Educational program

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Code – Speciality 6B08601 - Water Resources and Water Use
The aim of the educational program

To provide students with high-quality education focused on water resources and water use for scientific, industrial and educational activities in modern conditions of industrial development, including knowledge, skills and practical skills in this industry.
Graduate model
Graduate qualification Professional sphere:

The field of design, construction and operation of water management, hydro-reclamation and hydropower facilities.
The object of professional occupation:

- water management and hydropower systems, complexes, enterprises;
- hydraulic structures for various purposes: spillways, water outlets, water intakes, hydroelectric power stations, pumping stations, fish protection structures;
- reclaimed lands;
- research, design and engineering organizations.
Types of professional occupation:

- design, construction and operation of water management and hydropower facilities, complex hydraulic units and hydraulic structures, hydropower and pumping stations;
- assessment of their economic efficiency and environmental safety;
- management of water management systems, technological methods of operational management of water and other soil regimes.
Functions of professional occupation:

- organize and manage the work of design, water management, hydropower, agricultural, municipal organizations and enterprises;
- to carry out research work in educational organizations and research centers of water, agriculture and energy management;
- to carry out expertise, supervision and control over the use of water resources, audit and monitoring of water management facilities, etc.
Graduate competences map
Formed core competencies Program outcome
1. Evaluate different situations based on a holistic systemic scientific worldview Analyze information of philosophical and historical content, methods of discussion and controversy
Express a thought, reasonably defend one’s own opinion on issues of social significance
2. Ability to carry out environmental assessment of the state of water resources, development of measures for the conservation and restoration of water bodies, rational use and effective management of water resources using GIS technologies To assess the ecological condition of water bodies, develop measures for the conservation and restoration of water bodies, have the skills to work with computer programs of GIS technologies for integrated management and integrated use of water resources.
3. Carry out cultural and verbal communication using modern communication tools and technologies Demonstrate proficiency in written, oral, and non-verbal communication
Search and process information using ICT
4. Define a person in a social environment and focus on a healthy lifestyle Demonstrate knowledge that contributes to the formation of a holistic personality in the economic and legal environment and increase the responsibility of the individual
Apply methods of ensuring the safety of social systems in order to preserve, develop and effectively function of an individual, society and the state
5. Ability to solve professional problems based on the integration of knowledge in the field of natural and technical sciences Design systems in the field of water management based on the integration of knowledge from various fields of science and technology
6. Ability to apply design documentation and regulatory legal acts in the field of environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, safety requirements, when performing professional tasks Design water management systems taking into account environmental principles, safety requirements, legal aspects, and the code of professional ethics.
7. Ability to develop measures to increase the investment attractiveness of water management facilities Design water management and hydropower facilities based on modern technologies.
8. Ability to collect, analyze and process initial data necessary to solve professional problems Participate in hydrological observations, in carrying out hydrometric work on the river, carry out desk processing of data, take water samples, analyze the chemical composition of water.
Be able to collect and analyze materials from hydrological and cartographic knowledge of the territory, hydrological and hydrometric observations, surveys of past years, and process them
9. Ability to perform calculations using standard methods for designing water management systems and structures, selecting equipment and structures Develop and implement projects of water management enterprises.
Perform hydrological calculations, hydraulic calculations of water supply and sewerage systems, apply methods of drawing up the balance of water bodies.
10. Ability to organize and perform work that ensures the safe operation and modernization of water management facilities. Have knowledge of equipment maintenance and repair, be able to evaluate the operational parameters of water management systems.
Modular Curriculum
Secondary disciplines Base disciplines Profiling disciplines