Code and classification of the field of education: 6B08 «Agriculture and biological resources»

Code and classification of the areas of training: 6B08088 «Farm Management».

Awarded degree: The Bachelor of Agriculture in the EP «Farm Management».

Duration of study: 4 years, full-time form of education

The purpose of the educational program: training of competitive specialists with general cultural and professional competencies in accordance with the requirements of specialist training and satisfying the requirements of employers.

The objectives of the educational program:

• The formation of universal and socio-personal values ​​of the graduate;
• The formation of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the necessary professional competencies in the field of livestock and crop production;
• Form the readiness of the graduate for professional activities, mobility, and continuous professional and moral improvement.

General characteristics of the educational program

The educational program “Farm Management” was developed in accordance with the classifier of training areas with higher and postgraduate education and agreed with the Dublin descriptors and the European qualifications framework.

The educational program is focused on providing comprehensive and high-quality training for competitive, highly qualified specialists in the field of animal husbandry and crop production, capable of solving theoretical and practical problems of professional activity in modern conditions.

Currently, specialists are in demand that have in-depth knowledge of the chosen in the field of education and possess the skills of the specialty in the production of agricultural products, including livestock and crop production. Consequently, the specialist of the new formation must be prepared to work on farms of various forms of ownership, where different types of livestock and crop production are produced. In this regard, the training of specialists in the educational program "Farm Management" is very relevant.

The educational program is designed on the basis of a system for studying disciplines and includes 12 modules that form general educational and professional competencies.

The educational program includes theoretical training in the amount of 205 credits and practical training in the amount of 15 credits and final control - 12 credits. At the same time, the student must master 51 credits or 1530 hours for the compulsory component (GE cycle), 86 credits or 2580 hours for the university component and 91 credits or 2730 hours for the component of choice.

Professional Areas

Graduates who have mastered the undergraduate program of the educational program “Farm Management” can work at agricultural enterprises, in divisions of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and scientific institutions.

Professional competencies

know and understand: modern methods of production and processing of livestock and crop products; determination of breeding and productive qualities of farm animals; methods of marketing research and information; able to apply various theoretical and practical methods for the analysis and solution of production situations; existing and new technologies in the field of growing and keeping agricultural animals and plants; existing modern and new innovative management technologies in the field of livestock and crop production; economic aspects of quality and safety of products; communication skills and inner need to maintain professional competence; laws related to the cultivation of cattle, small cattle, technology for the production of milk, beef, horse meat, lamb and wool; flexibility and mobility in various conditions and situations related to professional activities; fundamentals of farm management; basic principles of business planning at livestock and crop production enterprises; basic principles of marketing, commercial issues in households.

be able to: apply the knowledge acquired in the learning process, skills in professional activities; plan, organize production activities to obtain high-quality livestock and crop products; manage existing processes based on a systematic approach to analyzing the quality of products and raw materials; work with information management technologies in the economy; use innovative methods and tools in practice to increase production; analyze the balance of feed, develop pasture rotation schemes, a green conveyor, technology for the procurement, storage and use of different types of feed.

have skills: in solving organizational and economic issues; application of modern technology for feeding and keeping animals and cultivating crops; to perform laboratory experiments; on making adjustments to agricultural practices and developing recommendations for the efficient and rational use of land, to distribute labor resources, give clear and efficient instructions, monitoring the progress of production of crop and livestock products; on the organization of work on the cultivation of farm animals and high-quality varietal seeds and planting material; in the application of advanced progressive technology for the cultivation of farm animals and crops, taking into account world achievements.