RESEARCH
Master's Degree in Materials Engineering
ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering is oriented to the training of professionals of the highest academic and scientific quality in the knowledge of materials, their properties and their methods of obtaining. The Master’s degree will be able to lead research activities in both industry and academia, with the ability to create, adapt and apply new knowledge in the area of Material Engineering. The Curriculum includes a group of compulsory subjects in the basic field of Material Engineering, a group of elective subjects of deepening in one of the lines of research offered by the program, and a practical component of developing original and relevant research in the subject of interest of the Student. The total duration of the program is four academic semesters.
Qualified registration: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 016783 dated December 27, 2019, and No. 009908 dated June 17, 2020.
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DEGREE:
Master in Materials Engineering
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY:
In-person/In Spanish
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga Central Campus
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The Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering is aimed at professionals in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Geology, with demonstrable knowledge in the area of materials, who have an interest and aptitude for research, knowledge of a foreign language and whose interests are oriented to the solution of problems in the area of materials engineering, scientific, industrial and technological development.
GRADUATE
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The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering, will be a person with a solid integral training, able to generate, adapt and apply new knowledge that enrich the scientific advancement in the area of Materials Engineering, coming from his professional performance as a teacher and researcher. The graduate will be distinguished by its competences in production, characterization, selection and inspection of materials, control of chemical and physical properties and fault analysis.
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High quality accreditation Resolution No. 3977 dated April 12, 2019 – Effective for 8 years.
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Full-time dedication.
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
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Code: 23894 Credits: 5 – Advanced Materials
Code: 28927 Credits: 5 – Characterization of materials
Code: 28928 Credits: 4 – Degree work proposal
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Code: 2– Credits: 5 – Elective Group Emphasis
Code: 23854 Credits: 10 – Research work I
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Code: 28929 Credits: 3 – Seminar I
Code: 23856 Credits: 10 – Research work II
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Code: 28930 Credits: 3 – Seminar II
Code: 28931 Credits: 10 – Research work III
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Code: 23880 Credits: 5 – Advanced Transport Phenomena
Code: 23864 Credits: 5 – Applied Quantum Mechanics
Code: 23865 Credits: 5 – Solid State Transformations and Phase Diagrams
Code: 23866 Credits: 5 – Structures and Properties of Matter
Code: 23868 Credits: 5 – Ceramic Material Structures
Code: 23869 Credits: 5 – Behavior of Ceramic Materials
Code: 23870 Credits: 5 – Structures and Properties of Polymeric Materials
Code: 23871 Credits: 5 – Behavior of Polymeric Materials
Code: 23872 Credits: 5 – Composite Materials
Code: 23873 Credits: 5 – Biomaterials
Code: 23874 Credits: 5 – Powder metallurgy
Code: 23875 Credits: 5 – Tribology of Materials
Code: 23876 Credits: 5 – Special Topics in Materials
Code: 23878 Credits: 5 – Surface Physicochemistry
Code: 23879 Credits: 5 – Diffusion in Solids and Liquids
Code: 23863 Credits: 5 – Quantum Physics
Code: 23881 Credits: 5 – Advanced Electrochemistry
Code: 27164 Credits: 5 – Materials Chemistry
PROGRAM
Fees
Registration
0,5 S.M.M.L.V.*
Tuition fee per semester
1 S.M.M.L.V.*
Academic fee per semester
10 S.M.M.L.V.*
* The SMMLV for 2024 is $1,300,000 Colombian pesos.
The university has a mechanism through which the financial obligations of a student 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 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 who have the voting certificate from the last popular election process in Colombia may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.
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REGISTRATION
Requirements
The documentation is received digitally by e-mail posgrados.materiales@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 3: 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.
Certification of foreign language level equivalent to or higher than level A2 according to the CEFR for languages, according to standardized test or issued by the UIS Language Institute.
Notice 4: 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.
Three (3) confidential letters of academic reference, in sealed envelopes, sent directly to the graduate coordination, according to the form established by the UIS.
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.
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Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science School
Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension. 1329 / 2498
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Mail:
posgrados.materiales@uis.edu.co
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Bucaramanga, Santander
Address:
Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga. Piso 2, Oficina 208
Universidad Industrial de Santander.
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Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.