Area Code and Classification: 8D09 Veterinary Medicine 

Code and classification of training areas: 8D091 –“Veterinary Medicine” 

Qualification: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program “Veterinarywelfareof animals’ 

Training term: 3 years, scientific and pedagogical 

Form of study: full-time 

The EP of 8D09 “Veterinary” specialty was developed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework and professional standards, consistent with the Dublin descriptors and the European Qualifications Framework, based on the State Compulsory Higher Education Standard, approved by order of the Minister of Education and Science dated October 31, 2018 (№604) and the Standard Curriculum of 8D09 –“Veterinary” specialty. EP is designed on the basis of a modular system for the study of disciplines and contains 5 modules that form general cultural, special language and professional competencies. 

Thetopicality of the EP corresponds to the main directions of international research in specific branches of the veterinary sciences; they form the skills and abilities of doctoral students in conducting modern scientific work and integration into the world scientific community. The peculiarity of the EP is that it provides the labor market demand for scientific and practical personnel of the veterinary profile who have special competencies in the field of epidemiology, modeling and molecular biological research of infectious diseases, biotechnology for reproduction of farm animals stocks, food safety management of animal products in conditions of globalization of the world economy.

The competitive advantages of the study program are in the aims to conduct comprehensive research by doctoral students and implement interdisciplinary research projects that solve specific significant regional problems of Kazakhstan in the field of agriculture, health care and veterinary medicine.

Theuniqueness of the program is in the fact that the process of its implementation is carried out in the framework of international, republican and grantresearch projects, as well as direct contracts with business entities that allow doctoral students to use the material and technical platforms and resources of the university, other scientific institutions and enterprises when conducting research to achieve innovative results that meet international standards.

The EP stakeholders are official veterinary services, laboratories of regional, regional and republican significance of Kazakhstan, NCE Atameken, agro-industrial enterprises, leading research institutes of Kazakhstan of a veterinary and biological profile. 

Structure

The number of credits is 180, of which: theoretical training is 53 credits, for practical training (all types of internships) - 115 credits, final attestation - 12 credits. 

Professional activities

• implementation of research activities in scientific and design organizations of veterinary, biological and agricultural areas;
• pedagogical activity in organizations of secondary, higher, and additional professional agricultural, technological, and biological education;
• participation in the management of the state, interstate veterinary service, as well as the control and supervision of dangerous infectious and non-infectious animal diseases;
• organization of production, research and business structures. 

Types of professional activities 

Doctors of philosophy (PhD) 8D09 –“Veterinary” can perform the following professional activities:

• production and management;
• organizational and technological;
• research;
• project;
• pedagogical.

Specific activities are determined by the content of the educational program. 

Comprehensive Competences

EP for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of 8D09 –“Veterinary”specialty:

are aware of:

• the idea of the evolution, the basic concepts of world and domestic achievements of veterinary, agricultural and biological sciences and practice;
• compliance with the principles of scientific ethics;
• knowledge of international and domestic veterinary legislation and regulatory documents; methodologies of scientific knowledge; 

Basic Competences

 The following basic values are defined:

• conducting a professional and comprehensive analysis of problems in the relevant field;
• the ability of interpersonal communication and human resource management, university training specialists;
• have patent search skills; protection of intellectual property rights; analysis of scientific the theories and ideas;
• have public speaking and experience in public speaking at scientific forums;
• possession of knowledge in the field of economic policy of the state, management of enterprises and economic entities of agricultural profile.
• foreign language skills for scientific communication and international cooperation. 

Professional Competences

• organization of scientific and educational activities in the context of globalization, rapid updating and growth of information flows;
• implementation of management of theoretical, experimental and applied research;
• possession of scientific methodology, modern software products for processing results;
• competent examination of scientific projects and research;
• possession of pedagogical methodologies of higher and specialized secondary education;
• ensuring continuous professional growth. 

Base of professional internship

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of 8D09 –“Veterinary” specialty can take professional internship in the following institutions:

• In institutions of the state veterinary service, in veterinary stations at the border and transport, at checkpoints;
• at the enterprises for the manufacture and control of biological preparations and biologically active substances;
• in research institutes, in public and private veterinary organizations;
• enterprises, organizations leading the training and retraining of veterinary specialists;
• research and development, design organizations in the field of veterinary medicine. 

Abdrakhmanov Talgat Zhunusovich, Email:  talgat.abd@mail.ru, Contact:  8-7172-297-247