Postgraduate Program for Professional Deepening
Master’s Degree in Transportation and Logistics Engineering
ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s Degree in Transportation and Logistics Engineering aims to train professionals in Civil Engineering and Road and Transportation Engineering with specialized and technological knowledge, as well as skills in the analysis, planning, design, operation, and management of transportation systems, in order to ensure safe, effective, efficient, and sustainable mobility.
Qualified Registry: Resolution No. 005633 of April 25, 2024, granted by the Ministry of National Education (MEN), valid for 7 years.
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DEGREE:
Master in Transportation and Logistics Engineering
DURATION:
3 semesters
MODALITY:
In-person
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga
APPLICANT
Profile
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The Master’s Degree in Transportation and Logistics Engineering is intended for professionals in Civil Engineering and Road and Transportation Engineering. Applicants should be individuals who are willing to work collaboratively and actively participate in the teaching–learning process with an innovative attitude, applying information and communication technologies and managing the various available tools for problem-solving.
GRADUATE
Profile
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The Master in Transportation and Logistics Engineering graduate is a well-rounded professional with advanced technical training, fully equipped to address complex problems in the field of transportation and logistics engineering through rigorous and critical analysis of phenomena within transportation networks.
Graduates develop key competencies, including:
- Application of specialized knowledge (mathematics, physical, geospatial, and economic sciences) to solve transportation and logistics problems.
- Formulation and design of transportation infrastructure, demand management, and urban freight distribution projects.
- Use of specialized software and application of standards and methodologies for infrastructure design and planning.
- Integration of environmental, social, economic, and institutional dimensions to propose technical solutions and contribute to sustainable development.
Continuous and autonomous learning to adapt to socioeconomic and environmental challenges.
Graduates will be able to work actively in companies, industries, institutions, and government organizations related to the transportation and logistics engineering sector, as well as engage in private consulting.
CLASS
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Fridays: 6:00 p. m. – 10:00 p. m.
Saturdays: 7:00 a. m. – 1:00 p. m.
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
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Code: 41587 Credits: 3 -Geographic Information Systems
Code: 41588 Credits: 3 – Logistics Engineering
Code: 41589 Credits: 3 – Traffic Engineering and Microsimulation
Code: 41590 Credits: 2 – Transport Economics
Code: 41591 Credits: 2 – Application Seminar
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Code: 41592 Credits: 3 – Macromodeling of Transportation Systems
Code: 41593 Credits: 3 – Transportation Network Models
Code: 41594 Credits: 3 – Road Safety Management
Code: 41595 Credits: 3 – Application Project I
Code: 00000 Credits: 3 – Elective I
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Code: 41596 Credits: 3 – Freight Transportation and Logistics
Code: 41597 Credits: 3 – Project Management
Code: 41598 Credits: 3 – Application Project II
Code: 00000 Credits: 4 – Elective II
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Code: 41600 Credits: 3 – Intermodal and Multimodal Transportation
Code: 41601 Credits: 3 – Land Use Planning and Sustainable Mobility
Code: 41602 Credits: 3 – Urban Transportation Systems Planning
Code: 41599 Credits: 3 – Urban Freight Distribution Models
Code: 41603 Credits: 3 – Railway Infrastructure Design
Code: 41608 Credits: 3 – Public Transportation
Code: 41604 Credits: 3 – Airport Infrastructure Design and Operation
Code: 41605 Credits: 3 – Active Mobility
Code: 41606 Credits: 3 – Accessibility to Transportation Systems
Code: 41607 Credits: 3 – Advanced Geometric Highway Design
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PROGRAM
Fees
Registration
0,15 SMMLV*
Tuition fee per semester
0,5 SMMLV*
Academic fee per semester
9,5 SMMLV*
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.
REGISTRATION
Requirements
Applicants must submit the following documents within the registration period established by the postgraduate calendar approved by the Academic Council of UIS:
Completed registration form
Curriculum vitae in the institutional UIS format, including attached certificates and copies of documents supporting the information provided.
Copy of a valid identification document in Colombia or a valid passport for foreign applicants.
Recent ID-type photo, preferably in digital format.
Copy of the diploma or copy of the undergraduate graduation certificate required by the program, issued by a higher education institution recognized in Colombia. If the applicant holds a degree from a foreign university, it must be duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is issued in another language. The degrees must also be validated by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Colombia in cases where the applicant intends to pursue a specialization in the fields of health sciences, law, or any other area regulated by national standards that require such administrative validation.
Transcript of grades obtained during the undergraduate program, indicating the weighted average. In the case of UIS undergraduate graduates, it is not necessary to submit this document.
Proof of payment issued by the UIS Treasury Office for the current registration fee, or a payment receipt deposited in the UIS authorized bank accounts.
Two confidential academic reference letters, sealed in envelopes and sent directly to the postgraduate coordination office, using the official UIS form, which will be provided by the academic unit to which the master’s program is affiliated.
Endorsement letter from a research group or center at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), or from a company or organization, signed by its legal representative. This letter must be submitted by the applicant and must state that the applicant will be able to develop or carry out the application project within that group or organization.
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School of Civil Engineering
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2485 – 2453
Email: geomatica.proy@uis.edu.co
Campus Central UIS
Bucaramanga, Santander
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Edificio de la Facultad de Ingenierías Fisicomecánicas, primer piso, oficina 117
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