Digital management
and design
Potential applicants can apply for a state grant
Digital Management and Design is a interdisciplinary educational program and covers various fields, such as management, information technology, and economics, in order to deepen students' understanding of digital transformation and equip them with tools to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technologies.
The unique features of the academic environment of this program are working on projects, applying knowledge in the development of innovative entrepreneurial projects, developing interpersonal communication skills and interacting with the startup community.
Digital Management and Design is a interdisciplinary educational program and covers various fields, such as management, information technology, and economics, in order to deepen students' understanding of digital transformation and equip them with tools to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technologies.
The unique features of the academic environment of this program are working on projects, applying knowledge in the development of innovative entrepreneurial projects, developing interpersonal communication skills and interacting with the startup community.
Strengths of the program:
- · Universal knowledge applicable in a wide range of specialties
· High analytical capabilities in demand for management team
· Focus on the strategic development of organizations of any form of ownership
· Ability to consistently and critically comprehend complex processes and their interrelationships
· Application of modern information technologies
· Interdisciplinary character and team work
Goal of the program:
- Provide practice-oriented training of highly qualified specialists in software development, project management and media design in companies undergoing digital transformation, related to the industries of media, marketing and modeling, as well as to create conditions for continuous professional self-improvement, development of social and personal competencies of specialists, expanding social mobility and competitiveness in the labor market
Program features
The proposed program is new for market of Kazakhstan, as graduates will master the skills of professional judgment, analysis of relevant information through mathematical modelling; the ability to model objects and structures for scripting in the digital media environment and the choice of technology tools for rendering and shaping in the design and processing process; design interface components, define UX/UI methodology, create and animate 2D / 3D spatial objects in the media industry, and use modern programming environments to design and implement game design.
Program structure
- The volume of program curriculum is 246 ECTS credits, studied over 4 years. Unlike in traditional program layouts, our students dive into their professional disciplines from Year 1, while the study of general education component is spread out throughout the entire program length. Thanks to this, starting from Year 3 our students are already equipped to begin gaining some practical experience in their chosen profession.
Core disciplines of the program
· Programming Technology (Java)
· Linear Algebra
· Algorithmization and programming (C++)
· WEB Fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
· Enterprise Development (Spring Framework)
· Algorithms and Data Structure (C++)
· Database Management System (PostgreSQL)
· WEB Development Basics (PHP)
· Discrete mathematics
· Front-end development (Angular)
· Laravel Framework (PHP)
· Programming Technologies (Python)
· Design patterns
· Mathematical analysis
· Django Framework
· Information Security Fundamentals
· Software Engineering
· Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
· Computer architecture and operating systems
· Web design
· Organizational effectiveness skills
· UX / UI Fundamentals
· Marketing Basics
· Customer Development
· Organizational behavior
· 2D Design and Animation
· Leadership and communication
· 3D Modeling and animation
· Front End programming
· Digital transformation
· Video illustration
· Project Management
· Digital Marketing
· Negotiations and decision-making
· 2D Design advanced
· Leading High-Performance Teams
· 3D modeling advanced
· Techpreneurship
· 3D printing and programming
Career opportunities
- Digital management and design is an educational program that prepares students for a wide range of possible professions at the intersection of technology, media design and management. These include:
· IT project manager
· IT director.
· Director of the information office.
· Project manager (digital)
· Product manager (digital)
· Lead UX / UI designer / interface designer
· Head of UX/UI design department
· Head of the web and mobile development studio (digital agency)
· Head of online and mobile promotion service
· Mobile development analyst
· Web designer / digital designer
· Traffic manager
· Mobile app designer
· Interface designer (mobile games)
· Digital marketing manager
· System developer or administrator
· Development engineer
· Game and design developer