Educational program
High-quality training of competitive personnel in the field of planning and rational use of water resources and hydrology for the organization of monitoring of water bodies, design and operation of hydraulic engineering structures, agricultural reclamation systems, public utilities and services dealing with the prevention and control of the consequences of dangerous hydrological phenomena.
ON1 - Work in a team, apply their knowledge in the field of natural and socio-economic sciences, analyze socially significant problems and processes, be able to use the knowledge gained in various types of professional activities, have sufficient theoretical training to analyze the socio-economic situation of countries and regionsON2 - To make a qualitative forecast about the expected natural hydrological phenomenon, about the state of water resources, the regime and quality of waters of natural and artificial reservoirs with an assessment of their potential
ON3 - To use fundamental laws, theories of physical and mathematical sciences, as well as methods of physical and mathematical research in their professional activities to solve typical problems of various fields of physical and mathematical sciences
ON4 - To solve the issues of ensuring the high-quality implementation of the work plans of the hydrological network and the registration of professional information provided to both specialists and non-specialists
ON5 - Integrate the acquired knowledge in the analysis of the regime of water bodies, calculation of hydrological characteristics, modeling and forecasting of hydrological processes using GIS technologies
ON6 - To substantiate the tasks of hydrology in related Earth sciences, the importance of hydrometeorological information in various fields of economic activity in solving water management measures
ON7 – To explain the regularities of the processes occurring in the hydrosphere on the basis of modern concepts of the development of hydrological science
ON8 - To produce the main types of field and expeditionary water balance studies, processing of field materials, organization of water balance observations
ON9 - To make hydraulic calculations to substantiate hydraulic structures in the design and operation of water facilities in accordance with regulatory documents.
ON10 - To determine the main characteristics of channel turbulence, mechanical and hydraulic properties of sediments and bottom sediments, the transporting capacity of the turbulent flow for the design and trouble-free operation of GTS
ON11 - Use methods for calculating river flow in the presence of reliable observation materials and in their absence for planning economic activities, assessing water resources, substantiating water management activities
ON12 – To assess the characteristics of dangerous hydrological phenomena on water bodies in order to prevent them in the future
Bachelor's degree programs
Curriculum
Employment
The department forms the personnel potential of competitive hydrologists who meet modern intellectual requirements and the development strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which meet international standards. As a result, the percentage of employment of KazNU graduates exceeds 67%.
For the future employment of program graduates, the key employers are:
1) RSE "Kazhydromet"
2) Institute of Geography and Water Security
3) Committee for Water Resources of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
4) GA “Kazselezashchita” of the Ministry of Emergency Situation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
5) Leading universities of Kazakhstan,
6) Kazgiprovodhoz Institute,
7) Kazakhstan Agency of Applied Ecology
8) LLP "Kazhydro".
Graduates can also work in international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, the United Nations, and UNESCO.
Hydrologists are in demand by organizations whose activities related to the organization of monitoring of water bodies, the design and operation of hydraulic engineering structures, agricultural reclamation systems, utilities and services involved in the prevention and control of the consequences of dangerous hydrological phenomena.
Contacts
The address of the department: 71 al-Farabi Ave., Building GUK-6, 229, 231 kab.
Phone number of the department: +7 (727) 377-33-30 (16-01, 12-25)
Mussina Ainur Kairovna
e-mail: mussina.ainurk@gmail.com