Educational Program

Training of highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel in the field of Islamic studies

1.To ensure the integration of science, higher education and the labor market;
2.To develope students' required level of research skills;
3.To make expert opinions of varying degrees of complexity on scientific materials (monographs, articles, videos, audio recordings, etc.) of Islamic studies, religious studies using the latest information and communication technologies for government institutions, the educational system and other institutions; Forecasting the development of the interfaith situation, the role and place of Islam in the religious space of the country, relying on analytical research and obtained fundamental, systemic knowledge, using modern methodology and IT technologies;
4.To build up a research process on the basis of modern comparative and other methodological approaches and information technologies in the state and foreign languages in the implementation of experimental research on complex problems of Islamic studies;
5.To carry out research in the field of cult-ritual practice, the doctrine of Islam on the basis of an integral systemic scientific worldview using empirical and theoretical methods and scientific technologies;
6.To develop innovative startups in the field of Islamic studies, interfaith relations (cross-platform devices, applications, electronic maps, etc.) to identify the religiosity of the population, filter content in various areas of Islam, track destructive, extremist, Salafist movements in Islam and other religions using innovative scientific methods and technologies, in particular, an interdisciplinary, systemic, comparative approach;
7.To create independent media content on topical issues of Islamic studies, video production with the formulation of problems, goals, objectives, conclusions, provisions using the knowledge and methodology of related scientific fields and digital technologies;
8.To participate in the work of Kazakhstani and international research teams to solve scientific and educational problems in the field of Islamic studies;
9.To organize the work of social rehabilitation centers for people who have fallen into destructive religious cults on the basis of the latest innovative achievements in the field of psychology and sociology of religion, interdisciplinary research in the field of religious studies aimed at reducing the level of radicalization of certain groups of the population, carrying out explanatory work on the problems of extremism and terrorism among the population;
10.To present the results of their educational and research activities in articles published in rating journals included in the international databases Web of Science or Scopus, as well as in national and international peer-reviewed publications, monographs, textbooks.

Doctoral Educational Programs

1) Bachelor's, Master's Degree diploma + appendices (original)
2) Identity card (original and 2 copies)
3) Certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language
4) Official KAZTEST certificate (NTC)
5) Medical certificate form 075/y
6) 3×4 photos 6 pcs
7) Document confirming employment in accordance with the Labor Code of the RK
8)List of scientific publications for the last 3 years, research plan and essay
9) Results of the preliminary selection (in the field of "Healthcare")

Curriculum

SEMESTER 1

• Academic Writing — 3 ECTS
• Scientific Research Methods — 3 ECTS
• Fundamentals of Quran — 5 ECTS
• Religion in the Modern World — 5 ECTS
• Interfaith Dialogue in Islamic Studies — 5 ECTS
• Islamic Studies in Kazakhstan: History and Modernity — 5 ECTS
• Basic Texts of Islam — 5 ECTS
• Muslim Law and Sharia Goals — 5 ECTS
• Hanafi Madhhab as the Dialogue Path in the Islamic Religious Tradition — 5 ECTS
• Sufism in Historical Perspective — 5 ECTS
• Traditionalist and Neotraditionalist Experience in the Formation of Kazakhstani Islam — 5 ECTS
• Politicization of Islam and Political Islam — 5 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 3 ECTS
• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 3 ECTS

SEMESTER 2

• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 11 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 2 ECTS
• Graduate Seminar — 6 ECTS
• Pedagogical — 10 ECTS

SEMESTER 3

• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 14 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 8 ECTS
• Participation in International Scientific Conferences — 3 ECTS
• Research — 5 ECTS

SEMESTER 4

• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 15 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 4 ECTS
• Graduate Seminar — 6 ECTS
• Research — 5 ECTS

SEMESTER 5

• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 8 ECTS
• Scientific Internship — 10 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 3 ECTS
• Participation in International Scientific Conferences — 3 ECTS
• Graduate Seminar — 6 ECTS
• Publication of the Main Scientific Results of the Dissertation in Scientific Journals — 5 ECTS

SEMESTER 6

• The Implementation of a Doctoral Thesis — 2 ECTS
• Research Seminar — 1 ECTS
• PhD Thesis Writing and Defence — 12 ECTS
• Publication of the Main Scientific Results of the Dissertation in Scientific Journals — 10 ECTS

Employment

Graduates of educational programs “8D02205-Islam Studies” can occupy various positions as teachers in higher and secondary specialized technical and vocational education institutions, expert consultants in youth policy departments, religious affairs, scientific research institutes and centres as researchers of Islamic studies