PhD courses
Speciality Code:
8D05205
Speciality Name:
Geoecology and Environmental Management
Faculty:
Geography and Environmental Sciences
Qualification:
- Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
1. demonstrate a systematic understanding of scientific information on Geoecology, theoretical knowledge in the field of environmental problems of different scales, the successful development of modern methods of management and optimization of environmental management;
2. use the mechanisms of self-healing components of the natural environment to eliminate the negative consequences of human impacts;
3. interpret the relationship of natural and socio-economic processes in the evaluation of natural and technical systems;
4. analyze and apply the regulatory framework in the field of sustainable subsoil use;
5. choose modern environmental technologies in the implementation of EIA projects for all stages of the life cycle of the enterprise;
6. systematize and summarize information on the assessment of natural and technical systems;
7. evaluate the technologies of liquidation of consequences of emergency floods of oil and oil products from the standpoint of stability of landscapes and their components to contamination by oil and oil products based on the composition of pollutants and environmental conditions;
8. assess the conditions of sustainable subsoil use in the economy of Kazakhstan and the world;
9. build a system of facts about the global pollution of the oceans and justify the formation of global pollution by microplastics;
10. recommend a system of models that most fully reflect the main relationships in the natural and economic systems and allow to assess the dynamics of their development to select the optimal solution for environmental management;
11. generate methods of interpretation of the results of multivariate statistical model of component analysis to identify the system factors of formation of natural and technical systems;
12. determine the direction of further personal and professional development to develop independent solutions and alternatives to ensure full consideration of the geoecological characteristics of the region in the design of economic activities.
2. use the mechanisms of self-healing components of the natural environment to eliminate the negative consequences of human impacts;
3. interpret the relationship of natural and socio-economic processes in the evaluation of natural and technical systems;
4. analyze and apply the regulatory framework in the field of sustainable subsoil use;
5. choose modern environmental technologies in the implementation of EIA projects for all stages of the life cycle of the enterprise;
6. systematize and summarize information on the assessment of natural and technical systems;
7. evaluate the technologies of liquidation of consequences of emergency floods of oil and oil products from the standpoint of stability of landscapes and their components to contamination by oil and oil products based on the composition of pollutants and environmental conditions;
8. assess the conditions of sustainable subsoil use in the economy of Kazakhstan and the world;
9. build a system of facts about the global pollution of the oceans and justify the formation of global pollution by microplastics;
10. recommend a system of models that most fully reflect the main relationships in the natural and economic systems and allow to assess the dynamics of their development to select the optimal solution for environmental management;
11. generate methods of interpretation of the results of multivariate statistical model of component analysis to identify the system factors of formation of natural and technical systems;
12. determine the direction of further personal and professional development to develop independent solutions and alternatives to ensure full consideration of the geoecological characteristics of the region in the design of economic activities.
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Geosystem Basics of Environmental Management
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of doctoral deep system knowledge about the need to master the natural mechanisms of self-regulation of Nature as the main prerequisite for sustainable development of modern mankind with the implementation of the ideas of L. von Bertalanfi and I. Prigozhin that the nature of the earth's surface - is a stable non-equilibrium open system. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Basic principles of natural environment management based on the achievements of Cybernetics and laws identified in the study of space-time organization, structure, evolution of geosystems and geographic shell as a whole. The concept of adaptive management of geoecosystems as an external impact on the geosystem in order to change in the right direction the main indicators of its state (biodiversity index, concentration of harmful substances, etc.).
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Geoecological and Ecological and Economic Aspects of Natural and Man-made Systems
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The discipline is formation of doctoral deep knowledge of the basic ecological and economic aspects of the organization of economic activity and the effective use of natural and man-made systems, skills of applying the knowledge to improve the ecological and economic efficiency of use of natural resources and optimize the ecological and economic efficiency of natural and man-made systems. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Geoecology as an interdisciplinary scientific direction that studies the ecosphere as a system of geospheres in the process of its integration with society. Technogenic geochemical anomalies and human health. Geotechnogenic and natural-technogenic systemы (GTS, NTS), the main phases and stages of their development. Geoecological aspects of NTS functioning. Global and regional environmental problems. Implementation of the concept of sustainable development: environmental component.
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Academic writing
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form professional competence and expand the communicative competence associated with analytical textual activity; to develop the skills of pragmatic thinking in doctoral students, the ability to analyze and correctly select the desired form of representation, depending on the goals and conditions of communication. The objectives of the discipline are to introduce the features of academic genres (annotation, abstract, analytical review, as well as messages about a scientific event (conference)); to determine the main goals of analytical text processing; to teach to analyze texts on professional topics. Studying the course will allow doctoral students to carry out professional activities related to searching for information in scientific databases, analyzing and referencing texts, working with various genres of academic writing; performing a comparative analysis of the scientific text in Russian and English to develop the ability to overcome socio-cultural difficulties caused by ignorance of the specifics of the English-language scientific style.
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PhD thesis writing and defence
- Number of credits: 12
- Type of control: Докторская диссертация
- Description: The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.
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Scientific Research methods
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form doctoral students ' knowledge about modern methods and technologies of research in the field of Geoecology and environmental management, trends in the development of science in the modern world; ways to organize, manage research and development, skills and ability of effective independent research, its organization and planning. Tasks - training in the latest methods and technologies of research in the field of development of green technologies, methods of research of sources of anthropogenic impact on the natural environment and fixing the responses of the biosphere; development of skills in applying for participation in programs of fundamental, applied and innovative research, obtaining scientific grants in the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign countries; navigate the ratings of scientific journals; rules for registration of scientific documentation, including patents and licenses; develop skills in preparing abstracts, presentations, research papers and research projects.
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Geoecological Optimization of Environmental Management
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to establish a system of theoretical knowledge about the essence of geo-ecological optimization of nature management as a long-term strategy to ensure both the protection of nature, rational use of natural resources and the transformation of the natural environment, methods of realization of its basic principles in regulating human impact on nature through the construction of economic and statistical models for estimating the effectiveness of planned activities and environmental assessment of their impact on the environment. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: methodical and software solutions of optimization problems of resource allocation and the analysis of the dynamics of natural-human systems based on the construction of graph models that facilitate study of complex systems all environmentalists, even without special mathematical training. In the formation of the targeted, scientific, technical, and resource reference points. The problem of the value of natural objects and territories is linked to the concept of cultural landscape.
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Oil and Gas Geoecology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of doctoral deep knowledge on oil and gas geoecology as a field of knowledge about the change, protection and restoration of environmental components affected by the impact of oil flows, hydrocarbon gas, petroleum products, related substances and phenomena, the field of study which covers the entire biosphere as a whole, including continents and Oceans. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Oil, gas, petroleum products as global geoecological factors that have a significant impact on the environment. Impact on the environment and the biosphere as a whole of oil and gas production — exploration, production, transportation and processing of oil and gas, production and consumption of petroleum products. Oil and gas technogenesis as a set of geochemical processes. Mineralized water and brines. Mechanisms of self-healing of environmental components.
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Geoecological Problems of Mineral Resources’ Mining
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is formation of doctoral deep systematic knowledge about the anthropogenic aspects of subsoil use, environmental functions of the lithosphere, the requirements for rational and integrated use of mineral resources, the legal and economic mechanisms of subsoil management; geoecological problems at all stages of the life cycle of the field, including the absence until 2024 of the legal framework for financing exploration. Discipline has its own subject, terminology and research methods. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Mining technogenesis. Types of man-made violations of landscapes. The main types of pollutants, their effects on the biota, a source of income to the landscape. The nature of the violation of ecosystems in the open method of production and underground mining, the possibility of their prevention. Impact of dumps and quarries on the surrounding area and the environment. Rehabilitation of landscapes disturbed in the development of raw materials.
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Multidimensional Expert and Statistical Models of Geoecosystems
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form a system of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of using multidimensional models by doctoral students for a comprehensive study of natural and anthropogenic factors acting on the geoecosystem – a model of multiple linear regression that implements the target function according to R. Pentl and a model of multidimensional statistics – component analysis – as a method of constructing hypotheses to identify natural and anthropogenic factors of geoecosystem formation. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Methods of constructing a grid model of the territory for the transformation of cartographic information into quantitative, brief theory of methods, the formation of a database of initial data, the interpretation of the results, territorial differentiation on the blocks of the grid model of the intensity of anthropogenic impacts on geoecosystems (objective function) or the intensity of the manifestation of system-forming factors; objectification of the espert evaluation scales of the impact of anthropogenesis by combining expert and statistical models.
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Modern Technologies for the Waste Disposal, Recycling and Management
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to expand and deepen the knowledge of doctoral students about the current state of the problem of environmental pollution by waste production and consumption. International experience in solid waste management, industrial waste processing technologies, innovative solutions developed at ENU. L. N. Gumilyov co-processing of household and industrial liquid wastes. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Formation of ideas about the current state of the problem of environmental pollution by production and consumption waste, the mechanisms of its regulation in accordance with regulations and legislation, special reference books, statistical data for the assessment of certain situations and management decisions related to the management of hazardous waste, waste processing technology in the CIS and the EU.
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Stochastic and Dynamic Models of Geoecosystems
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form a system of theoretical knowledge about the specific features of modeling as a tool for identifying and resolving socio-geoecological contradictions; system recommendations and selection criteria of mathematical models, the possibilities and limitations of modeling, types and varieties of stochastic, dynamic, graph, optimization, as well as generalized mathematical models suitable for simulation and analysis of systems. Discipline has its own subject, terminology and research methods. When studying the discipline, the following topics will be considered: Methodological bases of modeling. Elementary geosystems as object of modeling. Principles of modeling of geosystems. Stochastic models of environmental systems. A method of pattern recognition. Matrix model. Dynamic model. Methods of realization and examples of construction of dynamic models of elementary systems. The theory of sign, oriented, weighted graph as a simulation of the catastrophe theory for the implementation of abrupt changes in the state of the geecosystem with a smooth change of parameters.
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Pedagogical
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.
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Research
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.