PhD in History

Main Campus, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

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36 monthsProgramme duration

Jan, SepStarting Month

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Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Cipher – name of the specialty:

8D02201 – History

Training period:

The scientific and pedagogical direction is – 3 years
Profile – 3 years

Awarded degree:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), specialty 8D02201 – History
Doctor of Arts in specialty 8D02201 – History

Sphere of professional activity:

educational (pedagogical) activity in the system of higher education,
research work,
management activities in the foreign economic and foreign policy areas,
project: design, research institutes and organizations as senior and junior research associates, consultants.

Subject of professional activity:

historical sources, library collections, special scientific research in the field of world and national history;
knowledge of the methodology and practical skills of historical and interdisciplinary scientific research and the ability to implement them in analytical, research and teaching activities.

Objects of professional activity:

Higher educational institutions; scientific research institutes, departmental scientific research organizations, control and analytical services of the bodies of internal policy of state administration, museums and archives.

Types of professional activity:

pedagogical activity;
research activities;
cultural and educational activities;
organizational and management activities;
expert and analytical activities.

Practical bases:

Aktobe Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
Aktobe Regional State Archives

Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Cipher – name of the specialty:

8D02201 – History

Training period:

The scientific and pedagogical direction is – 3 years
Profile – 3 years

Awarded degree:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), specialty 8D02201 – History
Doctor of Arts in specialty 8D02201 – History

Sphere of professional activity:

educational (pedagogical) activity in the system of higher education,
research work,
management activities in the foreign economic and foreign policy areas,
project: design, research institutes and organizations as senior and junior research associates, consultants.

Subject of professional activity:

historical sources, library collections, special scientific research in the field of world and national history;
knowledge of the methodology and practical skills of historical and interdisciplinary scientific research and the ability to implement them in analytical, research and teaching activities.

Objects of professional activity:

Higher educational institutions; scientific research institutes, departmental scientific research organizations, control and analytical services of the bodies of internal policy of state administration, museums and archives.

Types of professional activity:

pedagogical activity;
research activities;
cultural and educational activities;
organizational and management activities;
expert and analytical activities.

Practical bases:

Aktobe Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
Aktobe Regional State Archives

Admission Requirements

GPA

IELTS

5.5+

TOEFL

46+

WHO CAN APPLY?

Foreign citizen, including a person of Kazakh nationality who is not citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

having diploma of master with at least 3.0 (out of 4) GPA or its equivalent in educational institutions;
having an international certificate confirming the knowledge of a foreign language.

THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

passport;
copy of document on previous level of education (with transcript);
motivational essay in Kazakh or Russian or English languages:
2 letters of recommendation in Kazakh or Russian or English from the educational organization in which the applicant studied, or from the employer:
a medical certificate for study abroad, containing the conclusions of a therapist, narcologist, psychiatrist, as well as data from an X-ray (fluorographic) examination, laboratory tests, as well as a medical certificate confirming the absence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) and AIDS, issued by official health authority of the applicant's country of residence;
international certificate confirming the knowledge of a foreign language;
application form;
letter of invitation from the Kazakhstan university (if available).

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Jan

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

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