The Department of Criminal Law and Procedure is a part of the Faculty of Economics and Law, and is general professional. Highly qualified teachers of the department take part in the scientific life of the university, international conferences, scientific projects.

The mission is to provide professional training for students and trainees in the field of criminal law and procedure in all specialties and areas of training.The disciplines of the department represent the main part of the professional training of lawyers. In addition, knowledge of criminal law and procedure is necessary for every citizen to exercise and protect their rights and legitimate interests in everyday life. The department strives to generalize and disseminate its own positive experience in educational, practical and research work.

Undergraduate Programs

• 6В04211 - Criminal Law and Procedure

Master Degree Programs

• 6М030100 - Jurisprudence
• 7М04211 - Lawyer in law enforcement

1. Police Department of Zhambyl region;
2. Zhambyl Regional Bar Association;
3. Administrator of courts in Zhambyl region;
4. Regional chamber of private bailiffs of Zhambyl region;
5. Zhambyl regional notary chamber;
6. Center for mediation and law "Bitimger".

After receiving a full education in the educational programs of the department, the graduate will have the following skills and competencies:

• Apply criminal law concepts, definitions; understand the system of criminal law and legislation; be able to apply the norms of substantive and procedural law to specific life situations, legally correctly qualify facts and circumstances, possess the skills of legal advice in the field of corner law, criminal procedural law to draw up and analyze legal documents;
• Understand, interpret and own legal concepts in the field of law enforcement, know the system of bodies that disclose and investigate crimes; carry out all types of legal actions: draw up contracts, claims; give legal opinions, reviews; advise on various legal issues, provide legal assistance to the population; justify, make decisions and take actions within the limits of official duties (judicial, prosecutorial, notarial, etc.);
• Determine legal phenomena that affect the nature of changes and additions to regulatory legal acts; identify gaps in the legal regulation of legal relations; identify and analyze the problems of legal regulation of legal relations; possess legal terminology, legal techniques and skills in the development and implementation of legal norms; carry out the interpretation of legal norms, resolve legal problems and conflicts.