Overview

The program provides high-quality professional knowledge in geology, hydrogeological, geochemical and remote methods of prospecting and exploration of oil, gas, water, solid mineral deposits; in the organization and conduct of field geological research; processing, interpretation and modeling of the data; the calculation of reserves of mineral deposits; in the technology and technology of drilling wells.

You will know the stages of geological exploration, rational complexes of geological, hydrogeological, engineering-geological and geochemical studies, methods for solving direct and inverse problems when searching for and prospecting for mineral deposits; have an idea related to methods and principles of exploration process organization, classification of target objects in mineral deposits.

You will acquire skills in analyzing geological data, their structuring, setting and solving target tasks in the field of geological methods connected with prospecting and exploring mineral deposits.

The program includes training in working with modern computer programs such as Micromine, Studio RM, Petrel, Eclipse, Pipesim, Gocad, Surfer, Geosoft, Geolog-Focus, Echos-Gold, Leafprog.

Careers

Graduates of Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits program from Satbayev University work in oil- gas and mining companies in engineering positions, at research institutes as well.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

General mineralogy

Igneous and metamorphic petrology

System of mineralogy

Geochemistry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Disciplines

Geology View 7 other Bachelors in Geology in Kazakhstan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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60

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Identity card and its paper copy

School graduation certificate or college graduation diploma with an appendix
Medical certificate in 075-U form, vaccination card in 063 form, a printout of the fluorography snapshot.
Photos 3x4 cm in size, 8 pieces
A certificate confirming the social category that entitles you to receive a quota for a state grant (for example, on living in a large family)
Certificate of attribution (for young men)
All the given documents must be scanned, and you must have electronic copies with you, including a photo.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1600000 KZT / year

≈ 1600000 KZT / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1600000 KZT / year

≈ 1600000 KZT / year

Living costs

Almaty

Kazakhstan

140000 - 200000 KZT / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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