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Specialization in Occupational Health and Safety Management
ABOUT THE
Program
The Specialization in Occupational Health and Safety Management of the UIS trains specialists in occupational health and safety who contribute both to the improvement of workers’ conditions and health and to the development of strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and care of occupational accidents and diseases.
The program provides its students with the theoretical and methodological tools required for the design of accident risk prevention programs. Similarly, it provides them with the necessary knowledge to carry out vulnerability analyses, evaluation plans, emergency response protocols, and strategies for the mitigation of the impact of hygienic, psychosocial, and postural risks with the purpose of preventing the affectation of the worker’s health.
Qualified registration: Resolución No. 003814 del 18 de marzo de 2022 del Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN), validity for 7 years.
- SNIES 105098: In-person | Bucaramanga
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DEGREE:
Specialist in Occupational Health and Safety Management
DURATION:
2 semesters
MODALITY:
In-person/In Spanish
LOCATION:
Bucaramanga
APPLICANT
Profile
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The Specialization in Occupational Health and Safety Management at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is aimed at professionals interested in improving the living, working, and health conditions of workers through health promotion and the prevention of occupational diseases and risks.
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GRADUATE
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The Specialist in Occupational Safety and Health Management will possess a solid theoretical foundation in concepts and strategies related to the management of occupational safety and health. They will demonstrate the ability to:
Recognize working conditions that affect the health and quality of life of workers to define health promotion and disease prevention strategies that mitigate the incidence and prevalence of workplace diseases.
Apply knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes that promote and foster the improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness of occupational health management through the analysis and monitoring of the organization’s performance in this field.
Develop a risk factor overview, determine intervention measures for assessed risks, and recognize the importance of occupational health as a tool to improve quality of life and productivity.
Evaluate working conditions from the perspectives of ergonomics and occupational psychology, as well as industrial hygiene and safety. Apply sampling techniques for conducting environmental assessments. Design, organize, and structure occupational epidemiological surveillance systems and develop intervention mechanisms to mitigate toxicological effects on health.
Understand the regulatory framework, structure, and functioning of the general integral social security system in Colombia, identify the legal requirements applicable to an organization according to its economic activity, and conduct audits for compliance with occupational health legal requirements.
Analyze and document industrial production processes to diagnose conditions with potential harm to workers’ health and propose solutions, as well as provide opinions on qualification determinations and critically and logically evaluate cases of origin determination and loss of work capacity.
Know and understand the requirements for an organization to implement an environmental management system, using national and international standards and protocols to identify and define the structure of an Environmental Management System, with an emphasis on implementing the concept of Cleaner Production.
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ACADEMIC
Curriculum
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Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Legal Framework of Occupational Safety and Health I
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Strategic Risk Management Planning
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Occupational and Preventive Medicine
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Emergency Preparedness and Response
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Elective Subject I
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Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Ergonomics I
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Industrial Safety I
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Psychosocial Risk
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Industrial Hygiene I
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Occupational Medicine
Code: TBA Credits: 1 – Comprehensive Risk and Opportunity Management
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Elective Subject II
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Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Work at Heights
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Road Safety
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Negotiation Seminar
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Organizational Learning
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Strategic Thinking and Analysis
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – International Logistics
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Consumer Behavior
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Corporate Communications
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Project Management
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Business Economics
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Business Models
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Operations Management
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Legal Business Environment
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Innovation & Technology Management
Code: TBA Credits: 2 – Integration of Processes with Information Technology
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Faculty
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Dates
Bucaramanga
Registration opening
Registration closing
Interview
June 20, 2024
September 12, 2024
September 14, 2024
Admission results
Enrollment payment
Enrollment
Classes start
September 18, 2024
November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023
October 4, 2024
PROGRAM
Fees
Registration
0,25 SMMLV*
Tuition fee per semester
1 SMMLV*
Academic fee per semester
7,5 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
The documentation is received digitally by e-mail posgradosegysalud@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.
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.
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School of Industrial and Business Studies
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1056 – 2326 – 2837
Email: posgradosegysalud@uis.edu.co
Central Campus UIS
Bucaramanga, Santander
Carrera 27 calle 9
Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, oficina 401
Office hours
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays
7:00 a.m. a 12:00 m.