Bachelor courses
Speciality Code:
6B03201
Speciality Name:
Journalism
Faculty:
Journalism
Qualification:
- First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor of Social Sciences
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
ON1) Create a media product focused on different audiences and having different informational goals using computer, photo, audio and video technologies.
ON2) Develop mechanisms for interaction with various state structures, with media persons on the basis of legal and ethical standards of society.
Use technologies for creating, editing and rewriting journalistic text based on the type and nature of information in accordance with the conceptual and technological specifics of the media platform.
ON4) Develop programs of interaction with the interlocutor as a source of information, to ensure their implementation, to translate the received information into a text format with strong influence.
ON5) Interpret the information in a form accessible to the target audience. To process objective information from open sources.
ON6) Analyze economic, political and social situation, using the tools of business journalism, as well as research methods, design and case studies.
ON7 Analyze, generalize and structure information flows, select relevant and relevant information from them to solve the conceptual tasks of a particular media.
ON8) To analyze the specifics of a journalistic text, its semantic and structural-compositional identity in accordance with the requirements for media information (accuracy, reliability, links to information sources, differentiation of facts and estimates, pluralism of opinions and points of view, etc., apply these principles when preparation of publications).
ON9) Apply fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship, legal foundations of anti-corruption, ecology and historical development of philosophy as a worldview in professional activity.
ON10) Create artistic layouts and illustrations for the technical and artistic design of a magazine / newspaper using creative techniques and innovative technologies.
ON11) Interpret research results for making logical decisions based on testing communication channels using sociological methods and modern media communication technologies.
ON12) Work in a team, use social and ethnic norms of interaction in a team, have high citizenship, uphold and express your thoughts, build promising strategies for personal and professional development.
ON2) Develop mechanisms for interaction with various state structures, with media persons on the basis of legal and ethical standards of society.
Use technologies for creating, editing and rewriting journalistic text based on the type and nature of information in accordance with the conceptual and technological specifics of the media platform.
ON4) Develop programs of interaction with the interlocutor as a source of information, to ensure their implementation, to translate the received information into a text format with strong influence.
ON5) Interpret the information in a form accessible to the target audience. To process objective information from open sources.
ON6) Analyze economic, political and social situation, using the tools of business journalism, as well as research methods, design and case studies.
ON7 Analyze, generalize and structure information flows, select relevant and relevant information from them to solve the conceptual tasks of a particular media.
ON8) To analyze the specifics of a journalistic text, its semantic and structural-compositional identity in accordance with the requirements for media information (accuracy, reliability, links to information sources, differentiation of facts and estimates, pluralism of opinions and points of view, etc., apply these principles when preparation of publications).
ON9) Apply fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship, legal foundations of anti-corruption, ecology and historical development of philosophy as a worldview in professional activity.
ON10) Create artistic layouts and illustrations for the technical and artistic design of a magazine / newspaper using creative techniques and innovative technologies.
ON11) Interpret research results for making logical decisions based on testing communication channels using sociological methods and modern media communication technologies.
ON12) Work in a team, use social and ethnic norms of interaction in a team, have high citizenship, uphold and express your thoughts, build promising strategies for personal and professional development.
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Military Training
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: MC
- Description: Military Training
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Introduction in Journalism
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form basic ideas about the role of journalism in modern society, the most important stages of the formation and development of journalism as a profession, its functions, principles, methods and main activities. The subject lays in students the main theoretical, institutional and practical basis for the development of professional activity.
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Design Thinking
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ability to think creatively and innovatively. The course explores how to identify appropriate situations to use Design Thinking, how to apply Design Thinking to solve big problems, how to generate innovative ideas using Design Thinking, how to learn to see opportunities and act, how to choose from existing ideas those that are more likely lead to specific desired outcomes.
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Foreign Journalism
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form a holistic view of foreign journalism as a naturally developing system. The course examines the role of law and self-regulation in journalism on the example of foreign countries, the essence of international standards of journalism in foreign countries, historical and modern aspects of the formation of journalism abroad.
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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 and 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. Standards in the field of ICT. Introduction to computer systems. Architecture of computer systems. Software. Operating systems. Human-computer interaction. Database systems. Networks and telecommunications. Cyber safety. Internet technologies.
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Analysis of Media Culture
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop students' basic research and development skills, including the development of research methodology. The subject teaches students to use various methods of collecting, processing and interpreting data, in particular, in the process of writing term papers on media topics; develops the skills of scientific discussion and presentation of research results through discussion of student projects during their implementation.
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History of Kazakh Journalism
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form a complete picture of the evolution of Kazakh journalism. The subject is aimed at studying the historical causes of the birth, formation and development of the democratic press of Kazakhstan; the role of the media in shaping the state, public opinion and public participation in politics; the development of journalism in different periods; about the presence of different ideological and political trends in journalism to the 19th and 20th centuries.
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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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Media Literacy
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' basic ideas about the practice of working as a journalist on various media platforms. The subject gives an idea about the components of the process of creating journalistic material from planning to publishing in print and electronic media, radio, TV, the peculiarities of the work of journalists in various functional roles, as well as the specifics of the most common formats for presenting information.
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Media Ethics
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form and consolidate basic knowledge and ideas about ethical methods and techniques of creative work of press workers. The history of the emergence of professional ethics, the paradoxes of its development, current problems of moral regulation and self-regulation of labor, features of the modern journalistic mentality and ethnos, ethical codes will be studied. The learner acquires the skills of knowledge of domestic and international ethical standards.
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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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Legal Regulation in Mass Media
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an understanding of the role of law in a democratic society. The subject provides insight into the fundamentals of mass media legislation, the legal norms and principles on which mass information relations in Kazakhstan are based, the basics of the right to freedom of expression, and the rights and duties of a journalist in editorial work.
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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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Investigative journalism
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop in students the skills of competent analysis of contradictions and crimes in the development of society. The subject provides theoretical and practical data of the media on the types of investigative journalism. Methods for obtaining information will be explored; the organization and stages of the investigation; current trends in the development of investigative texts; the relationship between the concepts of “investigative journalism” and “journalistic investigation”.
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Rewriting and Professional Editing
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' basic ideas about the basic techniques of high-quality rewriting and text editing. The training course forms the skills of working with sources of information when reraing texts for print media, TV, radio and Internet publications. Students will have knowledge in the field of performativity, semantics and meaning of mass communication texts.
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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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Creative Writing
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' ability to write in a variety of genres, scales and levels of complexity. The course covers elements of the three main genres of creative writing: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. Students will learn the techniques that writers use to create a story filled with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a new descriptive style. They will analyze and constructively evaluate texts written by fellow students.
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TVand radio Journalism
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the basic theoretical, institutional and practical basis and culture of thinking for students to master their professional activities. The course deals with general issues that provide insight into information theory, functions and principles of media, the fundamentals of media activities related to law, legislation. The subject allows on a professional basis to successfully develop professional skills for working in a changing information society..
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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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Photojournalism
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form clear ideas about the genres of photojournalism and photography, their practical application; develop analytical skills in assessing the journalistic and artistic merit of photography and determining its place in the genres of photojournalism; to give practical skills in creating an image in the genres of a reportage portrait, compositional unity of text and photography on a newspaper page, in the formation of a newspaper image.
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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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Analytical Journalism
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form knowledge in the field of social development and analysis of modern reality by journalistic means in the mass media. The course focuses on the study of current social phenomena, events, processes, situations and related theoretical and practical problems of social development; identifying current contradictions of development trends, correctness, and validity of various points of view.
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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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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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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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Art Journalism
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to understand the characteristics of different types of art; know the internal specialization of art journalism; analyze the experience of editorial and art departments; to consider the problems of culture and art both in a broad context and for creating individual art content; form a cultural environment with the help of the media; influence through the media on the introduction of art in public life.
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Military Journalism
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the integrity of the military media system of Kazakhstan. History of the military periodical press of RK will be studied; typical features of a military newspaper; the main trends in the development of the military press of the Republic of Kazakhstan; sociological features of military journalism; the role and place of journalists in military conflicts; problems of modern military journalism in Kazakhstan.
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Documentaries and Media
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to navigate the genre diversity of modern cinema - and tele-documentary studies. This course contains information on the main directions of the formation and development of the language of on-screen documentary both in film and on television, as well as current trends in the current state of documentary forms of media.
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Infotainment
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to acquaint students with the most vivid and successful works in the style of info-media in media; to give basic ideas about the components of the infotainment as a style and aesthetic direction in television and other media; to work out the basic skills, techniques and technologies for creating materials in the style of infotainment..
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Professionalism of the anchorman
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form students' skills of independent creative work on TV; combine ideas about the laws of the format with the tasks of self-realization of the journalist and the public request of the audience. The main components and technologies of creating the image of the leader, the types of the image of the leader will be studied; protection technology and stability of the image of the leader.
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Media Rhetoric
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to identify the underlying mechanisms of those communicative processes, which together constitute the living speech of human culture. Communicative cultural strategies will be studied, representing text-forming and semantic configurations of the subject, object and addressee within the framework of scientific, artistic, pedagogical, religious, journalistic (and - more broadly - media discourse) and other types of discourse, interpreted as “communicative events”.
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Management and Marketing in Mass Media
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the student a comprehensive understanding of the marketing challenges facing the media, the essence of the economic problems and trends of modern media business. The subject allows to reveal the main features and specifics of management processes in journalism; develop short-term and long-term marketing forecasts, assess the economic risks of various strategies.
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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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Multimedia jounalism
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop students' skills in individual and group work on information materials; basic ideas about the purpose, mission and practice of a journalist on various media platforms; on the creation of informational text, photo, audio and video materials; about the ethical standards of the profession and the responsibility of journalists to society. The course studies the peculiarities of the work of a journalist and the functioning of multimedia editing.
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Cinematography and Video Editing
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form a basic knowledge of the specifics of the screen language and to acquaint students with the most common methods of the operator in various television projects by genre or format. During the course of training, it is intended not only to acquaint students in detail with the theoretical concepts of cameraman ship and installation, but also to provide an opportunity to show creative potential in the course of solving cases.
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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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Psychology and Sociology of Journalism
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea of the sociological culture of the journalist, as well as the ability to objectively assess the social situation in society and to possess the skills of a journalist with different segments of the population. The theoretical foundations and creative specifics of journalistic activities with the methodological foundations of the psychological impact on the audience by publicistic means will be studied; main types of psychological research in the field of mass media.
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Sports Journalism
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills for work as an editor, journalist, correspondent, expert in the sports departments of the media. The course is aimed at creating sports materials of various formats and genres, writing texts, shooting reports, preparing radio spots and longrids devoted to sports, the ability to understand sports analytics and focus on the media market specializing in sports.
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Screenwriting
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop scripting skills. The course is aimed at studying the history of drama and the main forms of drama, development, knowledge of the format of the script, adopted in various fields of media. The course also provides for the development of the scenario plan, the search for the scenario-directorial course, the types of scenarios and their characteristic features..
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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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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.
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Professional (educational) practice
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The goal is to form the ability to use the methodological and instrumental base of general and inorganic chemistry to solve its practical problems: to study the physical properties of inorganic substances, to synthesize inorganic substances according to a given methodology and technological regulations. Educational practice forms the skills of self-determination of goals and objectives, choice of methods, drawing up a work plan and formalizing the results of practical work.
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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.