PhD
· 8D04201
Юриспруденция
Duration3 years
Study formatДокторантура
Minimum score required to enter the competition75
Tuition fee1 307 000 ₸
Profile subjects
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Purpose of the educational programme
The purpose of the educational program is preparation of competitive, highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel with high spiritual and moral qualities capable of independently thinking and ensuring the progressive scientific and technical, socio-economic and cultural development of society with fundamental knowledge, innovative approaches, research skills for the implementation of scientific, educational, professional and practical activities in and law.
Awarded degree
(PhD) Doctor of Law on educational programme «6D030100 – Jurisprudence», «8D04201 – Jurisprudence».
Positions in rankings
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After graduation
01Possible positions
- List of qualifications of graduate: judge, prosecutor, lawyer, lawyer assistant, notary, barrister, associate professor, professor, chief researcher, leading researcher, senior researcher, researcher, head of department of international cooperation of state bodies, leader of the department of local state authorities.
02Professional competencies and learning outcomes
- Graduate competencies formed as a result of mastering the OP:
- Behavioral skills and personal qualities (Soft skills):
- demonstrates knowledge of the methods of critical analysis and assessment of modern scientific achievements, as well as methods for generating new ideas in solving research and practical problems, including in interdisciplinary areas;
- demonstrates knowledge of the content of the process, the purpose of which is professional and personal development, its features and methods of implementation in solving professional problems, based on the stages of career growth and the requirements of the labor market;
- demonstrates knowledge of the current state of science, directions, problems, theories and methods of research activity of the subject area;
- owns the skills of applying knowledge of fundamental principles of legal science to solve research problems in the subject area;
- demonstrates knowledge of private scientific research methods, such as: legal qualification, a method of comparative analyzes for conducting scientific research.
- Digital competencies (Digital skills):
- applies digital legal analysis tools developed within the framework of legal regulation, including artificial intelligence technologies.
- demonstrates the ability and readiness to teach in additional professional education programmes in the field of law, including through the use of digital educational platforms.
- demonstrates the ability to organize and plan scientific research in the field of jurisprudence, generate new ideas for solving scientific and practical problems, including in interdisciplinary fields, using digital technologies.
- Professional competencies (Hardskills):
- able to select and apply experimental and computational-theoretical research methods in professional activities, as well as interpret and competently evaluate the data obtained;
- command of general research methods, including analysis, synthesis, the dialectical method, the historical method, the structural-functional method, the sociological method, and the statistical method;
- сritically evaluates the significance of achievements in legal science and scientific research for the purposes of self-improvement and professional development;
- identifies research problems and applies current advances in legal science in professional activities;
- able to conduct searches, including through information systems and databases, and perform critical analysis of information relevant to the research being conducted;
- demonstrates knowledge of all types of scientific and technical documentation, including research reports, reviews, presentations, and articles;
- possesses skills in analyzing scholarly texts and applying various methods, technologies, and forms of communication in professional activities in the state language and foreign languages;
- analyzes, produces, summarizes, and reviews academic texts using communicative strategies and techniques;
- describes the main directions of criminal policy aimed at combating crime in accordance with the policy documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and evaluates the effectiveness of implementing priority areas for improving criminal legislation and measures to combat crime.
03Areas of professional activity
- а) Sphere and objects of professional activities of graduate:
- The professional activity of graduate in the educational program "Jurisprudence" is: research and teaching activities in the sphere of jurisprudence; organizational and management activities in government bodies and institutions; law enforcement activities in the internal affairs bodies, financial police, national security, prosecutor's office, judicial institutions.
- The objects of the professional activity of graduate in the educational program "Jurisprudence" are:
- higher educational institutions;
- research institutes, centers and laboratories;
- law enforcement agencies;
- judicial, executive and representative bodies of state and management;
- state and non-state enterprises;
- bar; notary.
- b) Types of professional activities of graduate:
- educational and pedagogical: work as teachers of legal disciplines in higher educational institutions of the state and non-state sector;
- organizational and managerial: work as heads of departments and various services in scientific organizations, research institutes, as well as in the time of personal departments and departments of state bodies;
- research: work as specialists and researchers in higher educational institutions, research institutes and scientific centers.
- c) Functions of professional activities of graduate:
- teaching of legal disciplines;
- implementation of methods, organization and conduct of various regulatory legal acts in the sphere of national legislation;
- planning and organization of scientific research, programs;
- leadership of scientific, pedagogical and administrative team in government bodies and institutions;
- planning and organization of educational work in the sphere of education.
Profile training
- The programme is aimed at training highly qualified specialists for the academic environment in the fields of research and teaching. During the course of study, doctoral students will develop the ability to conduct critical and conceptual analyses of the current state of theoretical and applied problems in jurisprudence, identify patterns and regularities in the legal sphere, formulate scientifically substantiated and empirically validated hypotheses and proposals for improving legislative and law enforcement practices, conduct doctrinal analysis and interpretation of current legislation and the implementation of legal norms, as well as develop legal concepts and draft legal acts.
- Doctoral students will study such disciplines as «Academic writing (in English)», «Methods of scientific research», «Cratology: the science of power», «Problems of ensuring the cultural rights of man and citizen in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the modern world», «Development of doctrine of civil law is in Republic of Kazakhstan», «Problems of the implementation of criminal policy», «Issues of reforming the activities of executive bodies at the present stage», «Issues of constitutional legislation reform (in English)».
- Graduates are awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and may pursue careers as university lecturers or work at research institutes.
Programme changes by year
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2025Job Function⌄
The job functions stipulated in the professional standard for academic staff (faculty members) of higher and/or postgraduate education institutions have been incorporated into the educational programme. In addition, the brief descriptions of academic disciplines have been updated.
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