Мuseology and documentation

This  trajectory  provides the formation of specialists in the field of museum management, storage, evaluation and examination of  museum objects and archival materials. Organization of the exhibition and excursion work, application  of  information  technologies  in the archival and museum practice. The program helps to generate skills for the work with the forms, documents and records management. 

After  studying the disciplines of the educational program "Museology and Documentation", the students should:

know and understand:
• different perspectives and concepts of historical science;
• the nature and social importance of the profession;
• topical issues of fundamental disciplines of the specialty;
• the person as an individual,  the subject of activity and methods of the  study;
• the role of psychological and pedagogical factors and the means of solving  the applied problems in the field of training, education, communication and labor;
• man's place in the evolution of the Earth and the impact of his  activities on the environment.
• the  history  of  museums  and  archives;
• the legal – regulatory  framework of museums;
• Code of Ethics of a  curator of the museum  and an archivist.

be able to:
• analyze scientifically socially significant problems and processes;
• use methods of humanitarian and socio-economic sciences in various social activities;
• acquire new knowledge, using modern educational technology;
• organize the work on a scientific basis , own methods of data collection, storage and processing of information used in the field of his professional activities;
• organize excursions;
• work with museum exhibits;
• work with the  scientific information documents of  archives and museums.

have the skills to :
• the organization of the educational process;
• the proper use of the professional vocabulary  in the activity ;
• the establishment of  history studies at schools;
• the practical experience in the archaeological and ethnographic expeditions;
• read public lectures.
• organization   of  exhibitions  of  museum exhibits  and  archival  documents ;
• storage and handling of exhibits
• methodology of educational scientific -  research work;
• conduct classes on historical disciplines;
• methodology of socio-humanitarian disciplines;

Catalog  of  the disciplines of the educational program

Catalog of the disciplines of the educational program contains a description of each discipline separately, indicating prerequisites and post-requisites, the number of credits, types of classroom studies, information about the managers of the program.

General  educational  disciplines (GD)

Ethnology - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Introduction to  the  Regional Studies.
Course Outline: The object and purpose of Ethnology.  Geographical ,  economic and  cultural, racial,  linguistic,  confessional  classification. Sources   and   historiography .  Methods  and methodology.  The  problems  of   ethno-genesis and  ethnic history. North,  South  and  Latin America. Classification  of  the native Americans. Paleo-Indians.  Agriculture , the  material and spiritual  culture  of  the people  of  America before European  colonization. Family  and social life.  Beliefs  and   cults. The  conquest  and colonization  of  America  by  Europeans. Forcible immigration   from  Africa. Ethnic   groups  of  different origin.  Ethnic  processes  in contemporary America.

Post-requisites: The political system in the region of  the  specialization.
Types of classroom  studies : lectures, practical.
ProgramManager: Ismailov S.S. 

Basic disciplines

Religion studies / -1 credit
Prerequisites: the history of Kazakhstan ,  philosophy.
The course outline: 1. Religion  as  the subject and object of  the religious studies . 2. The emergence of religion. The  structure  and content of religion as a religious system 3.The specific features of the religious systems of  Ancient East and Ancient World.4. Tengriism as an early form  of  religious  consciousness. 5. Buddizm  6. Christianity, its origin and nature.  The  sacred book of the Christians. Main trends  of  Christianity.  7  Islam.  Quran,  Sunnah,  Shariah.  Basic trends.  8.  Religious  phenomenon  in  the modern world and Kazakhstan.  The role of religion in the society  and  in the  world  confessions.
Post-requisites:  The  political   science, sociology, psychology, Kazakh  and  Russian literature, the history of the Ancient World.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, seminars classes.
Program managers  : Shaimerden G.I., Bondarenko Y.Y.

Prehistory  -3 credits
Prerequisites: History, Philosophy.
The course outline: "Prehistory" is the history of an ancient man and his society. Therefore, many theoretical questions and the formation history of the origin of man and his society are  studied by using the  methods of philosophical, psychological, and biological sciences. Problems associated with the origin of the various kinds of social institutions, primitive customs and attitudes and practices  are usually studied  with the help of ethnological methods.
Post-requisites : Ancient History
Types of classroom studies : lectures, seminars.
Program managers: Shevnina I.V.,  Nurushev G.K.

Archaeology  -  3 credits
Prerequisites: Prehistory, history.
The  course  outline : The purpose of archeology is to familiarize the students - historians with  the  objectives,  methods and development of this science . Along with  the   general course of archaeology the history of  investigation  and  opening  of  the  most  important  ( from a scientific point of view) monuments are included .  Special  attention  is  paid  to  the ancient  and medieval history of our state, the relations of our country with the  regions of Eurasia, including Central and South-West Asia and the Caucasus. The  most  part  of  the discipline is  assigned  to the archaeology of  Kazakhstan.
Post – requisites : History
Types of classroom studies : lectures, seminars.
Program managers: Eralina A.E., Shevnina I.V.

General History of State and Law - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Ancient History
The course outline: The emergence of the state and law. State  and   law  of  the  Ancient East, slaveholding  states  of ancient Greece and Rome. Feudal  state   and  law  in Western Europe. State and law of the medieval East,  Feudal state and the law  of  Eastern Europe. The  emergence of the bourgeois state and law in Europe. State and law of the East in the modern  time period. State  and  law  of  Russia in the period of formation of absolutism. Emergence  and development of national states in North and South America. Formation  and  development  of  the  socialist legal  system. Development  of the bourgeois  state  and  law in Europe. State and law in  Asia  and Africa in modern times
Post-requisites : Constitutional law of the region under study.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Manager: Lyogky D.M. 

Business  etiquette  - 1 credit.
Prerequisites: Philosophy, sociology.
Course Outline: The discipline of "Business Etiquette" is ATE, a  component of choice. This discipline forms the professional knowledge and skills . The course is a scientific, theoretical and practical   foundation  of  the discipline "Business Etiquette." Its scope - the  widest  messages and studies  that  shed  light  on  the communication  in the business world. The main emphasis is on the analysis of  the  leading  states and  their implementation  in practice  based on research methods and projection. We consider the position of outstanding scientists of the past, as well as the concept of contemporary theorists and practitioners. Teaching the course "Business Etiquette" should be done in accordance with the requirements of the current research in this area.
Types of classroom studies : practical
Program Manager: Bayahmetova A.A. - Associate Professor of KSU.

Psychology of a competitive personality - 1 credit
Prerequisite : Sociology
Course Outline : The concept  and  the structure  of  a personality.  Stress-resistance  of  a  personality. The  development  of  capacities . Constructive  communication. Characteristics  of constructive  communication.  Regularities  of  perception  of  verbal and  nonverbal  information.  Constructive and  destructive  forms  of   influence on the interlocutor. Polemic.  Conflict and  its characteristics. Methods  of conflict resolution. Behavioral   strategies in conflict situations.  Preparing  for  a job interview. Self-presentation  as  a  factor in the formation of impressions of a partner in  dialogue. Strategies  and  techniques of  self-presentation. Major  stages  of professionalization. The  phenomenon  of  mental  burnout. The  notion  of  professional  deformation and destruction of a  personality . Ways to prevent destructive  states.
Types of classroom studies : practical, lecture
Program manager : Elchischeva O.V.

Paperwork in the Kazakh language - 1 credit
Prerequisite : Kazakh language.
Course Outline : Paperwork  as  a  scientific and academic discipline. The  of  value documents for implementation of management decisions. Current  state of paperwork.  Factors  affecting  its organization and technology in institutions of various levels of government.  Organizational , legal, social  and  psychological  aspects  of  recordkeeping.  The     concept of "documentary maintenance  of  management." DMM  relationship  with  the  psychology of  automated document processing. User  Records  Management - the basic regulation on the organization  and regulation  of  the  psychology  of  production . Standard  or  customized  instructions. Order  of development, the structure  of  information, approval  and  implementation  of  the rules. Relationship  of  the  departmental  workflow  and  document  storage  organization.
Post - requisites : Professionally-oriented  Kazakh language.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Managers : Esetayeva A.M., Irgizbayeva K.B. 

Culture studies - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Philosophy, political science, sociology.
Course Outline: The concept and essence of culture. Culture  as  human  world . The language of  culture . Forms of culture: art, religion, morality, science, law, and politics. Culture   and civilization. Typology  and  historical  dimension  of  culture. Archaic  culture  of  nomads.  Types  of  ancient  cultures  and civilizations. Antiquity  as  the  type  of  culture. Islamic  type  of medieval culture. Medieval  Kazakh  culture. Origins  and  main stages of  the development of  the Christian  type  of  culture. Russian  Orthodox  culture as a type of culture. Kazakh culture  at the  turn  of  the  eighteenth and late twentieth  century. Common  features of modern culture. Kazakh culture in the context of contemporary global processes. Cultural policy of sovereign Kazakhstan
Post-requisites :  The history of world civilizations.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program managers: Bondarenko Y.Y.,  Titarenko N.G. 

History of World Culture  - 3 credits
Prerequisites : History, philosophy.
The course outline: (relevance of the discipline for this specialty) History of World Culture - science of the origin, development of world culture in general and specifically in the areas and continents, in different historical epochs. Studying   the  discipline, the  students are introduced to the main achievements of the world culture in architecture, painting, cinema , literature, art, ballet,  etc., since  the  prehistoric  society to  the  present day. The  study  of  this  discipline contributes  to a better absorption   of  other  humanities: history, philosophy, sociology, political science, culture, science.
Post- requisites :  The history of world civilizations.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical
Program managers: Bondarenko Y.

Sources  Studies   - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Historiography.
The course outline:  Theory  of   sources  studies  as  an  independent branch (the formation and development).  Sources   studies  along  with   history  belongs  to a number of fundamental disciplines providing theoretical  and  methodological  training  of   historians. The fundamental nature of sources studies is  connected  to  an  important  feature  of  the  historical science – the  history  of  any  society  is not given to the historian in sequential form, and it can be cognized  only through historical sources.
Program Manager: Khusainov G.

Pedagogy  and  Developmental  Psychology - 3 credits 

Prerequisites: Philosophy, sociology, history, psychology.
The course outline: Pedagogy as a science of education.  Correlation  of   education, development,  identity   formation.  Holistic  educational  process. Education   in  complete pedagogical process:  concepts , features, functions. Forms  of   organization of teaching . Active  and  interactive  teaching methods. System  tools , forms  and  methods of education and training  of the individual. Theoretical   foundations  of  teaching   technologies . Priorities of  teaching  technologies . The  technique  of  forming  the  team. Vocational  and  pedagogical communication. Periodization  of  age development. Features  of  the  development in infancy. Cognition  and  behavior at an early age. Development  of  cognitive processes in the preschool years. Development  of  younger schoolchildren .  Development  in  adolescence  and  early adulthood. The  role  of  social  factors  in the development of personality.  Communication and its impact on the development of  a  personality. Achievements  of  children in this age. The emergence  and  early development stages  of a child's speech. Development  of coherent speech. Formation   of a personality’s   traits  and  psychological  formations. Assimilation  rules and norms of communication. Development  of  motivation and self-sufficiency. Situation   of personal    development   in adolescence.
Post- requisites : Methods  of teaching history.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Manager:  Berkenova G., Parkhomenko I.

History of the Turkic peoples - 3 credits
Prerequisites: History of Kazakhstan.
The course outline: Sources, periodization, the main Turkic peoples and ethno-cultural area of their residence, the ethno-genesis of Turkic peoples, the Huns and the great migration of the peoples , Turks relationship with neighbors (China, Byzantium, Iran); Turkic state on the territory of Kazakhstan, the  Khazar  Khanate, Bulgars ,  Oguz, Kipchaks; Turkic peoples and states during the Mongol domination; Seljuk state. Ottoman  Empire.  Turkic  peoples  of  Eurasia  in  modern  and  contemporary times. The problem of the unity of the Turkic peoples and the idea of Turanism. The culture  of Turkic peoples. Actual problems of modern Turkic studies  in  Kazakhstan  and  abroad.
Post- requisites : History of the Kazakh diaspora.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Manager: Nurseitov B.

Contemporary history of Kazakhstan-3 credits
Prerequisites:  The  History  of  Kazakhstan.
The course outline: The  contemporary  history  of  Kazakhstan  and  its  tasks.  Contemporary history of Kazakhstan – a  part  of  the history of  Kazakhstan. Sources  of  the  contemporary  time and  their  features. Historiography of  the discipline . The periods of the contemporary  time. Adoption of new conceptual approaches to the study  of  the  contemporary  history of Kazakhstan. Forms  and  methods  of  the  historical  processes  of the contemporary  time. Objectivity.  Historicism.
Post- requisites:  New History of Kazakhstan
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program  Manager: Koldybayeva S.

Historiography of the History of Foreign Countries- 2 credits
Prerequisites: Sources studies, Ancient history
The course outline : Historiography of the  history of foreign countries is an important element in the teaching  process of students  -  historians. Indeed, the Ancient world and the Middle Ages, were the historical periods , on the basis of  which almost all modern nations were formed. And  with  the study  of  the medieval history  ,  the formation of history as a science began .  Studying  the  historiography of foreign countries, beginning with the Ancient world and the Middle Ages, the student can trace the genesis and further development of historical science in Europe.
Post - requisites: Medieval History
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Manager: Logky D. 
                                              

Historical disciplines - 3 credits
Prerequisites : Ancient history, general history of the state and law.
The course outline : Auxiliary historical disciplines such as paleography, sources studies, metrology, numismatics, sphragistics, heraldry and genealogy are  an integral part of the historical sciences.  The importance  of these disciplines  is evident .They are necessary  to restore real historical events , their time and place in the world history. The  auxiliary  historical disciplines enrich the available data  , make it possible to see historical events in perspective and from different angles.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program managers : Shevnina I.

Archiving - 2 credits
Prerequisites : Sources studies, records management, auxiliary historical disciplines
The course outline : In the modern world with increasingly intensifying of  technocratic thinking many members of the public sphere  speak about the  responsibility of  the  society and the state to the past as one of the conditions  of preservation of mankind. An archivist and a historian will  help to ensure this need  , they will help to cognize the past , present and future .
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program manager : Nurseitov B.

The Theory of  the Historical Process and Historical Cognition - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Philosophy, historiography, sources studies .
The course outline: The  formation  of  "The theory of the historical process and historical cognition "as a scientific and academic discipline. The theory of  history  is   a specific form of historical knowledge. The  theory  of  the historical  process and  historical  cognition  - the foundation of historical sciences. The essence, the  general  trends  and  patterns  of  the development, scientific and social status of historical cognition . The need to define a conceptual study  of  the history  in  the context of  both  domestic and  foreign experience of modern historical  and methodological investigations .
Types of classes: lectures, practical.
Program  manager : Turezhanova S.

Methods of teaching history  - 4 credits
Prerequisites: Pedagogy, psychology ,  the  history  of  Kazakhstan, the  World History
The course outline : The place of  “ Methods of teaching history “ in pedagogy and the humanities . Methods  of  teaching  history  as  a  pedagogical science. The subject, object, objectives  and the  basic factors  of  teaching  history. Methods  of   teaching  social  history. The  role  and  place of  techniques in teaching  history at school . The  course  structure. Specificity of  the  sources and  methods  of   the  methodical research. The main stages  of  the  formation and development of methods of teaching history.
Program manager : Umbetova S.

Museology - 3 credits
Prerequisites : Archiving.
The course outline : Museology as a scientific discipline.  Research  methods.  Main social function  of  museums. History  museum  business, registration of  museum collections and storage. Acquisitions of the museum,  a  museum  exhibition. Problems  and  prospects   of museums in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's   independence - a dynamic impetus to the progressive development of museums  and  museum work.  Musefication  of  historical monuments  of  Kazakhstan.  Presidential  Center  of  Culture  of the  Republic of  Kazakhstan. The  Museum  of  the First President  of  Kazakhstan.  The  Museum  of  the History of Turkestan. The  National   Museum  of  the  Republic  of  Kazakhstan. Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan  on  protection  of historical monuments. Official permission of the Government of Kazakhstan on the entry in the register of historical monuments  and  artifacts  of the historical past.
Post- requisites :  local history.
Types of classroom studies :  lectures, practical.
Program Manager: Ibrayev E.

History of the Kazakh diaspora - 3 credits
Prerequisites : Ethnology.
The course outline: The purpose and objectives. Kazakh  diaspora  -   the  theory of migration. The formation  of  Kazakh diaspora  and  irredenta.  Conditions   and  causes  of  the emergence of  Kazakh diaspora  and  irredenta .  Economic, political, social and ideological roots of the diaspora. The evolution  at  the  modern  stage. The  history  of  the  Kazakh  diaspora .The  importance of studying  the  Kazakh  diaspora  and  irredenta.  The  historical  events of the XX century. Problems and reasons for  the  migration  of  Kazakhs. Labor  emigration  .  Kazakh diaspora  in  the second  half  of  the  20th century. Modern  development of the Kazakh diaspora. The  process  of returning   the Kazakhs  to  their  historical  homeland.
Types of classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program Manager: Ibrayev E.

Modern and Contemporary History of Europe and America, Asia and Africa-3 credits
Prerequisites: General History of State and Law.
Course Outline: The subject of the course " Modern  Time " and "Modern History." The  historical  contents of the epoch . General  characteristics  and  main problems of the history of modern times.  The  place  of  the  Modern history  in the history of mankind.  Principles  and criteria for the  new periodization of  the  history.  Formational  concept.  Historical  cycles. Contents  of contemporary  history. Discussion  of  the problems  of  the periodization of the contemporary  history. Formational  approach  to  the historical  process.
Types of  classroom studies : lectures, practical.
Program  Managers : Khusainov G., Ermenbayeva G.

History of the  spiritual culture of the Kazakh people-3 credits
Prerequisites: History of Kazakhstan.
The course outline: The course "History of the spiritual culture of the Kazakh people" covers the period from antiquity to the early 20th century. National culture - is a complex of multi-piece education system (increasingly complex - as the historical evolution), consisting of interrelated and hierarchically subordinate structural elements.  The  contents  of  spiritual   culture  include components such as religious and philosophical ideas and concepts, ideals and teachings cosmogonic  knowledge, cults, customs, rituals, art, writing, fiction.
Program Manager:  Nurushev G.

Historical ethnography-3 credits
Prerequisites: archeology, ethnography, history.
The course outline: The forms of  the  work on  the   development  of the  activity of pupils, comprehensive approaches to  education and training. Protection and promotion of monuments of history, culture  and  landscape of  the  native land. Generalization  and  transfer of  the  experience of  the work  on  local history to the  students. Local history - a way to the cognition of  the  world. The contact  of  the  local history with archeology and its methods. Protection of monuments.  The  appliance  of  archaeological materials  at  school. Methods  of  a regional ethnographer’s  work . Ethnographic  materials. Ethnographic  institutions  and  publications. The  terminology  of  the  subject. Methods  of  gathering  material. Monuments  of architecture and art. Written sources, manuscripts, books, periodicals, government archives, oral sources of local history. Onomastics , collecting folklore. Ethnography  in   the  classroom.  Regional  studies  on the  levels of  history. Elective  classes  on  local  history. Basic forms  of  historical regional - work. Historical  and  Regional Studies expedition. Law  on  the Protection  of Monuments  of  History.
Post- requisites: understanding  and  knowledge  of  the law  on  the  protection  and  use of historical  monuments of the RK.
Program Manager:  Umbetova S.