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Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

ABOUT THE

Program

The Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering of the UIS, since its inception, has been committed to the training of professionals with high political and ethical quality, who contribute to the solution of complex problems related to civil engineering that affect both the natural and built environment, by proposing innovative and efficient solutions aimed at improving the society’s quality of life.

Qualified registration: Resolución No. 16785 del 27 de diciembre de 2019 del Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN), validity for 7 years.

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DEGREE:

Master in Civil Engineering

DURATION:

4 semesters

MODALITY:

In-person/In Spanish

LOCATION:

Bucaramanga

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APPLICANT

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Applicants to the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering at the UIS must have a professional degree in engineering, geology, architecture or related professions, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and interests to propose and develop research projects applied to the field of civil engineering.

GRADUATE

Profile

Graduates of the Master’s program in Civil Engineering are expected to possess research, disciplinary and attitudinal skills in one of the areas of knowledge offered by the program (Structures and Materials, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Management and Optimization of Systems, Transportation and Roads, and Geomatics). Graduates will be able to: formulate and manage projects, communicate in a foreign language, act with ethical commitment, interact in international scenarios, learn and update themselves constantly, assume critical and self-critical positions, and to use information and communication technology for their effective performance.

In addition, masters in Civil Engineering will have specific competencies to: interact with multidisciplinary groups, propose integral solutions in the field of civil engineering that contribute to sustainable development, create and innovate to contribute to technological development and to model and simulate civil engineering systems and processes.

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ACADEMIC

Curriculum

1°
2°
3°
4°
Electives

Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Fundamentals Mathematics

Code: 24021 Credits: 2 – Seminar I

Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective I

Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective II

Code: 24022 Credits: 2 – Seminar II

Code: 24023 Credits: 2 – Research Proposal

Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective III

Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective IV

Code: 24024 Credits: 2 – Seminar III

Code: 24025 Credits: 12 – Research Work I

Code: 24026 Credits: 2 – Seminar IV

Code: 24027 Credits: 12 – Research Work II

Code: 28407 Credits: 5 – Small-scale water supply and sanitation

Code: 24032 Credits: 5 – Seismic hazard, vulnerability and risk

Code: 28395 Credits: 5 – Dynamic analysis of structures

Code: 28394 Credits: 5 – Statistical analysis of experiments

Code: 28399 Credits: 5 – Advanced Structural Analysis I

Code: 28400 Credits: 5 – Advanced Structural Analysis II

Code: 28396 Credits: 5 – Design of prestressed concrete structures

Code: 28401 Credits: 5 – Design of steel structures I

Code: 28402 Credits: 5 – Design of steel structures II

Code: 28403 Credits: 5 – Design of cementitious and bituminous mixtures

Code: 28397 Credits: 5 – Bridge design

Code: 29265 Credits: 5 – Design of solid waste treatment and disposal systems

Code: 28398 Credits: 5 – Special structures and new materials

Code: 29266 Credits: 5 – Flow in the partially saturated zone

Code: 24035 Credits: 5 – Flow in porous media

Code: 29470 Credits: 5 – Fundamentals of geotechnical modeling

Code: 27894 Credits: 5 – Mathematical foundations for management

Code: 29268 Credits: 5 – Advanced Geomechanics

Code: 29269 Credits: 5 – Water resources management

Code: 29270 Credits: 5 – Solid waste management

Code: 27897 Credits: 5 – Risk management

Code: 24038 Credits: 5 – Management and optimization of water resources

Code: 24036 Credits: 5 – River hydraulics

Code: 28406 Credits: 5 – Applied hydrogeology

Code: 24034 Credits: 5 – Surface hydrology

Code: 29257 Credits: 5 – Seismic and geotechnical engineering

Code: 23848 Credits: 5 – Advanced Mathematics

Code: 29258 Credits: 5 – Mechanics of partially saturated soils

Code: 24028 Credits: 5 – Mechanics of the continuous medium

Code: 27895 Credits: 5 – Quantitative methods for planning and control of systems and projects

Code: 27896 Credits: 5 – Statistical methods for monitoring and control of systems and projects

Code: 29259 Credits: 5 – Natural methods for wastewater treatment

Code: 29260 Credits: 5 – Groundwater modeling

Code: 29261 Credits: 5 – Advanced geotechnical modeling

Code: 24037 Credits: 5 – Surface water modeling

Code: 24029 Credits: 5 – Modeling, simulation and optimization

Code: 29262 Credits: 5 – Water quality monitoring and assessment

Code: 24033 Credits: 5 – Pathology and rehabilitation of structures

Code: 29263 Credits: 5 – Environmental processes

Code: 28408 Credits: 5 – Solid waste

Code: 27898 Credits: 5 – Management prediction systems

Code: 28404 Credits: 5 – Advanced concrete technology

Code: 28405 Credits: 5 – Elasticity theory

Code: 24462 Credits: 5 – Advanced topics

Code: 27899 Credits: 5 – Advanced topics in monitoring and control of systems and projects

Code: 29264 Credits: 5 – Wastewater treatment

PROGRAM

Fees

Registration

0,5 SMMLV*

Tuition fee per semester

1 SMMLV*

Academic fee per semester

1 SMMLV*

* 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

Second
Semester

2024

Bucaramanga

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REGISTRATION

Requirements

The documentation is received digitally by e-mail maestriacivil@uis.edu.co in PDF format.

Note: By clicking on the “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.