The University provides postgraduate military education through master’s and doctoral programmes and carries out retraining and advanced training of military personnel.
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITYThe University offers postgraduate programmes — master’s and doctoral studies. The master’s level covers 9 specialisations and 22 qualifications; the doctoral level offers three programmes.
Master’s programmes
- Management in Military Affairs;
- Management in the National Guard;
- Logistics in Military Affairs;
- Social and Ideological Work in a Military Unit;
- Cybersecurity and Information Security Systems in Military Affairs;
- Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection and Ecology in Military Affairs;
- Strategic Management in Military Affairs;
- Management in the Sphere of State Security.
Doctoral programmes
- Military Art;
- Military History;
- Armaments and Military Equipment.
01Faculties
Faculties
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Faculty “Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces”
The faculty that trains master’s and doctoral students for the strategic and operational-strategic levels of command. - 02
Faculty of Land Forces
The faculty training operational-tactical personnel in the master’s programme “Management in Military Affairs”. - 03
Faculty of Air Defense Forces
The faculty training personnel for operational-tactical command of air defense and air force units. - 04
Faculty of Comprehensive Support
The faculty training personnel in comprehensive troop support, military logistics, cybersecurity and military medicine. - 05
Faculty of the National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The faculty training operational-tactical personnel for the National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan. - 06
Faculty of the State Security Service
The faculty established in 2017 to train State Security Service personnel on an interagency basis.
02Programmes
Programmes
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Advanced training: operational-tactical level of command
Courses within the system of additional military education.Advanced training - 02
Advanced training: operational-strategic level of command
Courses within the system of additional military education.Advanced training - 03
8D12103 — Armaments and Military Equipment
Training of Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) in armaments and military equipment.Doctorate · ● Confirm admission dates - 04
8D12102 — Military History
Training of Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) in military history.Doctorate · ● Confirm admission dates - 05
8D12101 — Military Art
Training of Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) in operational art.Doctorate · ● Confirm admission dates - 06
Management in the Sphere of State Security
Organisation of protection and defense of facilities.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 07
Strategic Management in Military Affairs
Management at the strategic level.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 08
Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection and Ecology in Military Affairs
Command of CBRN defense troops.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 09
Cybersecurity and Information Security Systems in Military Affairs
Management of cybersecurity systems.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 10
Social and Ideological Work in a Military Unit
Organisation of educational and ideological work.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 11
Logistics in Military Affairs
Technical support and logistic support management.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 12
Management in the National Guard
Command of National Guard operations, civil defense, technical support management and organisation of educational and ideological work.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates - 13
Management in Military Affairs
Qualifications: command of motorised rifle, tank and airborne assault units, missile forces and artillery, electronic warfare, engineer troops, mobilisation training, air defense and air force units.Master's · ● Confirm admission dates
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