RESEARCH
Master of Biomedical Sciences
ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s Degree in Basic Biomedical Sciences, created in 2003 by professors from the Department of Basic Sciences and the School of Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory of the Faculty of Health UIS, has a social commitment to the training of integral professionals, capable of generating knowledge that contributes to the prevention and treatment of diseases prevalent in the region and in the country, through the use of state-of-the-art tools and methodologies of biomedical research.
The basic biomedical sciences comprise the set of articulated knowledge that has as its object of study the physiological processes in health and disease and the relationship of man with the environmental environment. His main interest is the generation of knowledge through scientific research at the biological and molecular level. They constitute the basis for the permanent development of scientific reasoning and its application in the field of clinical work in the different areas of health, aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and / or treatment of specific diseases. They include knowledge in a wide spectrum: biophysics, cell biology, anatomy, biochemical chemistry, physiology, neurosciences, genetics, immunology, parasitology, pharmacology and epidemiology, addressing problems related to health and disease.
Qualified registration: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 2556 dated February 19, 2021.
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DEGREE:
Magister in Biomedical Sciences
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY:
In-person/In Spanish
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga Health Campus
APPLICANT
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The applicant for the Master’s Degree in Basic Biomedical Sciences must have undergraduate training from a Higher Education Institution duly registered and approved by the Ministry of National Education. The Program is aimed at qualified professionals in the biomedical area: doctors, nurses, nutritionists and dietitians, bacteriologists and clinical laboratorians, physiotherapists, dentists, veterinarians and zootechnicians, biologists, microbiologists and chemists.
GRADUATE
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The Master in Basic Biomedical Sciences will be able to demonstrate the generic and specific competencies they acquire through their academic training.
Generic Competencies
It constructs states of art from the critical analysis of the scientific literature in the basic biomedical sciences.
Systematizes and socializes the state of progress and the results of research processes.
Master the basic and special techniques of experimentation.
Master the building blocks in the formulation of research protocols.
Demonstrates ability to work in an interdisciplinary way in research and teaching.
Identifies and recognizes the importance of the commitment to ethical and social responsibility in the development of research.
Specific competences
It proposes, elaborates and develops research projects in the area of basic biomedical sciences.
It builds and generates knowledge in the basic biomedical sciences from its area of expertise.
It promotes the appropriation of knowledge through the systematization and socialization of the products of scientific research.
It recognizes the contribution and impact of research to solving problems that affect public health.
It expresses ethical principles in personal behavior, in research and teaching work.
OUR
Accreditations
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High Quality Accreditation:Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 11557 dated July 17, 2018, with a validity of eight years.
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CLASS
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Full-time dedication.
Tuition subsidies and condonable loans
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
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Code: 25982 Credits: 6 – Cell biology
Code: 25983 Credits: 2 – Methodologies of the research
Code: 25984 Credits: 1 – Bioethics
Code: 25985 Credits: 5 – Research I
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Code: 25986 Credits: 4 – Mathematical foundation and Biostatistics
Code: 25987 Credits: 3 – Teaching in Science
Code: — Credits: 3 – Specialized Course
Code: 25989 Credits: 7 – Research II
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Code: — Credits: 3 – Advanced Course
Code: 25988 Credits: 2 – Seminar I
Code: 25992 Credits: 11 – Research Work
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Code: 25990 Credits: 2 – Seminar II
Code: 25991 Credits: 11 – Research work II
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Code: 28388 Credits: 3 – Basic Bioinformatics
Code: 26727 Credits: 3 – Modulation of cellular processes by viruses
Code: 26006 Credits: 3 – Population genetics
Code: 29376 Credits: 3 – Introduction to genetic modification using Crispr/cas9 technologies
Code: 27094 Credits: 3 – Biology and insect control
Code: 27781 Credits: 3 – Advanced Medical Entomology
Code: 25995 Credits: 3 – Human Genetics
Code: 29168 Credits: 3 – Bases neurophysiology and electroantennography
Code: 28946 Credits: 3 – Oxidant stress in biomedical research
PROGRAM
Fees
Registration
0,25 S.M.M.L.V.
Tuition fee per semester
1 S.M.M.L.V.
Academic fee per semester
4,5 S.M.M.L.V.
Complementary fees
0,50 S.M.M.L.V.
* The SMMLV for 2024 is $1,300,000 Colombian pesos.
The university has a mechanism through which a student’s financial obligations can be partially or totally covered by a company or entity that wishes to support the student.
Also, various forms of payment have been arranged so that students can combine the available forms of payment according to their particular conditions. On the page “Start the registration process”, you will find the available options.
Additionally, to facilitate access to postgraduate programs, the UIS has signed various agreements with entities specialized in educational credit. These agreements seek facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.
Students with a voting certificate from Colombia’s last popular election process may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.
KEY
Dates
Bucaramanga
Registration opening
Registration closing
Entrance tests
February 21st, 2024
july 09th, 2024
july 11, 2024
Interview
Admission results
Classes start
july 19, 2024
july 23, 2024
August 12, 2024
REGISTRATION
Requirements
The documentation is received digitally by e-mail poscbasicas@uis.edu.co in PDF format.
Note: By clicking on the “Inscripción” (Registration) button you will find the forms to fill out the documentation requested below.
UIS registration form duly completed and signed.
Resume, in the UIS format established institutionally for this purpose, with the attachment of certificates and copies of documents that corroborate what is described in it.
Copy of valid identity document valid in Colombia or valid passport for foreigners.
Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format, white background 3×4.
Copy of the diploma or copy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by an institution of higher education recognized in Colombia.
Note 1: If the applicant has a degree from a foreign university, it must be duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is in a foreign language. The degrees must be validated by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic.
Certificate of the grades obtained in the undergraduate program required by the program, including the weighted average.
Note 2: In the case of UIS undergraduate graduates, it is not necessary to provide this document.
Receipt of payment issued by the UIS treasury for the current value of the registration fee or receipt of consignment in the account authorized by the UIS.
If the advisory committee so determines, proof of reading comprehension and written production in Spanish language, presenting the certificate of approval issued by the UIS School of Languages.
Notice 1: The cost of the certification or test is not included in the registration fee for the graduate program.
For research master’s degrees, certification of foreign language level equivalent to or higher than level A1 according to the CEFR for languages, according to standardized test or issued by the UIS Institute of Languages.
Notice 2: This certification will not be required for those applicants who are native speakers of a foreign language or who have obtained a university degree in a foreign language, according to the description of such studies in the corresponding documents.
Receipt of payment, issued by the UIS treasury, for the current value of the psycho-technical test (if required) or receipt of consignment in the authorized accounts.
Two (2) confidential letters of academic reference, in sealed envelopes, sent directly to the graduate coordination, according to the form established by the UIS.
Research Master’s Degrees: endorsement letter from a research group or center of the UIS or from a scientific institution with which there is an agreement in force, signed by the director of the same, and in which the applicant is presented to the program.
Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process.
Notice B: All documents must be submitted physically. To hand the documents in, please go to the postgraduate office of the program in the city where you wish to take the academic program or to the offices of the entity with which the UIS has an agreement with.
Notice C: When physical documents are submitted, additional documents that you consider relevant for the admission must be attached.
Notice D: On the page “Start the registration process” the formats to fill out the requested documentation can be downloaded.
OUR
Faculty
Jorge Luis
FUENTES LORENZO
PhD in Agricultural Sciences
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