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head of department
candidate of pedagogical sciences
assistant professor
Tel.: +7 72 12 35 12 50
E-mail: mukusheva8sb@gmail.com
7 Karbyshev str., building № 11
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The Department of Preschool and psychological-pedagogical preparation trains specialists in the field of preschool education and psychological-pedagogical direction. The department offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Students of the department have the opportunity to study in the following directions: «Pedagogy and psychology» and «Preschool education and upbringing». The training program includes such relevant disciplines as «Preschool pedagogy», «Methods of speech development of preschool children», «Child Psychology», «Psychological and pedagogical diagnostics of personality», «Age and Pedagogical Psychology», «Fundamentals of Coaching», «Critical Thinking», «Fundamentals of Deviantology», «Practical Psychology». Students will receive special knowledge in the field of preschool education, pedagogy and psychology.
Graduates of the department will be able to work as psychologists in educational organizations, orphanages, special correctional organizations, sanatorium and sports schools; educators, methodologists, heads of preschool institutions; teachers of pre-school training in general education schools, gymnasiums, lyceums; teachers of psychological and pedagogical disciplines in pedagogical colleges; methodologists, leading specialists in education departments.
Students from the first days are actively involved in the scientific and cultural life of the university: they participate in subject Olympiads (annually win prizes), make presentations at scientific conferences and forums, participate in creative competitions, sports competitions.
The scientific interests of the department are related to the improvement of professional training of future teachers, the formation of the foundations of civic education of university students, the education of a real national representative in the conditions of higher education, the formation of ethno-cultural identity in preschool organizations.
Dates and facts
History
The department was founded in 1999 by combining the Department of General Psychology and the Department of Preschool Pedagogy. At various times, the department was headed by associate professors R.Sh. Sabirova, Zh.A. Karmanova, O.A. Mikhalkova, G.K. Belgibaeva, N.V. Mirza. Currently, the department is headed by candidate of pedagogical sciences, assistant professor S.B. Mukusheva.
Taking into account the needs of society for specialists in pedagogy and psychology, bachelor's degrees in the specialty «Pedagogy and Psychology» have been prepared since 2000. Undergraduates have been trained in the specialties «Preschool education and upbringing» and «Pedagogy and psychology» since 2004.
Since august 2022, the dean of the faculty is doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor S.A. Mulikova.
Teachers:
In total, 18 teachers work at the department, including 3 doctors of pedagogical sciences, 6 candidates of sciences. Seven teachers were awarded the title of «The best teacher of University». Professors Shkutina L.A. and Mirza N.V. are full academicians of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Students:
The demand for the department's programs shows the annual growth of the student body over the past 5 years. Students come from different regions of Kazakhstan and foreign countries, namely Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia for training in the areas of «Pedagogy and psychology» and «Preschool education and upbringing».
Employment opportunities:
The employment rate of graduates in 2020 under the educational program «5B010300-Pedagogy and Psychology» is 75%, under the educational program «5B010100-Preschool education and upbringing» is 82%.
Dissertation Councils:
A dissertation council was opened in the direction of «Pedagogy and рsychology» for the defense of doctoral dissertations.
Accreditation and leadership:
All programs of the department have national accreditation in IQAA and occupy worthy positions in national ratings: in the IQAA ranking, the educational program «Preschool education and upbringing» master's degree – takes 1st place, the educational program «Pedagogy and psychology» master's degree – 3rd place; the educational program «Pedagogy and psychology» bachelor's degree – 5th place, the educational program «Preschool education and upbringing» bachelor's degree – 4th place.
Projects:
Teachers of the department take part in the implementation of the international TEMPUS project and in the development of the international educational project TEMPUS V «Towards a Higher education space in Central Asia: Adapting structures and developing a quality culture». Cooperation of the Department with the Russian Academy of Education is reflected in the membership of colleagues: Mirza N.V. – full Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, member of the International Academy of Natural Sciences, Karmanova Zh.A. – corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Belgibaeva G.K., Mazhenova R.B., Aitzhanova R.M. – Professor of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
Partners:
The Department of Preschool and psychological-pedagogical preparation has signed long-term international cooperation agreements with Interkulturelle Weiterbildungsgesellschafte. V. (Germany, Dusseldorf), Charles University (Czech Republic, Prague), Moscow State University of Technology and Management (Russia, Moscow), Academy of Social Management, Moscow, Vyatka State University for the Humanities (Russia, Moscow). Kirov), Yanka Kupala Grodno State University (Republic of Belarus), Saint Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava (Republic of Slovakia).
Educational programs
6B01201- Preschool education and upbringing: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the training of a competitive teacher of preschool education and training, who has the skills of organizing the educational process and managing a preschool organization. In the course of training, students acquire knowledge about the development, upbringing and education of children of early and pre-school age. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree and will be able to work as educators, methodologists, heads of preschool institutions; teachers of pre-school training in general education schools, gymnasiums, lyceums; teachers of psychological and pedagogical disciplines in teacher training colleges; methodologists, leading specialists in education departments; specialists in preschool education at advanced training courses for teachers.
7M01200201-Preschool education and upbringing: Master's degree. The program will allow you to become a true professional, to solve modern problems, to be guided by the acquired knowledge and skills in the modern competitive environment, in pedagogical and research activities, to solve socially significant tasks in the field of pedagogical activity in a highly professional manner at the modern scientific and practical level; to form the basis for the development of a national priority of the educational system. Graduates receive a master's degree in pedagogical sciences and will be able to work as a specialist at various levels in organizations of preschool education of all types, higher educational institutions, research institutes; institutes for advanced training and retraining of educational workers; authorized and local executive bodies in the field of education.
6B01101-Pedagogy and psychology: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the training of a competitive teacher-psychologist with professional competencies in the field of education and management. In the course of training, students conduct diagnostic and correctional work on various psychological problems in the pedagogical environment; consult students, their parents and teachers. Conduct psychological education and provide psychologically favorable conditions for improving the effectiveness of the psychological and pedagogical process of the subjects of education. Graduates receive a bachelor's degree and will be able to work as psychologists in educational organizations, orphanages, special correctional organizations, sanatorium and sports schools; practical psychologists; teachers of psychological and pedagogical disciplines in pedagogical colleges, lyceums and gymnasiums; methodologists in educational institutions of various types.
7M01100101-Pedagogy and psychology: Master's degree. The program will allow you to become a true professional, solve modern problems, be guided by the acquired knowledge and skills in the modern competitive environment, in management and research activities, and in the popular education system. Graduates receive a master's degree in pedagogical sciences and will be able to work as a psychologist in secondary schools, preschool organizations, boarding schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, out-of-school educational institutions, in centers for training and retraining of pedagogical personnel, as a teacher in pedagogical colleges and universities; as an employee of pedagogical scientific institutions.
8D01101-Pedagogy and psychology: Doctoral studies. The program will improve your theoretical, practical and individual training; form research work in the pedagogical direction and prepare for professional activity, combining theory and practice; possess professional knowledge and practical skills in the field of pedagogy and psychology; possess the skills of organizing, planning and implementing a complex process of scientific research; possess the skills of critical analysis, evaluation and generalization of new and complex ideas. Future doctoral students study the scientific organization of work, system knowledge in the research direction, form the ability to organize, plan and implement the process of scientific research; the ability to plan and predict the results of research; the ability to contribute their own original research to the expansion of the boundaries of the scientific field. Graduates receive the degree (PhD) of Doctor of Philosophy and will be able to teach at universities, institutes of advanced training, work in research institutes, departments of education.