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head of the department
candidate of pedagogy sciences
assistant professor
Tel.: +7 72 12(35-64-66)
E-mail: kafedrageo@bk.ru
28/3 Universitetskaya str., building № 3
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The Department of Geography trains specialists in the field of education and offers bachelor's and master's degree programs.
Students of the department have the opportunity to study on four trajectories. The training program includes such relevant disciplines as "Local History", "Aerospace methods of geographical research", "Geomorphology", "Methods of teaching geography in the context of the updated content of education". Students have the opportunity to get additional education by taking a special course.
Graduates of the department will be able to carry out design and survey research, fundamental and applied scientific and geographical projects, participate in the work of nature protection and environmental management bodies, conduct environmental and geographical monitoring of the environment, and work in educational organizations.
The scientific interests of the department are related to geoecological research, environmental protection and the study of modern man-made processes.
Dates and facts
History:
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25.08.1990 |
The first set of students for full-time study in the specialty "0110-Geography": 25 students for the Kazakh department and 25 students for the Russian department |
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01.09.1990 |
The Department of Geography was established |
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July, 1995 |
First graduation of students |
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September, 2000 |
The Department of Geography celebrates its 10th anniversary since its foundation. |
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September, 2000 |
Participation in the joint Russian-Kazakh program of research, experimental and development work to assess the impact and reduce the harmful impact of Proton launches on the environment |
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September, 2001 |
Transition to a new state standard for training specialists in the specialty 511030-Geography |
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September, 2005. |
The Department of Geography celebrates its 15th anniversary since its foundation. |
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November, 2006 |
It was decided to create a Republican public association "Kazakh Geographical Society" at the meeting of the Department of Geography. |
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September, 2010 |
The Department of Geography celebrates its 20th anniversary since its foundation. |
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August, 2011 |
The first set of students in a multilingual group in the specialty 5B011600 – Geography was carried out. |
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April, 2012 |
The team of students of the specialty 5B011600 - "Geography" took the 1st place in the IV Republican student subject Olympiad at the Aktobe State Pedagogical Institute. Team composition: Evgeny E. Shadsky (GO-22), Anar Askarbayevna Rakhmetova (GO-41), Olesya Dmitriyevna Demyanova (GO-42). The team supervisor was the head of the Department of Geography, Ph.D. Talzhanov Serikbolat Aldungarovich. |
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May, 2012 |
Amanzholov Aydin, 1st-year master student, received a diploma of the 3rd degree in the competition of innovative projects of the Council of Young Scientists of the Academician Ye.A. Buketov Karaganda State University. |
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September, 2012 |
Guest lectures by Joao Sarmento, Professor of the Faculty of Geography of the University of Minho (Portugal). |
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October, 2012 |
Guest lectures by Dr. Wojciech Pusz, University of Wroclaw (Poland). |
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November, 2012 |
Guest lectures by Professor of the University of Karoly Róbert College (Hungary), PhD David Laurent. |
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March, 2013 |
Students of the specialty 5B011600 "Geography" took part in the Republican subject Olympiad at the West Kazakhstan State University named after M. Utemisov. Eugene Shadsky, 3rd year student, took the first place. |
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December, 2017 |
Grand opening of the auditorium named after Professor M.K. Kozhakhmet |
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December, 2019 |
Associate Professor Chistyakova G.N. was awarded the title "Honored Worker of KarSU» |
Students:
The contingent of students for the period of 2017-2019 increased from 16 to 65 people for the specialty "Geography-History". The employment rate of graduates of the Department of Geography annually ranges from 90 to 100 %.
Educational programs:
In addition to traditional groups with Kazakh and Russian languages of instruction, there is also a multilingual group at the department, where classes are conducted in three languages.
Accreditation and leadership:
All educational programs of the department have been accredited. In the rating of the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, in the "Atameken" rating of 2020, the program 6B01510 "Geography" took the 2nd place, the program 7M01501501 " Geography" took the 1st place.
Partners:
Department of Geography has relationships with many leading universities in the CIS and Europe. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Altai State University (Russia), and the University of Navarre (Spain) are among them.
Academic mobility:
Students actively participate in the academic mobility program and study at partner universities: Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Auezov South Kazakhstan University (Kazakhstan), Belarusian State University (Belarus), Tomsk State University, Orenburg State University, Perm National Research University (Russia).
Educational programs
6B05203-Geography: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the study of natural phenomena on the globe, topo-and geodetic survey and mapping. During the training, the student will learn how to take pictures of the area, create digital maps, and navigate the terrain.
Graduates will receive a bachelor's degree in natural science and will be able to work as experts in organizations of nature management, environmental protection, as well as in educational institutions.
6B01510-Geography: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the study of methods of teaching geographical disciplines. In the course of training, the student will receive theoretical training in the field of geography, master modern technologies of teaching geography. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Education degree and will be able to work as geography teachers at schools and colleges.
6В01511-Geography-History: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the study of methods of teaching geographical and historical disciplines. During the course, the student will receive theoretical training in geography and history. Graduates will receive a bachelor's degree in education and will be able to work as teachers of geography and history in schools, colleges, and specialists in local history museums.
7М01506-Geography: Master's degree. The program is related to the study of global problems of geographical science. In the course of training, a postgraduate student will master modern methods of geographical research, management psychology and pedagogy of higher education. Graduates will receive an academic degree Master of Pedagogical Sciences and will be able to work at general education schools, colleges and universities.