PhD in Philology

Main Campus, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

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36 monthsProgram duration

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

Shortlist

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Code – Specialty:

8D02304 – Philology

Form of study, term:

full time, 3 years

Degree:

Academic degree of Ph.D. in 8D02304-“Philology”

Objects of professional activity:

higher education institutions;
research institutes;
research divisions of the university.
areas of professional activity:
specialist, leading specialist, leading philologist;
research assistant in research institutes and centers;
philologist in higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
philologist in secondary vocational schools, secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums.

Types of professional activities:

research,
scientific and pedagogical;
educational and pedagogical;
organizational and pedagogical.

Professional disciplines:

Scientific priorities of the Kazakh philology in the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the 21st century
Fundamentals of cognitive term
Literary comparative
Functional linguistics
Folklore
Fundamentals of national discourse
Problems of Psychology in Kazakh Literature
Modern Literary Process and Classics of the 20th Century
Linguistics of XX century
Epic tradition and chronotop
Media education
World mythology
World linguistics

Practice and internships:

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University;
Orenburg State University (Russian Federation);
Bashkir State University (Russian Federation);
Kazan Federal University (Russian Federation);
Southern Ural State University (Russian Federation).

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Code – Specialty:

8D02304 – Philology

Form of study, term:

full time, 3 years

Degree:

Academic degree of Ph.D. in 8D02304-“Philology”

Objects of professional activity:

higher education institutions;
research institutes;
research divisions of the university.
areas of professional activity:
specialist, leading specialist, leading philologist;
research assistant in research institutes and centers;
philologist in higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
philologist in secondary vocational schools, secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums.

Types of professional activities:

research,
scientific and pedagogical;
educational and pedagogical;
organizational and pedagogical.

Professional disciplines:

Scientific priorities of the Kazakh philology in the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the 21st century
Fundamentals of cognitive term
Literary comparative
Functional linguistics
Folklore
Fundamentals of national discourse
Problems of Psychology in Kazakh Literature
Modern Literary Process and Classics of the 20th Century
Linguistics of XX century
Epic tradition and chronotop
Media education
World mythology
World linguistics

Practice and internships:

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University;
Orenburg State University (Russian Federation);
Bashkir State University (Russian Federation);
Kazan Federal University (Russian Federation);
Southern Ural State University (Russian Federation).

Admission Requirements

TOEFL

46+

IELTS

5.5+

GPA

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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