6B05401 - MATHEMATICS

Accreditation (year of passage, period of passage):

According to the results of the evaluation conducted in 2020 by the external expert commission of the “Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating” (IAAR), the educational program 6B05401 Mathematics was accredited for a period of 7 years (No. AB 4004/1, 13.11.2020; valid from 20.05.2020 to 19.05.2027).

Training period. 
Day dressing: 4 years on the basis of secondary general education.

Academic degree awarded: Bachelor of Science in Education 6B05401 Mathematics.

Purpose of the Educational Program: training of highly qualified specialists in the fields of mathematics and statistics, the formation of a competent specialist capable of creatively and highly professionally solving socially significant problems in the professional field of activity at the modern scientific and practical level.

Field of professional activity:

• research organizations;
• educational institutions;
• banking sector;
• insurance companies;
• financial institutions.

Objects of professional activity:

research organizations, design and engineering bureaus, firms and companies; enterprises and institutions using mathematical methods in their work; administrative management; Insurance companies; financial structures, business, economics.

Subject of professional activity:

scientific research in areas using mathematical methods and computer technology; theoretical development of mathematical models in the natural sciences, technology, economics; development of effective methods for solving the problems of science and technology, economics and management; software and information support for scientific, research and management activities; actuarial mathematics.

Functions and types of professional activity

Types of professional activities: 

• scientific research;
• Design;
• organizational and technological, production and management;
• Experimental;
• Predictive;
• mathematical and economic;
• Financial.

Functions of professional activities:

• development of mathematical models and software systems for solving problems of natural sciences;
• development of mathematical models and software systems for solving economic problems;
• formulation and solution of problems of theoretical and applied mathematics, statistics and actuarial mathematics;
• Conducting big data analysis.

List of specialist positions: 

• specialist of research organizations;
• specialist of educational organizations;
• Banking Specialist;
• specialist of insurance companies;
• specialist in financial structures;
• Data Mining Specialist.

Learning Outcomes of the Educational Program:

1. Possess basic knowledge in theoretical and applied mathematics, computer science, and modern information technologies, and have an understanding of artificial intelligence.
2. Have an understanding of entrepreneurship, legal norms, and aspects of personal professional development; consciously apply the principles of sustainable development, strive for continuous improvement, and have the ability to plan and implement long-term intellectual, cultural, moral, and professional self-development; apply the basic principles of academic integrity.
3. Be able to collect and interpret information to form judgments considering social, ethical, and scientific aspects; ensure interdisciplinary connections between mathematics and statistics courses and other disciplines.
4. Be able to solve problems in the main branches of mathematics, including actuarial mathematics and statistics.
5. Possess research skills in using information and communication technologies, software tools, and computer networks; be able to create databases, use Internet resources, and work with artificial intelligence in solving mathematical problems.
6. Have a solid foundation in fundamental mathematics and computer science, be ready to apply acquired knowledge in professional activities, and demonstrate the ability for successful and positive business communication in the state language and other languages.
7. Be able to recognize the applied aspect in solving a scientific problem, competently present and interpret results; analyze outcomes and adjust the mathematical model underlying the problem.
8. Be proficient in methods of mathematical and algorithmic modeling when analyzing management tasks in scientific and technical fields, as well as in economics, business, and the humanities.
9. Be fluent in Kazakh, Russian, and a foreign language of instruction, and master basic methods and techniques of various types of oral and written communication within the competencies of a specialist in mathematics and statistics; know the general principles of academic writing.
10. Have skills for independent acquisition of new knowledge and abilities in law, management, and business, as well as basics of financial literacy.

Practical bases: Department of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Aktobe region, Bereke Bank, Bank CenterCredit, Eurasian Bank, Scientific Center for Applied Mathematics and Informatics of Zhubanov University.