Bachelor courses
Speciality Code:
6B03102
Speciality Name:
Cultural Studies
Faculty:
Philosophy and Political Science
Qualification:
- First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor of Social Sciences
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
1. Integrate the theoretical and methodological base of leading cultural schools and concepts, operating with their key concepts, principles, terms, problems, artifacts, and patterns to develop ways to preserve the cultural code;
2. Assess the formation features of the traditional and contemporary Kazakh, Turkic culture and civilization for the success factor in the Kazakhstan development model in the context of the global and Eurasian historical process;
3. Explain the reasons and specific historical conditions for the formation of mass and consumer culture, the system of its ethical and aesthetic values, to form their own attitude to the language and text of mass culture (mass literature, cinema, music, advertising);
4. To evaluate the contemporary culture’s main trends and dynamics on a global, regional, local level, the formation of modern culture, the dialectic of traditions and innovations in the art of modern, the modern art language characteristics;
5. Conduct an analytical and prognostic examination of media culture, contemporary communication models and channels of their impact on human behavior and value orientation based on axiological and psychological methods;
6. Objectively evaluate the foundations of various theoretical, methodological approaches to gender, feminist and cultural studies, critically and independently analyze, evaluate violations of gender equality based on the gender policy principles;
7. To carry out monitoring, examination of subcultural entities in domestic and contemporary Western cultures, based on modern concepts and popular cultural studies, youth culture, to evaluate the youth factor in the dynamics of culture, based on the principles of cultural policy and in working with marginalized groups;
8. To draw conclusions and suggestions on solving problems and the practical use of sociocultural research results based on semiotic, ethnographic, ethnological, field methods using modern information technologies
2. Assess the formation features of the traditional and contemporary Kazakh, Turkic culture and civilization for the success factor in the Kazakhstan development model in the context of the global and Eurasian historical process;
3. Explain the reasons and specific historical conditions for the formation of mass and consumer culture, the system of its ethical and aesthetic values, to form their own attitude to the language and text of mass culture (mass literature, cinema, music, advertising);
4. To evaluate the contemporary culture’s main trends and dynamics on a global, regional, local level, the formation of modern culture, the dialectic of traditions and innovations in the art of modern, the modern art language characteristics;
5. Conduct an analytical and prognostic examination of media culture, contemporary communication models and channels of their impact on human behavior and value orientation based on axiological and psychological methods;
6. Objectively evaluate the foundations of various theoretical, methodological approaches to gender, feminist and cultural studies, critically and independently analyze, evaluate violations of gender equality based on the gender policy principles;
7. To carry out monitoring, examination of subcultural entities in domestic and contemporary Western cultures, based on modern concepts and popular cultural studies, youth culture, to evaluate the youth factor in the dynamics of culture, based on the principles of cultural policy and in working with marginalized groups;
8. To draw conclusions and suggestions on solving problems and the practical use of sociocultural research results based on semiotic, ethnographic, ethnological, field methods using modern information technologies
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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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Ancient and Medieval Culture
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of ability to evaluate the historical contribution of Greco-Roman antiquity and Middle Ages to world culture; to acquaint with spiritual features of ancient Greek mythology, religion, art, science; reveal specifics of the creative activity of medieval society, role of the church, universities, architecture.
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Military Training
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: MC
- Description: Military Training
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European culture and society of the XX th century
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to critically assess integral form of European culture of the 20th century, analyze specifics of its nationally differentiated existence; acquaint with its main stages, its cultural types, the functioning and nature of the system of spiritual values of the era.
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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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Kazakh Culture and Contemporaneity
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to objectively interpret the place and role of the Kazakh culture in the context of modernity, traditions and innovations in the Kazakh culture in the modern era; based on the cultural analysis, differentiate the characteristics of the cultural development.
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Kazakh Decorative Art, Folklore and World Art
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of the ability to evaluate aesthetic and artistic features of Kazakh arts and crafts; analyze its innovative approaches and images; substantiate role and place of arts and crafts and folklore in world art; differentiate distinctive and expressive features of folklore in world art.
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Renaissance and Modern Age Culture
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of ability critically evaluate humanism, main features and paradigms of artistic thought of the Renaissance culture; understand the peculiarities of philosophical thought of the culture of the New Age; distinguish between features of the styles of classicism, baroque, rococo and gothic;
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Cultural Heritage and Monuments of World Culture
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to objectively assess current issues, especially the study and preservation of monuments of world culture, the role of monuments of world culture and cultural heritage in the cultural life of nations, methods of studying monuments of world cultural heritage.
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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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Youth Culture, the Mass-Media and Marginality
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of ability objectively assess socio-cultural foundations of youth culture, social conditions for modern youth culture formation, their value system. Analyze influence of mass media on formation of youth ideology. Demonstrate positive level of Marginality in culture, variety of cultural forms and phenomena.
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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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Beauty in Theory of Culture, Modern Culture and the Body
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of ability to evaluate role and place of «beautiful» as central category in culture system; analyze modern views on body and phenomenon of hyperrealistic body in modern culture; comprehend problem of corporality, concept of «beauty» and culture of «body» in new virtual conditions.
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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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Semiotics
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to evaluate achievements in the field of semiotics; the main stages of the history and patterns of development of semiotics as a science; differentiate the subject area, research methods of semiotics; apply the categorical apparatus of the modern semiotics study.
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Contemporary culture and the culture of Modernism
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of ability to critically evaluate modern culture, ideas about basic principles of its formation; consideration of the concept of avant-garde and development of new language of modernism, its specifics, historical background, concepts of modernism in scientific literature, new methods of reflecting reality.
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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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Theory and history of Kazakh culture
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is objectively evaluate issues of theory and history of Kazakh culture; features of formation of national culture in a historical retrospective in the context of development of horse-nomadic civilization and traditional culture; apply systematic approach in studying westernization and globalization of the Central Asian region.
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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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Philosophy and Theory of Culture
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to critically evaluate the basic principles and provisions of the philosophy of culture; the content of the history of European, national cultural philosophical thought, apply the methodology of philosophy and the theory of culture that studies its new phenomena.
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Esthetics
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to critically evaluate the subject area of aesthetics, the history of aesthetic thought; the masterpieces of world and national cultural content; the main development directions established in various areas of aesthetic thought; synthesization of information in philosophy and culture.
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Ethics
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to critically analyse scientific and methodological approaches in the study of the characteristics of morality; the main content of moral qualities and moral norms; the specifics of the main directions and trends in the development of humanistic main values.
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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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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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Abstractionis m and Constructivis m in the 20th century
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to objectively evaluate trends in the areas of abstractionism and constructivism of the art of the 20th century, abstract art’s symbol meaning; analyse the main trends in abstract art; apply both the study systematic and integrated approaches in it.
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Asian and Europen Cinema: comparative analysis
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is evaluate history of development of Asian and European cinema, features of their formation and mutual influence; master methods of comparative analysis in order to identify their specifics; to distinguish between general and special in development trends of global film industry; interpret modern film process.
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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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Global Media Culture, Communication and Social Network
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to critically evaluate communication as a culture, intercultural communication; to form students' critical thinking in the study of the problems of global media culture, communication, social networks; apply the methods of research of global media culture, communication, social networks.
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Art and Film
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to objectively evaluate the problem of interpretation of skeptic art in modern cinema, the style of social realism, analyse the meaning of film and art in the 21st century, the history of niche films, the mass market’s critical comprehension.
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Art and Market
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability for independent critical thinking and understanding the art market process. The main aspects: Art-management; The historical relationship evolution between the economy and art; Methods; Comparative analysis; Nature, structure, functions, basic concepts and art, market values; The art commercialization.
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Culture and Civilisation
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline is a theoretical course that forms the scientific and methodological views of students. A necessary element in the preparation of future humanities for the general individual culture and in developing professional skills, which are expressed in understanding the cultural value core and creating the high purpose of cultural forms.
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Cultural Anthropology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability for the scientific and methodological students’ views and the theoretical and methodological foundations of cultural anthropology. The study of the society functioning defined by culture among different peoples. Students study differences between physical anthropology and philosophical anthropology.
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Methodology and Methods of Cultural Studies
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to differentially apply a set of methods in the study of various cultural objects, theoretical and methodological principles and methods of cultural research in relation to a different class of cultural phenomena, objectively assess its place, and its role.
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Scientific Research Methods
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The goal is to form competencies in the field of technologies for the organization and management of scientific research in professional activities.The study of the discipline is aimed at developing the skills of searching and analyzing information, formulating scientific problems, scientific substantiation of solutions, communications with the scientific community to solve production, organizational, research problems in the field of tourism and hospitality using modern information and communication technologies.
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Nomadology and Kazakh Nomadic Culture
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to analyze concepts of;Nomadology;Nomadic culture', origin, types of Nomadic culture, know Kazakh nomadic culture: traditions, customs, languages, art, religions; apply comparative cultural analysis of features of development of Nomadic and Contemporary culture in context of global changes.
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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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Theory of Mass Culture
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to objectively evaluate modern studies of mass culture; phenomena of mass culture; subject area, methods of research of mass culture, the state and development of mass culture gaps in the theories of XX and XXI centuries; systematize their information.
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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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Feminist Cultural Studies and Gender
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is critically evaluate feminist cultural studies, methodology and methods of gender research, to analyze gender as a basic factor in social stratification; understand the mechanism of gender reproduction in socio-political and cultural processes, institutions - family, education, religion; master the categorical-conceptual apparatus of gender studies.
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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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Ethnoculture
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of the ability to critically evaluate the diversity of value-semantic orientations of various social, national, religious, professional communities, scientific and methodological approaches, theoretical and conceptual studies of various ethnocultural communities; assessing the differences in intercultural communication, communication theories, and peoples’ ethnic culture.
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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 purpose of the practice is to form the ability to apply in the field in practice their knowledge and skills formed during the development of the discipline "Geodesy", as close as possible to the production conditions of land management. As a result of the internship the student will be able to: 1. use surveying tools; 2. make verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position; 3. lay theodolite course; 4. make leveling; 5. perform total station survey; 6. to produce laboratory processing of field measurements; 7. make a plan, longitudinal and transverse profiles and other necessary drawings. The practice of geodesy refers to a cycle of training practices. During the practice, the following types of geodetic works will be done: verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position: centering, horizonting; measurements by theodolite, level, total station; laying of the traverse along the boundary of land use and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; in excess of measurement errors, repeated measurements are made; leveling and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; surveying and manufacturing plan.
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Pre-Diploma
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: TThe objective is form the ability to consolidate the theoretical knowledge, analytical and managerial skills, collecting material for the diploma work. The following will be studied: analysis of enterprises' performance effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages of enterprises, list of partners, agreements, contracts, arrangement of meetings, negotiations, recruitment of personnel, team work.
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Professional (production) practice
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The purpose of the practice is to form professional knowledge in the field of the chosen specialty, to consolidate the theoretical knowledge obtained in the disciplines of the directions and special disciplines of the program, to master the necessary professional competencies in the chosen direction of specialized training. The practice is designed to create conditions for the formation of practical competencies.