Research biologist (scientific and teaching field)

The name of the degree:Master of Natural Sciences

Group of educational programs: M080 Biology

Cipher: 7M05102

Duration of study: 2 years, 120 credits

Admission conditions: CT, including a test in a foreign language (English, German, French by choice), a test on the profile of groups of educational programs, a test to determine readiness for elective study in Kazakh or Russian.

Tuition fee for 1 year: 550 000 tenge

Research biologist (scientific and teaching field)
Klyuyev Dmitry Anatolyevich
Klyuyev Dmitry Anatolyevich
Head of educational program

Description of the educational program

The Master's degree is intended for specialists in the field of applied mathematics and/or data analysis and specialists working in the field of life sciences and wishing to acquire or improve skills in mathematical modeling and analysis of biomedical data. The program is aimed at training future bioinformatics research leaders with the competencies to develop and apply computational methods in practice in order to solve problems in various fields of biology and medicine.

Mission

Training of specialists with a master's degree in natural sciences with fundamental and applied knowledge in the field of biological and biomedical sciences, research skills for carrying out research, professional and practical, organizational, managerial and pedagogical activities

What will you learn?

1st year
  • Readiness for teaching and scientific and practical activities based on modern methods and technologies of scientific communication, pedagogy, fluency in a professional foreign language, a holistic systematic scientific worldview using knowledge in the field of history and philosophy of science.
2nd year
    The ability to use fundamental biological concepts in professional activities.

Final learning outcomes

  1. The ability to apply fundamental and applied knowledge and skills at the intersection of sciences in pedagogical, research and production and technological activities
  2. The ability to identify and evaluate the causes, mechanism of action, influence of various factors on the development of pathologies of various origins, willingness to use modern laboratory research methods for their diagnosis
  3. The ability to apply and improve theoretical and methodological knowledge and independently carry out research activities using modern research methods and information and communication technologies

Employment

  • Research organizations,
  • Scientific and production institutions,
  • Manufacturing enterprises of biological, microbiological and medical profile, laboratories of biomedical and medical institutions, as well as other institutions requiring higher professional education in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.