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Phd in Education, Culture and Society

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ABOUT THE

Program

The Doctorate in Education, Culture, and Society is an interdisciplinary program developed through the collaborative efforts of the Faculties of Humanities and Sciences at Universidad Industrial de Santander.

This program addresses the need to train high-quality researchers capable of diagnosing and solving complex educational challenges at regional, national, and global levels. It distinguishes itself from similar academic offerings in the country by examining education through the lens of its intricate and complementary relationship with culture and society, placing the student’s learning process at its core.

The Doctorate in Education, Culture, and Society adopts an interdisciplinary approach, analyzing teaching, learning, evaluation, and training through perspectives from the humanities, basic sciences, engineering, and health. This interdisciplinarity ensures program flexibility, allowing the admission of students from diverse academic backgrounds, provided they demonstrate prior experience in education, either as educators or researchers.

The program at Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is supported by distinguished research groups and highly regarded doctors from various disciplines. Drawing on their extensive experience in educational processes across academic levels, these experts guide and support students in conducting interdisciplinary, multidimensional research. This research focuses on educational processes and their intricate relationship with society and culture. The program’s explicit emphasis on the contextual interplay of education with societal and cultural dimensions sets it apart from other advanced training programs and underscores its unique contribution to the scientific community in the field of education.

The curriculum places the student at the center of the learning process, offering flexible training opportunities that are directly aligned with the development of their research project. Designed to be completed in eight (8) academic semesters, the program ensures that, with the guidance of faculty and research groups, students can achieve their goal of earning a degree as a Doctor in Education, Culture, and Society.

Qualified registration: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 017802 dated September 29, 2023 with a validity of 7 years.

SNIES 116230: In-person| Bucaramanga, Santander

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DEGREE:

Doctor in Education, Culture and Spciety

DURATION:

8 semesters

MODALITY:

In-person/In Spanish

LOCATION:

Bucaramanga

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APPLICANT

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The Doctorate in Education, Culture, and Society is designed for:

Graduates from diverse fields of study with an interest in and experience in educational research.
Professionals from various disciplines with postgraduate qualifications in education who have an interest in and experience in educational research.
Educators at early childhood, preschool, primary, secondary, and higher education levels with a focus on educational research.

The program welcomes professionals from all disciplines, provided they demonstrate experience in educational or formative research. This experience will be verified through evidence such as publications in indexed national or international journals, presentations at national or international conferences, participation in research projects, or a minimum of two years of teaching experience at the primary, secondary, or higher education level.

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Graduates of the UIS Doctorate in Education, Culture, and Society will be distinguished by their expertise as researchers, equipped with a comprehensive set of personal and professional competencies to address and solve challenges related to educational realities. Specifically, doctoral researchers will be able to:

Propose innovative solutions to address the educational challenges and needs of individuals and communities through theoretical and applied research on educational practices.
Establish the interdependence of education, culture, and society as inseparable elements whose roles and influence must be considered in any analysis of educational practices.
Critically and reflectively analyze the epistemological foundations of scientific research and the methodological approaches for studying educational phenomena.
Apply paradigms, methodologies, and research techniques that are suited to the nature of research objectives within the educational sciences.
Create scenarios and intellectual products, within the framework of ethical responsibilities and rights, that promote the understanding and innovation of educational realities in specific sociocultural contexts.
Develop and implement projects and initiatives for planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating research on educational phenomena.
Use the metalanguage of knowledge representation models and technologies in educational research autonomously, as is expected of doctoral-level professionals.
Command a foreign language to effectively engage with the national and international academic community, contributing to and staying abreast of advancements in educational research.
Apply ethical principles in the treatment of human participants in scientific research, while respecting intellectual property and maintaining academic integrity.

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The schedule will be defined for each cohort.

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ACADEMIC

Curriculum

Code: 41398 Credits: 4 – Educational epistemology

Code: 41399 Credits: 4 – Problems in Education, Culture, and Society

Code: 41409 Credits: 4 – Research Line

Code: 41400 Credits: 4 – Research Methods in Education

Code: 41401 Credits: 8 – Research Seminar I

Code: 41402 Credits: 4 – Interdisciplinary Seminar

Code: 41403 Credits: 8 – Research Seminar II

Code: 41404 Credits: 8 – Research Seminar III

Code: 00000 Credits: 4 – Elective I

Code: 41405 Credits: 8 – Doctoral Thesis I

Code: 00000 Credits: 4 – Elective II

Code: 41406 Credits: 12 – Doctoral Thesis II

Code: 41407 Credits: 12 – Doctoral Thesis III

Code: 41408 Credits: 12 – Doctoral Thesis IV

PROGRAM

Feeds

Registration

0,5 SMMLV*

Tuition fee per semester

1 SMMLV*

Academic fee per semester

1 SMMLV*

* El SMMLV para el 2026 es de $1.750.905 pesos colombianos

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.

IMPORTANT

Dates

First
Semester

2026

Bucaramanga

Registration opening

Online Registration Start

Registration Deadline

Online Registration Closing

Entrance Exams

Interviews

24 September 2025

25 September 2025

15 January 2026

19 January 2026

20–23 January 2026

Publication of Results

Enrollment Fee Payment

Enrollment

Classes start

26 January 2026

27–30 January 2026

28–30 January 2026

2 February 2026

REGISTRATION

Requirements

The documentation is received digitally by e-mail doc.culturaysociedad@uis.edu.co in PDF format.

Note: By clicking on the “Registration” button you will find the forms to fill out the documentation requested below.

1. UIS registration form duly completed and signed.

2. Resume, it has to be done in the UIS format established institutionally for this purpose, with the attachment of the certificates and copies of documents that corroborate what is described in it.

3. Copy of valid identity document valid in Colombia or valid passport for foreigners.

4. Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format, white background 3×4.

5. Copy of the diploma or Photocopy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by a recognized HEI 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 before the Ministerio de Educación Nacional of the Republic of Colombia in case the applicant is going to study a master’s degree in the area of health, law or other area regulated by national regulations that require this administrative act.

6. Certificate of the grades obtained during undergraduate studies, with a weighted average equal to or higher than three point fifty (3.50), and those of the research or in-depth master’s degree programs completed.

Note 1: In the case of UIS undergraduate alumni, it is not necessary to provide it.

7. Receipt of payment issued by the UIS treasury for the current value of the registration or receipt of consignment in the account authorized by the UIS.

8. 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.

Note 1: 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.

9. Three (3) confidential academic reference letters, sent directly by the referee to the program’s email (doc.culturaysociedad@uis.edu.co), addressed to the graduate program coordinator, following the format established by the Universidad Industrial de Santander, which will be provided by the academic-administrative unit to which the doctoral program belongs.

10. Endorsement letter from a research group or center at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, or from a scientific institution with which a current agreement exists. The letter must be signed by its director and must introduce the applicant to the program. The endorsement letter represents a formal commitment by the issuing party to support the applicant’s doctoral dissertation and to contribute to strengthening the conditions necessary for the development of the research project.

11. Preliminary doctoral dissertation proposal, which must be approved by the research group endorsing and presenting the applicant to the doctoral program. The proposal must follow the format established by the Graduate Program Advisory Committee (CAPP), which will be provided by the academic-administrative unit to which the doctoral program belongs.