“Department of "Design"”

The Department of  Music Education was founded in 1998 as part of the Syrdarya University, opened in 1998 in the city of Zhetysai, Zhetysai district of South Kazakhstan region. The department was headed by the cultural worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bori Isa. The specialty "Fine Arts and Design" was opened in 2000. Zhenis Kalmuratov, a member of the Union of Artists, headed the department. In 2005, the Department of Fine Arts and Drawing was reorganized into the Department of Fine Arts and Design. The department was headed by Ph.D., Associate professor Bolysbaev Dauletkhan.
In 2008-2022, the department was reorganized into the Department of Art and Design for the training of music and art teachers and design specialists based on the merger of the Departments of Fine Arts and Design with the Department of Music Education. The department was headed by Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences Kozhagulova Gulnar , Saparbayeva Uldanai.
In 2022, in connection with the relocation of Syrdarya University to Shymkent, the university was named after Tashenev J.A. The Department of Art and Design was headed by a master's degree, senior lecturer Kim Irina Stepanovna.
Since the 2023 academic year, the department was called "Art and Music", and Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, associate Professor Tleubayeva Balzhan was appointed head of the department.
For the 2023-2024 academic year, the teaching staff of the department was 31 people.
They include: professor - 1; candidates of sciences, associate professors – 6; Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) – 2; cultural worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 2; masters of Science, senior teachers – 12; masters of Science, teachers – 11 teachers. The basic knowledge of the faculty of the department corresponds to the educational programs.
From the 2024-2025 academic year, the university became a joint-stock company, the structure of the university changed accordingly, the department was divided into two, the department of "Music and Singing" and  "Design". The Department of "Design" is headed by Tleubayeva Balzhan.
All classrooms of the Department of «Design» are equipped with appropriate methodological textbooks, visual aids, appliances and furniture.
For the new academic year, the teaching staff of the department is 20 people.
They include: professor - 1; candidates of Sciences, associate professors – 4; Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) – 2; masters of Sciences, senior teachers – 9; masters of Sciences, teachers – 4 teachers. The basic knowledge of the faculty of the department corresponds to the educational programs.