RESEARCH

Master of Physics

ABOUT THE

Program

This master’s degree is based on research as a fundamental activity for the growth of regions. Therefore, the program provides its students with the necessary skills to propose and execute projects under the lines of Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+I).

Based on a rigorous teaching team, the program forms human talent characterized by its strict academic capacity. The number of graduates who continue their doctoral studies, both in the country and abroad, shows the success of our training.

The graduate program offers an interdisciplinary environment in which professionals from different areas who are interested in physics may deepen their knowledge.

Qualified Registration: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 16119 dated December 18, 2019, and No. 8314 dated May 28, 2020, with a validity of 6 years.

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DEGREE:

Master in Physics

DURATION:

4 semesters

MODALITY:

In-person/In Spanish

LOCATION:

Bucaramanga

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APPLICANT

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Physics at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) promotes an open space for disciplinary and in-depth studies in this area of science.

The program is aimed at all those professionals who express enthusiasm and desire to contribute, at a very high level, in the development of research both in physics and related disciplines. In addition, those who aspire to this postgraduate program should feel identified with the slogan of interdisciplinary scientific work.

GRADUATE

Profile

The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Physics from the UIS:

Solves general and advanced problems in fundamental and applied physics.
Shows willingness to interdisciplinary work and academic discussion.
Maintains an attentive attitude to the progress of his discipline.
Acquires the necessary skills to propose research in physics and related disciplines.
Develops procedural skills.
Uses computational tools to solve advanced problems.

CLASS

Time.

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Accreditations

High-Quality Accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution No. 009825 dated September 16, 2019, with a validity of six years.

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ACADEMIC

Curriculum

1°
2°
3°
4°
Electives

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject I

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject II

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Elective I

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject III

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject IV

Code: 25213 Credits: 2 – Seminar I

Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Elective II

Code: 25214 Credits: 5 – Research I

Code: 25215 Credits: 2 – Seminar II

Code: 25216 Credits: 5 – Research II

Code: 25217 Credits: 2 – Seminar III

Code: 25218 Credits: 0 – Research work

Advanced electives

Code: 25194 Credits: 6 – Classic Mechanics

Code: 25195 Credits: 6 – Advanced Statistical Mechanics

Code: 25196 Credits: 6 – Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Code: 29468 Credits: 4 – Scientific Instrumentation

Code: 25197 Credits: 6 – Classical Electrodynamics

Code: 29466 Credits: 4 – Data Science

Electives

Code: 25198 Credits: 6 – Interaction of charged particles with surfaces

Code: 25199 Credits: 6 – Plasma physics

Code: 25200 Credits: 6 – Theory of the motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields

Code: 25201 Credits: 4 – Topics in general relativity I

Code: 25202 Credits: 6 – Topics in general relativity II

Code: 25203 Credits: 6 – Introduction to relativity theory

Code: 25204 Credits: 6 – Introduction to cosmology

Code: 25205 Credits: 6 – Treatment of mathematical models in Physics

Code: 25206 Credits: 6 – Solid-state Green functions

Code: 25207 Credits: 6 – Solid state

Code: 25208 Credits: 6 – Solid state quantum theory

Code: 25209 Credits: 6 – Transport phenomena in nanostructures

Code: 25210 Credits: 6 – Low dimensional systems

Code: 25211 Credits: 6 – Optoelectronic phenomena in semiconductors

Code: 25212 Credits: 6 – Semiconductor physics

Code: 25250 Credits: 6 – Introduction to particle physics

Code: 25251 Credits: 6 – Quantum field theory I

Code: 25501 Credits: 6 – Quantum field theory II

Code: 25502 Credits: 6 – Introduction to the standard model

Code: 25503 Credits: 6 – Topics in elementary particles

Code: 25504 Credits: 6 – Advanced optics laboratory

Code: 25514 Credits: 6 – Coherent optics processing

Code: 25515 Credits: 6 – Advanced optical metrology

Code: 25516 Credits: 6 – Treatment in incoherent optics

Code: 25517 Credits: 6 – Quantum optics

Code: 25518 Credits: 6 – Optoelectronics

Code: 25519 Credits: 6 – Statistical shape recognition

Code: 25520 Credits: 6 – Fractional fourier transform and optical systems

Code: 25521 Credits: 6 – Signals, systems and fourier transforms

Code: 25522 Credits: 6 – Glass optics

Code: 25523 Credits: 6 – Optical metrology

Code: 25505 Credits: 6 – Electrical properties of tissues

Code: 25506 Credits: 6 – Materials science

Code: 25507 Credits: 6 – Applied quantum mechanics

Code: 25508 Credits: 6 – Thermodynamics of materials

Code: 25509 Credits: 6 – Group theory and spectroscopic applications

Code: 25252 Credits: 6 – Atomic molecular spectroscopy

Code: 25510 Credits: 6 – Laser spectroscopy

Code: 25511 Credits: 6 – Molecular spectroscopy

Code: 26742 Credits: 7 – Introduction to quantum effects in gravity

Code: 29469 Credits: 4 – Topics in Scientific Instrumentation

Code: 27109 Credits: 5 – Introduction to Seismology

Code: 27110 Credits: 5 – Advanced Seismology

Code: 28932 Credits: 6 – Data Analysis in Astrophysics

Code: 28933 Credits: 6 – Observational Astrophysics

Code: 28934 Credits: 6 – Stellar Structure and Evolution

Code: 28935 Credits: 6 – Extragalactic Astrophysics

Code: 28936 Credits: 6 – Astrophysics of Compact Objects

Code: 28937 Credits: 6 – Astroparticles

Code: 29467 Credits: 6 – Topics in Data Science

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

First
Semester

2025

Bucaramanga

Registration opening

Registration payment

Registration closing

Psycho-technical test (if required)

October 10, 2024

January 9 to 22, 2025

January 24, 2025

January 28, 2025

Entrance exams

Interview

Admission results

January 29 to February 5, 2025

February 6, 2025

February 10, 2025

REGISTRATION

Requirements

The documentation is received digitally by e-mail docfis@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.
Certification of a foreign language level equivalent to or higher than A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, based on a standardized test or issued by the UIS Language Institute.
Two (2) academic reference letters, sent directly by the professors to the graduate program coordination at docfis@uis.edu.co, according to the form established by the Universidad Industrial de Santander, which will be provided by the academic-administrative unit to which the master’s program is affiliated.
Endorsement letter from a UIS research group or center, or from a scientific institution with which there is a current agreement, signed by its director, introducing the applicant to the program. The endorsement letter represents the issuer’s commitment to support the applicant’s research work and to help strengthen the conditions for the development of the thesis.