Magistracy
Speciality Code:
7M05206
Speciality Name:
Hydrology
Faculty:
Geography and Environmental Sciences
Qualification:
- Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
ON1. Develop educational and research projects in the field of management and assessment of water resources;
ON2. To assess the state of water resources, the regime and quality of water of natural and artificial reservoirs;
ON3. Carry out teaching activities in disciplines in the field of hydrology and earth sciences, using modern information technologies;
ON4. Make hydrometeorological forecasts based on natural, processed databases for analysis of scientific research;
ON5. Make decisions at all levels of the water resources management system in accordance with international and state regulatory documents;
ON6. Use theories and methods of constructive hydrology in the field of natural water management;
ON7. Give recommendations on projects, measures to protect the population, facilities and territories in the areas served, prepare the necessary expert opinions;
ON8. Demonstrate originality and creativity in a team when carrying out scientific research activities
ON2. To assess the state of water resources, the regime and quality of water of natural and artificial reservoirs;
ON3. Carry out teaching activities in disciplines in the field of hydrology and earth sciences, using modern information technologies;
ON4. Make hydrometeorological forecasts based on natural, processed databases for analysis of scientific research;
ON5. Make decisions at all levels of the water resources management system in accordance with international and state regulatory documents;
ON6. Use theories and methods of constructive hydrology in the field of natural water management;
ON7. Give recommendations on projects, measures to protect the population, facilities and territories in the areas served, prepare the necessary expert opinions;
ON8. Demonstrate originality and creativity in a team when carrying out scientific research activities
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Winter Mode of Rivers
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose create ability to estimate hydrological characteristics of stream in the conditions of features winter period – freezing, freeze-up and openings of the rivers. The discipline is aimed at the short analysis of classifications of the rivers by the winter mode, types of freezing of rivers, intensity of ice formation.
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Integrated Management of Water Resources
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose create ability to define methodology of the integrated water resources management for ensuring rational environmental management and environmental protection. The discipline is aimed at assessment of international initiatives in the sphere water resources management, principles integrated by management of water resources, introduction transition strategy to IWRM in Kazakhstan.
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History and Philosophy of Science
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The course forms knowledge about the history and theory of science; on the laws of the development of science and the structure of scientific knowledge; about science as a profession and social institution; оn the methods of conducting scientific research; the role of science in the development of society.
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Organization and Planning of Scientific Research
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The goal is to develop the competencies of effective independent research work, its organization and planning among undergraduates. The discipline is focused on the formation of undergraduates' knowledge on the organization of scientific and technological activities in the modern world, the ability to conduct independent research in the subject area, master the skills of scientometrics, writing scientific articles, projects, patenting research results.
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Pedagogy of Higher education
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose is the formation of the ability of pedagogical activity through the knowledge of higher education didactics, theories of upbringing and education management, analysis, and self-assessment of teaching activities. The course covers the educational activity design of specialists, Bologna process implementation, acquiring a lecturer, and curatorial skills by TLA-strategies.
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Soil moisture and ameliorative hydrology
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of discipline is to form ability of knowledge soil moisture, influence soil on the irrigation system of melioration and hydrology. The discipline is aimed at the application of the assessment of meliorative hydrology, soil erosion and their use in professional activities to carry out organizational and economic activities.
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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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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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Hydrology of Lakes and Reservoirs of Kazakhstan
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose create ability to define features of hydrological mode of lakes and reservoirs as water objects of land, and main directions of hydrological researches lakes - reservoirs. The discipline is aimed to calculate morphometric characteristics of the lake (reservoir), classification of lakes by origin, morphometric characteristics of reservoirs.
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Hydrology of Urbanized Territories
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose is to develop the ability to understand various aspects of urban hydrology, water management. Discipline formation skills in urban hydrology, addresses the issues of risk assessment of storm waters. The training course focuses on following topics: overview storm water system design, flood control, case studies of urban runoff.
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Complex Utilization and Security of Water Resources
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose create ability to determine methods with complex use of water resources and studying of the main documents by their protection. The discipline is aimed at the application of associations of water users and their participation in water management, schemes for the integrated use and protection of water resources.
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Modeling of hyroecological processes
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of discipline is to form the ability define the basic concepts and principles of modeling and meaning of geoinformation models. The discipline is aimed at studying modeling of hydroecological processes of rivers and reservoirs, determining types of models, the principles of modeling system, physical validity of hydrological models.
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The Problems of Mudflows and Protection Against Them
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to make prompt and timely decisions to prevent and reduce mudflow hazard and mudflow risk. The discipline is aimed at studying the problems of forecasting and modeling mudflows of various genesis, as well as methods for protecting and preventing mudflows.
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The Problems of Transboundary Water Resources
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose discipline is to form the ability to analyze characteristics of transboundary water resources in various regions and countries, to assess potential and prospects for the development. Discipline is aimed studying general principles and tasks of water resources management, water demand based on water consumption rationing, legal and organizational.
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Modern digital technologies in hydrology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply modern digital technologies in hydrology. The discipline is aimed at the application of computational software and technology for solving hydrological problems, processing and visualization of arrays of hydrological data to assess the hydrological characteristics of water bodies
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Management of Water Quality
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Discipline purpose create ability to define sources and types of pollution of water objects, methods of assessment water quality. The discipline is aimed at studying qualitative composition of sewage and modes of their assignment; methods of protection of water resources against pollution, assessment of harmful substances in the water reservoir.
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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.