Magistracy
Speciality Code:
7M03108
Speciality Name:
Conflictology
Faculty:
Philosophy and Political Science
Qualification:
- Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Social Sciences
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
1. to monitor socio-political conflicts at different stages of their development by conducting system analysis, questionnaires, testing, and system database management;
2. to develop projects and programs for the prevention, regulation and resolution of conflict situations in the socio-political sphere;
3. to plan, organize and implement mediation and any other conflict management and resolution activities;
4. to provide an expert assessment of the causes, escalation and possible consequences of conflicts;
5. to predict the consequences of economic, socio-political conflicts by collecting information, systematized analysis of big data, conducting public surveys and researching social processes;
6. to develop strategic and tactical recommendations in the field of conflict management and resolution;
7. to provide consulting services and analytical support for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts during the negotiation process;
8. to teach conflictology and related disciplines in educational institutions using innovative teaching technologies.
2. to develop projects and programs for the prevention, regulation and resolution of conflict situations in the socio-political sphere;
3. to plan, organize and implement mediation and any other conflict management and resolution activities;
4. to provide an expert assessment of the causes, escalation and possible consequences of conflicts;
5. to predict the consequences of economic, socio-political conflicts by collecting information, systematized analysis of big data, conducting public surveys and researching social processes;
6. to develop strategic and tactical recommendations in the field of conflict management and resolution;
7. to provide consulting services and analytical support for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts during the negotiation process;
8. to teach conflictology and related disciplines in educational institutions using innovative teaching technologies.
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Foreign Language (professional)
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.
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History and theories of conflictology
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at providing the master students with deep and comprehensive knowledge of the nature of conflicts, history of development of conflictology as science and academic discipline, history of conflicts and their historical and current significance as well as at a coherent introduction to the theory of conflict studies to explain their origins, dynamics and implications. The course gives professional skills and communicative competences that could be applicable in the environment prone to conflict.
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History and philosophy of science
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: TThe discipline is aimed at formation the skills of using methodology, methods, principles of philosophy of science in solving worldview, methodological problems of modern sciences in their professional research activities, the ability to critically analyze, evaluate scientific achievements, generate new ideas in the implementation research, practical problems in the field of professional activity
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Conflict resolution: strategies and methods
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at providing the master students with all knowledge, skills and competences related to the systematic understanding of the features of contemporary social and political conflicts and the means of their management, prevention and resolution, as well as their orignies, dymamics and consiqunces. It introduces the master students to the models and techniques of conflict resolution and the role of institutions. Upon completion, the master students shall be competent to asses effectiveness of various socio-political technologies of conflict relations in comtemporary Kazakhstan.
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Research Organization and Planning
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at formation of the abilities to apply the basic and special knowledge on social science to plan and conduct empirical research, to process the data, to discuss the findings; to conduct scholarly debate, to methodologically substantiate and present the research results in the format of conference talk, report, policy paper and article.
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Pedagogy of higher education
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The discipline forms the abilities of pedagogical activity in higher education on the basis of knowledge of higher school didactics, theories of education, analysis and self-assessment of teaching, design of educational activities of the future lecturer with the use of credit technology of training, implementation of the Bologna process, mastering lecturing, curatorial skills using strategies and methods of training/education and assessment (TLA-strategies) in their professional field
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Psychology of Managment
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The discipline is aimed at the formation of socio-psychological competence for objective assessment of psychological theories of management, leadership, dynamics of group development, team building, the features of psychology of the masses, crowd, psychological theories of communication, conflict resolution strategies necessary for their professional activities within framework of managerial relationships.
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Expertise and forecasting in conflictology
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at forming the systematic understanding and knowledge as well as the relevant skills and competence on the methods and means of conflict expert evaluation, on the features and capacities of their analysis and prognosis as well as constructing the indicators of cconflicts, the instruments of their early identification, prevention, as well as the management of and mediation in conflict situations and designing programs of conflict resolution.
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Psychology of management
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. Basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.
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Wars and revolutions as form of conflict
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at master students to form a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of external and internal armed conflicts, i.e. wars and revolutions as conflicts of political nature; of the methods and tools as well as theoretical foundation for effective studying the political and civilizational implications of armed conflicts. The course provides its students with the professional skills for successful conflict management, prevention and resolution.
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Conflictogenic factors in Central Asian practice
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at providing the master students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of theoretical aspects of the stages of conflicts, i.e. excelation and deexcalation. They shall be familiar with the concepts and able to research conflicts in the Central Asian context with its energy, resource, economic and political potential. They also shall be able to differentiate between various aspects and types of conflict situations throughout Central Asia.
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Conflicts in the system of power and society
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at giving the master students a comprehensive knowledge of all major aspects of the conflict relation between power and civil society, of origins and types of conflicts, as well as an understanding of the theoretical and methodological framework to study conflict relations, their possible institutionalization through transition thereof on the plane of principles, legal and ethical norms as well as political institutions shaping the power relations.
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Culture of peace and interethnic relations
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at master students to from the knowledge, competences and skills relating to understanding of the necessity and importance of common human values, appreciation of the legacy of the older generations in order to harmonize the inter-ethnic and inter-cultural relations and enforce the culture of tolerance.
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Mediation in conflict resolution
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at providing the master students with systematic and comprehensive knowledge of mediation as an integral part of the conflict management within the applied conflict studies. Mediation is seen as an alternative means of conflict resolution. The course covers the history of mediation, the spheres of its use. The competence shall be formed to enable to assess the credibility of a mediator, his/her role and culture as well as evaluate critically the outcomes of the mediation.
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Migration and Refugees
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at giving the master students a comprehensive knowledge, understanding as well as necessary competences and skills related to mirgration, forced migration and refugees; of the cuases and implications theireof, the features of the process in Europe. Asia and Africa and its possible regulation in various conflict zones in the regions of the world.
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Modern geopolitical conflicts
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at giving the master students an understanding of geopolitics, the patterns and causes of the contemporary geopolitical conflicts to emerge. The aim is to form the ability to think critically and independently and to operate effectively with major concepts of geopolitics and its structure as well as to study the current trends and possible causes of conflicts of geopolitical nature, their positive and negative implications and consequences.
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Labor disputes and conflicts
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course is aimed at giving the master students a comprehensive knowledge of the meanings and types of labor disputes and/or conflicts, of the major subjects thereof and the means of their resolutions. It provides the master students with all necessary theoretical and methodological tools to effectively study labor disputes and/or conflicts. The course also touches upon the economic conditions under which labor disputes tend to emerge.
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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.