The master’s specialty 70110701 – “Uzbek Language and Literature” is implemented in a full-time mode and organized under the credit-modular system with a total workload of 120 credits and a standard duration of two years; it is aimed at training highly qualified specialists who possess in-depth theoretical knowledge as well as scientific-research and scientific-pedagogical competencies in the field of language and literature education, in accordance with the national qualifications framework, professional standards, and labor market requirements; graduates are qualified to teach specialized subjects in all types of educational institutions, to conduct scientific research in the Academy of Sciences and sectoral research institutes and centers, and to work in departments for monitoring the quality of education; the curriculum includes courses in research methodology, applied linguistics, classical historical poetics, fundamentals of linguodidactics, fiction and aesthetic categories, and methodology of teaching specialized subjects, while qualification and research internships ensure the consolidation of theoretical knowledge, and the preparation and defense of a master’s thesis constitute the final outcome of the programme.