Admission and programs at the MSU Kazakhstan Branch

UNT scores are not considered for admission to the MSU Kazakhstan Branch. Documents are accepted electronically until July 10. Entrance exams follow: Mathematics on July 12 and Russian Language on July 15.

July 12 — Mathematics; July 15 — Russian Language.

We selected two programs at the MSU Kazakhstan Branch:

• APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics.

The program focuses on applied mathematics. Core courses: Mathematical Analysis (1, 3); Mathematical Modeling; Real and Complex Analysis; Functional Analysis; Algebra and Geometry; Algorithms and Algorithmic Languages; Computer Architecture and Assembly Language; Computer Graphics; Differential Equations; Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics; Programming Languages and Methods; Operating Systems; Numerical Methods (1, 2); Optimization Methods; Discrete Mathematics (1, 2); Equations of Mathematical Physics; Fundamentals of Cybernetics; Game Theory and Operations Research; Optimal Control.

• MATHEMATICS, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics.

The program places greater emphasis on classical mathematics. Core courses: Mathematical Analysis (1); Complex Analysis; Functional Analysis; Linear Algebra and Geometry; Analytic Geometry; Introduction to Mathematical Logic and Algorithm Theory; Classical Differential Geometry; Differential Geometry and Topology; Probability Theory; Stochastic Processes; Partial Differential Equations; Number Theory; Mathematical Statistics; Numerical Methods; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Computer Work and Programming.

Study format: Classes at the MSU Kazakhstan Branch are organized in blocks.

• Depending on the course volume, two instructors from Moscow come once or twice per semester to deliver lectures and seminars.
• A block lasts two weeks, during which students have four classes in that single subject each day—around 20 mathematical-analysis classes per week, for example.
• Each block ends with a pass/fail assessment or an exam.
• Between blocks, the timetable is lighter and consists mainly of humanities subjects.
• From the third year, students move to Moscow and follow the regular study schedule there.

Tuition information: Students at the MSU Kazakhstan Branch study on state-funded grants.