What can you do with the MAPSIR degree?

MAPSIR is a great choice if you intend to pursue a career in government, academia, or other fields related to governance and policy. MAPSIR graduates go on to work for national and local governments, international organizations, and firms that interact with government agencies. The degree also offers excellent training to students who wish to pursue further graduate work at the Ph.D. level. MAPSIR graduates have found attractive jobs in various government agencies and think-tanks.

What will you gain?
Strong academic, research and analytical skills:

• Proficiency in problem-solving approaches taken by political scientists and other social scientists
• An understanding of the questions and theories of international relations and comparative politics
• The ability to conduct and complete a graduate thesis utilizing social science research methods and to explain the project’s contribution to academic and applied settings

What can you do with the MAE degree?

Armed with the MAE degree, and if you are not interested in further study (PhD), you are aiming at highly specialized roles in a variety of sectors such as

• Professional economist careers
• Economics careers in banking
• Economics careers in accountancy
• Economics careers in business and financial consultancy
• Economics careers in the public sector, international organizations, and non-profit organizations
• Insurance, actuarial, and data analysis careers in economics

For many highly specialized economics jobs, particularly research based and advisory roles, the MAE can be an excellent asset.

What will I gain?

MAE graduates will acquire the following academic, research, and analytical skills:

• Solid understanding of micro and macroeconomic theory
• Deployment of a wide array of economic models, ability to evaluate their applicability and shortcomings
• Knowledge of statistical and analytical techniques
• Ability to conduct econometric analyses using a variety of econometric models and statistical software packages
• Expertise in applying theory and quantitative tools to actual economic problems
• Ability to review and critically assess the existing bod of research in economics
• Ability to communicate economic information and results both in a technical way to peers and in a more general way for policy recommendation and decision making

What will you gain?

Eurasian Studies graduates will gain the following academic, research and analytical skills:

• To prepare program graduates with a solid foundation in research methods and skills across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences that will enable them to conduct independent research at graduate level
• To ensure that program graduates understand and can explain the major issues in the history, society, and culture of the Eurasian region.
• To train program graduates to apply their methodological training and research findings independently across a wide range of scholarly and practical settings.
• An excellent level of academic English and the ability to read, write and speak at least one of the languages of the Eurasian region.

Discipline core courses in advanced prokaryotic, eukaryotic molecular cellular and structural biology are accompanied by a life sciences-oriented statistics course that will enable students to analysis data. Other core courses in applied bioinformatics, advanced biotechnology and cellular biophysics offer students the necessary theoretical knowledge and methodological skill set for specialization supported by research electives in immunology, neuroscience, cancer biology, environ mental systems, drug design and development, synthetic biology, or gene therapy. Courses in education, innovation and entrepreneurship compliment the discipline-specific courses. All courses
are taught by faculty selected from the Department of Biology and SST based on subject-relevant teaching and research experiences. The courses of the entire program will consist of lectures, problem- and team- based learning courses, seminars, practical and experimental approaches. Latest research findings will be fully integrated into the teaching. English language will be used throughout the program.

Framework of the MSc in Biological Sciences and Technologies Program:

SST Biology Department Faculty can be found here. 

Admission Process, Procedures and Standards

The Program Admission’s Committee will be responsible for the admission of students into the program. Commonly recognized quantitative measures will play an important role in the admissions process. Students must have earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology or equivalent qualifications as determined by the Program Admission’s Committee, with a minimum GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00 or equivalent qualification. The program’s Admissions Committee may require students to take certain undergraduate courses if they are lacking adequate background in areas of biology that are essential for succeeding in this program.

Every applicant to the M.Sc. in Biological Sciences and Technologies program is required to submit an application package in English (or notarized English translation) on-line (admissions.nu.edu.kz) as well as hard copies to the following address: 53, Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan, Graduate Admissions Department before the deadline set by the Admissions Committee:

• Complete application form for Master of Science in Biological Sciences and Technologies program, which is available at http://admissions.nu.edu.kz.
• official copy of degree diplomas-certificates with transcripts (with notarized English translation);
• IELTS (test score of 6.5; with subscore requirement no less than 6.0) or the equivalent or the equivalent TOEFL score as posted on the ETS website;
• official copy of Passport/national ID (with notarized English translation);
• GRE test reports/certificates (optional) valid as of commencement of the Master of Science in Biological Science program;
• two letters of recommendation;
• resume (up to two A4 pages);
• personal essay articulating the reasons for seeking a Master of Science in Biological Sciences program at Nazarbayev University (500 – 700 words);

Applicants with incomplete packages will not be considered until a completed application package is provided.The program Admissions Committee will offer admission to applicants according to their level of qualifications and the availability of a suitable thesis supervisor in accordance with the regulations of admission (Regulations for admissions).

The two-year 120 ECTS credit MSc Program in Chemistry is research intensive second cycle program designed according the Bologna requirements.

The curriculum of the program consists of three different types of courses:

• Type A. Core courses (24 ECTS),
• Type B. Elective courses (30 ECTS), and
• Type C. Teaching and Research courses (36 ECTS) and Thesis (30 ECTS)

Compulsory courses of type A (core courses) are designed to give a solid and wide base of advanced knowledge in the different areas of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry). These courses are therefore planned for the first year.

By mean of the selection of the optional courses of type B (elective courses) the Student will have the opportunity to define his/her personalized specialization of interest for research and working purposes. These courses are planned for the first year (second semester) and second-year (first semester).

Teaching and research courses are delivered across SST Graduate Programs within the approved Graduate Program Framework.

The graduates are expected to acquire advanced chemical, physical, mathematical, computational (calculation and simulation), and laboratory experimental skills as relevant to the subjects of their Master projects. They are further expected to become exposed to the international research environment and to acquire strong scientific communication skills. The program design takes advantage of the faculty expertise and the laboratory resources of the School of Science and Humanities, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, National Laboratory of Astana, School of mining and Geoscience.

Application Requirements:

Applicants applying to the Master of Science in Chemistry program are expected to have:

1. a Bachelors’ degree in Chemistry or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;
2. have an overall GPA of 2.75 in a scale of 4.0;
3. the required level of English proficiency as indicated below
4. 2 letters of recommendation;
5. a personal statement of purpose;
6. submission of a valid IELTS or TOEFL test report (must be submitted).

Required Level of English Proficiency:

The absolute minimum requirement for English language proficiency test reports for admission to the Master of Science in Robotics program is overall IELTS test score of 6.5 (with sub-score requirements no less than 6.0), or the equivalent TOEFL score as posted on the ETS website.

Applicants to the Master of Science in Robotics program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, can be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:

• one of their earlier academic degrees was earned in a country with English as the language of official communication, academic instruction and daily life;
• an undergraduate degree was earned in a program which was officially taught in English;
• the applicant is a graduate of Nazarbayev University

Framework of the SSH Physics Master’s Program:

Students are expected to become exposed to the international research environment. The program is designed to take advantage of the faculty expertise and the laboratory resources of the School of Science and Humanities, and Nazarbayev University Research and Innovation System.

Graduates of the program will have advanced research skills that will enable them to make significant ongoing contributions in technologically diverse environments, both in Kazakhstan and abroad.

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Application Requirements:

Applicants applying to the Master of Science in Physics program are expected to have:

1. an undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, to be determined by the Admissions Committee;
2. a minimum CGPA of 2.75;
3. the required level of English proficiency as indicated below
4. 2 letters of recommendation;
5. a personal statement of purpose;
6. submission of a valid IELTS or TOEFL test report  (must be submitted) unless the conditions for exemption are met (see below).

Required Level of English Proficiency:

The absolute minimum requirement for English language proficiency test reports for admission to the Master of Science in Physics program is overall IELTS test score of 6.5 (with sub-score requirements no less than 6.0), or the equivalent TOEFL score as posted on the ETS website.

Applicants to the Master of Science in Physics program, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, can be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test report if:

• one of their earlier academic degrees was earned in a country with English as the language of official communication, academic instruction and daily life;
• an undergraduate degree was earned in a program which was officially taught in English;
• the applicant is a graduate of Nazarbayev University