them in problematic situations.

To give a legal assessment of the legal acts of the activities of the court, the prosecutor's office and the investigation, using scientific research with the application of the provisions of the current legislation, capable of convincing opponents and justifiably arguing their conclusions on the directions of scientific thought in the field of criminal and civil proceedings.

To present information technologies, methods in the civil and criminal law spheres, to present the results of the work done in the form of reports, articles designed in accordance with the existing requirements, with the involvement of modern editing and printing tools.

2.2 Expected results for each module of the Educational program

(in accordance with the Guidelines for the description of learning outcomes).

2.2 Module name

М-1 Module on history and philosophy of science

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. to determine the features of science as a special kind of knowledge, activity and social institution;
2. to systematize the main problems and discussions on methods and strategies for conducting scientific research and the laws governing the development of science;
3. choose the methods and strategies of research most relevant to the subject under study and follow them in professional activity;
4. Critically evaluate current scientific achievements and orientate in choosing the most effective strategies for interdisciplinary search;
5. participate in new activities and integrate new information into an existing knowledge system;
6. understand the principles of the organization and functioning of languages;

М-2 Psychology and Pedagogy Module

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. to characterize the world educational space and the Bologna process as a modern strategy for the development of education;
2. analyze and evaluate educational situations from the standpoint of the theory of a holistic pedagogical process (comprehensive, systematic analysis of situations);
3. design a holistic pedagogical process in accordance with the laws, laws and principles of education;
4. explain the dynamics of the development of the learning process through the relationships and dependencies of its components: from the perspective of a systematic approach; criterion assessment; reachability of learning outcomes;
5. understand the current state of the theory and practice of management psychology in an amount that is optimal for use in the subsequent professional activity;
6. analyze the methodological problems of the psychological analysis of management processes and phenomena;
7. apply and describe psychological methods of studying individuals and social groups (communities) in order to improve management efficiency;

М-3 Current issues of civil law, civil litigation and dispute resolution

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. to understand the state policy in the field of regulation of civil-law relations;
2. demonstrate skills of working with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3. To be guided in civil legal relations;
4. to explore the concept of civil process, objects and subjects of civil procedural relations;
5. to reveal the contents of certain industries;
6. to understand the objectives and principles of the civil process;
7. correctly determine the type of extrajudicial dispute resolution procedure required in a particular dispute;

М-3 Criminal proceedings and international cooperation in criminal proceedings

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. As a result of mastering the discipline, the undergraduate will be able to:
2. Determine the role of criminal law, criminal law in crime prevention;
3. Identify shortcomings in criminal law regulation;
4. Explain the content of changes in the criminal procedure legislation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the application of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5. To find non-standard scientific approaches and techniques in solving problematic issues of criminal proceedings;
6. critically evaluate the practice of criminal proceedings;
7. Determine the main forms of engagement of the Republic of Kazakhstan with other states in the implementation of criminal procedure;

М-4 Organization of scientific researches

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. To reveal the main stages of work on scientific research, to consecrate the purpose and content of scientific work;
2. To analyze the main stages of the formation and development of legal science;
3. To reveal the nature, goals and features of scientific research in the field of legal disciplines, the system of accumulated knowledge and experience in organizing and planning research projects in this field;
4. Identify the basic requirements for all forms of scientific activity, including dissertation research;
5. Discuss the state policy in the field of law enforcement reform;
6. Assess the current state and trends in the development of criminal and criminal procedure legislation;

М-5 Protection of the rights of citizens in legal proceedings 

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. Identify the conceptual problems of properly ensuring the rights of citizens in the context of criminal procedure;
2. Analyze the guarantees of observance of the constitutional rights of citizens, the formation and the procedure for their application in legal proceedings;
3. Assess the current state of ensuring the rights of citizens in the investigation of criminal cases and the administration of justice, taking into account ongoing reforms of the criminal procedure code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4. To assess the state of investigative and judicial practice in the implementation of the procedural rules governing the mechanism for protecting the rights of citizens in legal proceedings;
5. Apply the rules of procedural legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of citizens;

М-6 Problems of criminal liability and improvement of investigative activities

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. Determine the place of criminal offenses that infringe on the interests of justice and the procedure for the execution of sentences;
2. Analyze the problems of criminal responsibility for criminal offenses against justice and the procedure for the execution of sentences;
3. Assess the current state of penitentiary crime;
4. Determine the nature and content of investigative activities;
5. Analyze the current state of legal regulation of investigative activities;
6. Establish the role and importance of investigative activities as an object of forensic tactics;
7. Analyze the current legislation in order to establish deficiencies in the determination of the grounds and conditions of civil liability of the state;

М-6 Investigative actions, prosecution supervision and the activities of the investigating judge

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. To determine the legal regulation of investigative actions, the legal status of subjects of investigative actions;
2. Carry out procedural activities for the production of investigative actions;
3. To take the necessary measures to protect the rights of a person and citizen in connection with the conduct of investigative actions;
4. To determine the legal basis for the activities of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5. Analyze the regulatory legal acts regulating the activities of the prosecution authorities;
6. Apply the norms of the legislation on the prosecutor's office;
7. To determine the legal basis for the activities of the investigating judge;

M-7 MASTER’S STUDENT RESEARCH

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. To collect, analyze and summarize legal sources and scientific material;
2. To carry out legal analysis on individual problems of the master's thesis;
3. Outline the results of scientific research in a structured manner;
4. Apply research methodologies;

М-8 Final Attestation (FA)

As a result of studying the discipline, the student will be able to:

1. To apply the methods of logical analysis of various kinds of scientific judgments;
2. To state facts with arguments, to lead discussions and controversies;
3. Apply scientific theoretical knowledge in practice;
4. Argumentally defend their position;

3. Areas of graduate professional activity

3.1 Planned area of professional activity of the graduate

Training is planned in the following areas of professional activity:

Lawmaking;

Law enforcement;

Expert consulting;

Research;

Pedagogical.

3.2 Types of activities (professions) for which the graduate of EP mainly prepares

Depending on the place of work and position, the graduate can perform the following functions: to provide legal assistance (lawyer, lawyer, legal counsel);

- to carry out prosecutor supervision (prosecutor);

- exercise justice, constitutional review (judge);

- to ensure safety and protect public order (police officer, local police inspector);

- to investigate offenses (investigator, investigator);

- to conduct operational investigations (security officer);

- execute court decisions (bailiff, bailiff);

- in public service agencies (work in ministries, departments, administration bodies, etc.);

3.3 Analysis and needs of the labor market in graduates of this EP

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

- committees and commissions of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- prosecuting authorities;

- national security agencies;

- judicial authorities;

- Internal Affairs;

- national and foreign companies;

- universities.

The educational program is relevant for a specific sphere of employment ******

4. Requirements to the entrant

Admission to the magistracy is carried out on a competitive basis on the basis of the entrance exams in accordance with the “Model rules for admission to universities”.

The conditions of competitive selection correspond to the “Standard rules for admission to the magistracy of universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

Module name

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М-1 Module on history and philosophy of science

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М-2 Psychology and Pedagogy Module

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М-3 Current issues of civil law, civil litigation and dispute resolution

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М-3 Criminal proceedings and international cooperation in criminal proceedings

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М-4 Organization of scientific researches

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М-5 Protection of the rights of citizens in legal proceedings

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М-6 Problems of criminal liability and improvement of investigative activities

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М-6 Investigative actions, prosecution supervision and the activities of the investigating judge

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M-7 MASTER’S STUDENT RESEARCH

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М-8 Final Attestation (FA)

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