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 9825 dated September 16, 2019 and Resolution 16119 dated December 18, 2019, with a validity of 7 years.
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DEGREE:
Master in Physics
DURATION:
4 semesters
MODALITY:
In-person/In Spanish
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga
APPLICANT
Profile
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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
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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
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High-Quality Accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution No. 9825 dated September 16, 2019, with a validity of six years.
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
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Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject I
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject II
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Elective I
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Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject III
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Advanced Subject IV
Code: 25213 Credits: 2 – Seminar I
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Code: 00000 Credits: 6 – Elective II
Code: 25214 Credits: 5 – Research I
Code: 25215 Credits: 2 – Seminar II
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Code: 25216 Credits: 5 – Research II
Code: 25217 Credits: 2 – Seminar III
Code: 25218 Credits: 0 – Thesis
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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 2026 is $1.750.905 Colombian pesos.
Quotas: estimated 7 students per semester.
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
Registration opening
Registration payment closing
Registration closing
Entrance exam
September 25, 2025
January 15, 2025
January 19, 2026
January 20–23, 2026
Interview
Admission results
Enrollment payment
January 20–23, 2026
January 26, 2026
January 27–30, 2026
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.
OUR
Faculty
Camilo Arturo
SUÁREZ BALLESTEROS
José David
SANABRIA GÓMEZ
Petr
TSYGANKOV
RESEARCH
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