Department of Journalism
Dear friends! Welcome to the Faculty of Journalism. It’s one of the oldest faculties at our University, which has existed since the foundation of the University in 1934. According to research and modern educational programs, this faculty is proud of its name called “Faculty of Journalism”. The Faculty has three departments: Department of Print and Electronic Media, Department of UNESCO, International Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of Publishing, Editing and Design Art. There is also TV and Radio Complex M. Barmankulova, one of the important subdivisions of the Faculty, with student channel “al-Farabi”, radio “al-Farabi” and photo lab “Photojournalism”.
Faculty
At present, more than 800 students, undergraduates and PhD students study and work at the Faculty. A highly qualified teaching staff, among them 11 doctors of sciences, 30 PhD are busy training journalists. Masters and PhD students are being trained in some leading universities and research centers all over the world.
Prominent scientists and leading experts as well as employers, also take part in training the students. The Faculty has trained nearly 8,000 specialists in different areas of the mass media, working in research institutions, industry, institutions of higher and secondary education of our Republic, as well as in countries of near and far abroad. There are state and public figures among graduates of the Faculty, as well as business representatives who actively participate in the development of educational programs, practical training of students, and are provided with practical bases.
Due to the active international cooperation with some leading scientific centers and universities, the teaching stuff creates real opportunities for academic mobility. The students are able to study at foreign universities for 1-2 semesters and as a result of a successful implementation of training programs can get a double diploma of both al-Farabi KazNU and foreign university. All the teachers and students of our Faculty are constantly improving their language skills. Every year more scientists from foreign universities come to deliver lectures and conduct master classes on modern trends of journalism, public relations, publishing and design.
All the students, are engaged in research and most of them receive scholarships and have a good opportunity to take part in scientific workshops at different international conferences.
Dear applicants and those who are interested in gaining a prestigious education providing a stable career, we are looking forward to You at the Faculty of Journalism
Welcome to a fascinating student life full of exciting events!
Bachelor's degree programs
Qualitative training of professional personnel for the media sphere who are able to give an objective assessment of the situation based on the fundamental provisions of the theory of journalism, use media technologies to create a certain impact force.
he program is aimed at forming the qualifications of a specialist necessary for the editorial preparation, release and distribution of a printed or digital publishing product based on modern technologies.
The formation of students' competencies for working as a public relations specialist after completing the educational program; getting the ability of performing professional functions on the basis of understanding the advanced achievements of public relations (PR) and communications; the formation of the ability to use classical and digital PR tools, and the skills to implement PR projects in Kazakhstan and abroad.
Training of highly qualified international journalists capable of working as correspondents, editors and producers, as well as holding leading positions in the information departments of international organizations. The program is aimed at developing students' deep understanding of modern international issues, skills in analyzing and interpreting political, business, social and commercial information, as well as skills in working with various multi-channel information sources. As a result of the training, graduates will be able to professionally and competently cover world events and phenomena, create multimedia content for international projects, and give an objective and accurate assessment of what is happening.
The educational program is aimed at training a specialist designer who is able to solve creative tasks in the field of modern media (media, book industry, advertising, marketing), who has the skills to work with design and content, and who owns the latest technologies of practical design.
The educational program is aimed at the professional training of a specialist designer who is able to solve design problems in the development of media, create a media publication, corporate style of media publication, know and apply the basic laws of graphic composition in creative activities, be able to create creative design, own computer programs for media design, create and form advertising materials, sites.
High-quality training of highly professional and talented personnel for the digital media sector and the communications industry, who are able to use fundamental concepts in project work, integrate knowledge on digital literacy, as well as use a new layer of work on information support and promotion in the digital media environment of various enterprises.
The purpose of the educational program. The program is aimed at training in-demand film and media personnel capable of creating a creative product using creative skills.
training of highly qualified screenwriters for the digital media environment.
Master's degree educational programs
The goal of the educational program is high-quality training of professional personnel for the scientific and educational sphere of higher educational institutions, capable of critically assessing and interpreting the latest achievements in the theory and practice of journalism; develop and apply new ideas to systems of information within the contexts under study; solve professional and other problems in new and unfamiliar contexts; bear social and ethical responsibility for the results of professional and scientific activities.
Preparation of highly qualified masters with a complex system of knowledge of public relations and advertising, research skills in the field of communication, the ability to implement teaching activities, the ability to independently solve communication problems in Kazakhstan and abroad. Upon completion of the EP, masters can participate in organizing the work of PR-services, press-services and advertising services, systematically approach the solution of communication tasks and ensure the effectiveness of public relations.
Preparing highly competitive and international journalists, reporters, editors and producers, information officer of international organizations and consular offices , who will work with the international information, select and Grain atyvat intl th information yu political, economic, social and commercial content; on the basis of multi-channel forms of communication, analyze and comment on the events of international life ; create multimedia media content international projects; thereby promoting the development of a democratic society and media in Kazakhstan.
The program is focused on training a specialist in the field of design, who is proficient in modern technologies for designing media space and advertising, who is able to manage creative projects, who has critical design thinking, scientific, pedagogical and research competencies
The goal of the educational program “Data Journalism” is the high-quality training of highly qualified mass media personnel in the field of analysis and visualization of big data, possessing digital technology skills and the basics of artificial intelligence for journalism. The implementation of the educational program is aimed at developing the professional personality of a specialist who is able to independently carry out scientific research in the field of data journalism; integrate knowledge at the intersection of the sciences of information technology and mass communication in the context of one’s own scientific research; build your own program of further education and research activities in computational linguistics, data visualization and infographics.
Quality training of competitive specialists in the field of media, with knowledge of the model of information society in the context of communicative, systemic, integrated methods based on the paradigm of modern journalism.
TThe purpose of the educational program "Business Communications" is the qualitative training of highly qualified personnel in the field of business communications, who possess the skills of information technology, innovative engineering, social modernization of the media structure, integrated digital services.
The program is focused on the formation of the competencies and skills of a specialist in the field of media design, who owns the latest technologies in the field of designing a media environment, capable of creating original media stories and visual images.
The program aims to prepare qualified executives applying managerial skills to address key issues affecting the global communications industry, focusing on the challenges posed by the emergence of digital media, globalization, and the rise of intercultural exchange.
Educational programs of doctoral studies
The aim of the educational program is to provide high-quality training for professional personnel in the scientific and educational fields of higher education institutions, capable of: constructing a system of knowledge in the studied area as a scientific-theoretical and methodological foundation for a dissertation; designing and implementing a comprehensive research process aimed at achieving reliable and substantiated results; demonstrating a high level of independence, scientific or professional integrity, and a strong commitment to new ideas and technologies; developing scientific, cultural, social, pedagogical, creative, advertising, and media projects that have scientific and social value; effectively presenting and defending their own scientific opinions in scientific discussions, using the working language of these discussions.
Preparation of competitive and potential development doctors of philosophy (PhD) in the field of international journalism, capable of finding solutions in communication and related industries, to lead international media projects and teaching practice. Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) at the end of the EP can work as heads of structures on international media, international foundations and corporations, in the civil service, researchers in research institutes, teachers in the universities.
Quality training of highly qualified personnel in the media industry, in the field of mass communication, capable to: - develop scientific, cultural, social, educational, creative, advertising, media projects; - design and demonstrate scientific results in the country and abroad, focused on solving problems of the development of media, mass communication and Kazakh society. - develop communication strategies for different purposes based on government programs: Digital Kazakhstan, Information Kazakhstan, in line with the modernization of the public consciousness of Kazakhstan society (for organizations, commercial companies, government agencies, the educational sector, the private business sector) and various types of communication.
