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Associate Professor
Tel.: +7 7212 77 00 36
E-mail: fip_fitk@buketov.edu.kz
st. Mukanov 1, building №8
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The Department of Philosophy and Theory of Culture trains specialists in the socio-humanities across three levels of higher education. These include bachelors, masters, and Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) in the "Philosophy" program, as well as bachelors in the "Religious Studies" program. The department provides instruction for the course "History and Philosophy of Science" for all master's degree programs, and the courses "Philosophy" and "Cultural Studies" for all bachelor's degree programs. For bachelor's students, relevant disciplines are taught, such as "Religions of Kazakhstan," "Artificial intelligence in religious studies," "The philosophy of digital reality," and "Archetypes of Kazakh Mentality." The department's scientific interests cover issues of contemporary philosophy and the religious factor in the spiritual life of modern Kazakhstan. Students, master's students, and doctoral candidates conduct research at the Research Laboratory for Comprehensive Study of the Religious Situation in Kazakhstan, headed by Doctor of Philosophy, Professor B.I. Karipbayev. Students of the department are recipients of named scholarships, including the Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and prize-winners of various competitions. Graduates of the department can work as experts, social analysts, and consultants on management and religious issues in government bodies, research institutes, and media, as well as teach philosophy and socio-humanities disciplines in educational institutions.
Dates and facts
History:
The Department of Philosophy and Theory of Culture is one of the leading departments of the University. It was formed on the basis of the Department of Philosophy and Political Economy of the Karaganda Pedagogical Institute in 1968. The department was headed by Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Saginova Mariam Saginovna, the first female philosopher in Kazakhstan who defended her PhD thesis. For 20 years, starting in 1972, the department was headed by Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Klescheva Raisa Akhmetovna, who made a huge contribution to the formation of the scientific potential of the department.
The heads of the department over the years were Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Abzhanov T.I., Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Kolumbaev B.E., Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Alimbaev A.A., Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor Jalilov K.Sh., Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor Imanbekov M.I., Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Karipbaev B.I., Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor Sagatova A.S., Senior Lecturer, Master Soloshchenko P.P., candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor Kusbekov D.K., candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor Balshikeev S.B., Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor Seifullina G.R. Currently, the department is headed by PhD, Associate Professor Manasova M.M.
Teachers:
The department employs 20 teachers, among them doctors and candidates of philosophical sciences, doctors of philosophy (PhD), masters of humanities. Among the teaching staff of the department are holders of the title “Honored Worker of Karaganda University named after. E.A. Buketov" (Aitbaev O.A., Baturin V.S., Zharmakina F.M., Karipbaev B.I., Arinova O.T.), republican grant "Best University Teacher" (Karipbaev B.I.), badges “Honored Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “For Merit in the Development of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (Karipbaev B.I.), medals of the Association of Universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after. A. Baitursynov (Arinova O.T.), prize named after. Professor T.I. Abzhanova (Soloshchenko P.P.), state scientific scholarship in 2022 for contribution to the development of science (Karipbaev B.I.), full member of the RAE (Karipbaev B.I.), member of the National Scientific Council of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Karipbaev B.I. .), members of sections of UMO RUMS (Arinova O.T., Sagatova A.S.), national experts of the accreditation bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan NAOKO/IQAA and IAAR/IAAR (Arinova O.T., Seifullina G.R.), member of the expert Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the examination of test items (Soloshchenko P.P.)
Profiles of the teaching staff are presented in the scientometric databases Scopus, Web of Science, ORCID, etc. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the faculty of the department published 2 monographs (Seifullina G.R., Karipbaev B.I.), 1 textbook (Uksukbaeva M.T., Baybosunov D.B., Amantay B.M.), 1 educational and methodological manual (Karakonisova S.G., Soloshchenko P.P.), 8 articles in journals with an impact factor based on Scopus (as part of a team of authors), 30 articles in journals recommended by CQAES MSHE KR. Teachers of the department constantly improve their qualifications by completing scientific internships and qualification courses, participating in conferences and seminars, studying on international educational platforms (Coursera) and in the postdoctoral program, as well as attending guest lectures by lecturers from leading foreign scientific organizations and higher education institutions. For the 2025 year, 40 certificates were received.
The Department of Philosophy and Theory of Culture was the base university for organizing and conducting the Republican Subject Olympiad and the Republican Competition of Research Works of Students of Higher Educational Institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the educational program “Philosophy”.
Students:
The contingent of students for the 2025-2026 academic year is 145 people, who are representatives of a number of regions of Kazakhstan (South Kazakhstan region, West Kazakhstan region, East Kazakhstan region, Kostanay region, Akmola region, Pavlodar region) and other states (Uzbekistan, Mongolia) . 97% of students study on the basis of a state educational grant. Among the students of the department are holders of scholarships from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, personal scholarships, winners and prize-winners of university, republican and international competitions and olympiads. Students of EP 6B02201 - Philosophy within the framework of outgoing, external mobility was trained at the Bashkir State University (RF, 2022-2023 academic year), University of Naples L'Orientale (Italy, 2023-2024 academic year).
Employment:
Graduates of the department are in demand in the labor market. The average employment rate for undergraduate educational programs is 85%, for master’s and doctoral educational programs – 100%.
Partners:
In the process of training specialists in educational programs, the department cooperates with the State Institution “Department for Religious Affairs of the Karaganda Region”, State Institution “Department of Internal Policy of the Karaganda Region”, KSU “Kogamdyk kelisim” of the Department of Internal Policy of the Karaganda Region, KSU “Center for the Study and Analysis of Problems of Interfaith Relations of the Karaganda Region” region", KSU "Information and Analytical Center of the Karaganda Region", NJSC "Medical University of Karaganda", Private Institution "Karaganda Banking College named after. J.K. Bukenova", NJSC "Toraigyrov University".
The foreign partners of the department are the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Interdisciplinary Ciplinary Arts at Ohio University (USA), Faculty of Hussite Theology at Charles University (Czech Republic), Department of Philosophy at Omsk State University. F.M. Dostoevsky (Russia), Department of Socio-Economic and Humanitarian Disciplines of the Bashkir State Agrarian University (Russia), National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named after. A. Navoi, Alfraganus University, Department of Social Philosophy in Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ankara University (Turkey), Naples Oriental University L'Orientale (UNO), Kastamonu University (KASTAMONU ÜNİVERSİTESİ).
Educational programs
6В02201 «Philosophy»: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the study of philosophical knowledge and methodology. In the process of training, the student will learn research, teaching and educational and expert advisory activities. The graduate will receive a bachelor's degree and will be able to teach philosophy and socio-humanitarian disciplines in secondary educational institutions, work as a social analyst in government structures, public organizations and private companies, an anthropologist and ethnologist, consulting organizations on the problems of national movements, interethnic relations, population migration, national mentality; to be a specialist in scientific, educational and social funds.
6В02202 «Religious studies»: Bachelor's degree. The program is related to the study of knowledge about religion for the further improvement of the Kazakh model of religious tolerance and interfaith harmony. In the course of training, the student will reach a professional level in the field of religious relations in modern society. The graduate will receive a bachelor's degree and will be able to work as a specialist in consulting and expert work, an adviser on management and religious issues, a consultant manager on religion and culture, teach in secondary educational institutions, be a specialist in culture and religion in the diplomatic service, a consultant on issues state-legal, inter-religious and inter-confessional relations.
7M02201 - Philosophy: master's degree. The program is aimed at training qualified specialists in the field of philosophical knowledge, who can use a complex of modern knowledge about topical philosophical problems and ways to solve them in various areas of professional activity in the spheres of public life, who are able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in social activities and personal development. Undergraduates are offered to study topical disciplines, including «Commercialization of the results of scientific and technical activities», «Philosophy of Innovation», «History and philosophy of science», «Philosophy of education», «Philosophy of Culture (in English)», «Philosophical aspects of social modernization in Kazakhstan», « Organization and planning of scientific studies in the humanities», « Modern кazakh philosophy », « Anthropological discourse in the Kazakh philosophy», « Human in Man (in English)» and others. Graduates receive a Master of Humanities degree in the educational program "7M02201-Philosophy" and can work in the higher education system, research centers, state and local governments, work as a social analyst in government agencies, public organizations and private companies, as a referent, manager in sphere of social and cultural work etc.
8D02201 - Philosophy: Doctoral studies. The program is aimed at training highly qualified, internationally competitive researchers, professional and scientific elite with a high level of general and professional culture, capable of self-development and social adaptation based on educational, pedagogical and research activities. Doctoral students are offered to study topical disciplines, including «Methodology of Scientific Research», «Academic writing», « Actual problems of Kazakh philosophy», «Modern postnonclassical philosophy», «Social activity», «Management philosophy», « Problems of spiritual and moral values in the Turkic worldview». Graduates receive a PhD degree in the educational program "8D02201-Philosophy" and can teach at higher educational institutions, engage in research activities, management in education, and work in government bodies
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