RESEARCH
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: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 16785 dated December 27, 2019, with a validity of 7 years.
- SNIES 52667: In-person | Bucaramanga
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DEGREE:
Master in Civil Engineering
DURATION:
4 semesters
MODALITY:
In-person/In Spanish
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga
- Applicant profile
- Graduate profile
- Class time
APPLICANT
Profile
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Applicants to the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering program must hold a professional degree in Engineering, Geology, or Architecture, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, competencies, attitudes, and interests required to propose and develop research projects applied to the field of civil engineering. The applicant must also receive approval from a UIS research group and pass the entrance exam set by the Graduate Committee.
GRADUATE
Profile
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Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Industrial de Santander will have the knowledge and skills necessary to propose and develop research projects that address theoretical and practical issues in their area of expertise (Structures and Materials, Geotechnics, Water Resources Engineering and Environmental Sanitation, Systems Management and Optimization, Transportation and Roads, and Geomatics), demonstrating leadership and innovation capabilities.
CLASS
Time
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Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., according to each semester’s schedule.
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
- 1°
- 2°
- 3°
- 4°
- Electives
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Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Fundamentals Mathematics
Code: 24021 Credits: 2 – Seminar I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective II
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Code: 24022 Credits: 2 – Seminar II
Code: 24023 Credits: 2 – Research Proposal
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective III
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective IV
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Code: 24024 Credits: 2 – Seminar III
Code: 24025 Credits: 12 – Research Work I
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Code: 24026 Credits: 2 – Seminar IV
Code: 24027 Credits: 12 – Research Work II
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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
Bucaramanga
Application Start Date
Application Fee Payment Deadline
Application Deadline
Admission Tests
Interview
October 9, 2024
January 22, 2025
January 24, 2025
January 29 - February 5, 2025
February 6, 2025
Results Announcement
Tuition Payment
Enrollment
Classes start
February 10, 2025
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined
REGISTRATION
Requirements
The documentation is received digitally by e-mail maestriacivil@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.
OUR
Faculty
Edgar Ricardo
OVIEDO OCAÑA
Ph.D. in Engineering, with emphasis in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
Isabel Cristina
DOMÍNGUEZ RIVERA
Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Water Administration)
Tatiana Constanza
GUARÍN CORREDOR
Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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School of Civil Engineering
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2759
Email: maestriacivil@uis.edu.co
Central Campus UIS
Bucaramanga, Santander
Carrera 27 calle 9
Edificio de la Facultad de Ingenierías Fisicomecánicas, primer piso, oficina LP 117
Office hours
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.