postgraduate

Specialization in Construction Project Management

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ABOUT THE

Program

The program conceives Construction Project Management as the set of knowledge, techniques, and skills that professionals must acquire and develop to comprehensively manage any civil works project throughout its life cycle. In consequence, the program has a conceptual, technical, and managerial structure that allows students to develop the required competencies to formulate, manage, and control projects with a high level of social responsibility, in accordance with economic and environmental sustainability standards.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 9972 | Qualified Register: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) no. 009722 of June 16, 2020, validity 7 years.

Bogotá, Cundinamarca: SNIES 107173 | Qualified Register: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) no. 9772 of June 18, 2018, validity 7years.

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DEGREE:

Specialist in Building Project Management

DURATION:

5 trimesters

MODALITY::

In-person / In Spanish

CAMPUS

Campus principal Bucaramanga

APPLICANT

Profile

The Specialization in Construction Project Management is aimed at civil engineers, architects and other professionals related to construction field, who have served as consultants or executors of civil works and who wish to deepen their knowledge in project management.

GRADUATE

Profile

Specialists in Construction Project Management graduated from the UIS are highly qualified to solve problems of planning, administration, management, programming and control within infrastructure construction projects. They also stand out for implementing new technologies in construction systems, adapting them to national and regional needs and taking into account their social, economic and environmental impact.

Generic competencies: 

  • Ethical commitment. 

  • Formulate structural solutions in civil engineering projects. 

  • Capacity for innovation. 

  • Continuous learning and updating. 

  • Critical and self-critical reasoning. 

  • Handling of information and communication technologies. 

  • Team work.

Specific competencies:

  • Understand the principles of project management that will allow him/her to lead, administer, control and manage companies dedicated to the construction of Civil Engineering projects. 

  • Propose, design, analyze and create strategies for the development of infrastructure construction projects that contribute to sustainable development. 

  • Use information technologies, software and modern instruments to plan, control and evaluate construction projects.

  • Know the new technologies applicable to construction systems, as well as modern methodologies for the administration and control of the construction process of infrastructure works, in order to achieve economic, financial and social impact benefits.

  • Formulate comprehensive solutions for the management of civil engineering construction projects.

LABOR

Field

Specialists in Construction Project Management graduated from UIS have the necessary competencies to perform as administrators and executors of civil infrastructure projects. They are also highly qualified professionals to formulate and conduct feasibility, design, bidding, construction, auditing, and supervision processes.

APPLICANT

Profile

The Specialization in Construction Project Management is aimed at civil engineers, architects and other professionals related to construction field, who have served as consultants or executors of civil works and who wish to deepen their knowledge in project management.

GRADUATE

Profile

Specialists in Construction Project Management graduated from the UIS are highly qualified to solve problems of planning, administration, management, programming and control within infrastructure construction projects. They also stand out for implementing new technologies in construction systems, adapting them to national and regional needs and taking into account their social, economic and environmental impact.

Generic competencies: 
  • Ethical commitment. 
  • Formulate structural solutions in civil engineering projects. 
  • Capacity for innovation. 
  • Continuous learning and updating. 
  • Critical and self-critical reasoning. 
  • Handling of information and communication technologies. 
  • Team work.
Specific competencies:
  • Understand the principles of project management that will allow him/her to lead, administer, control and manage companies dedicated to the construction of Civil Engineering projects. 
  • Propose, design, analyze and create strategies for the development of infrastructure construction projects that contribute to sustainable development. 
  • Use information technologies, software and modern instruments to plan, control and evaluate construction projects.
  • Know the new technologies applicable to construction systems, as well as modern methodologies for the administration and control of the construction process of infrastructure works, in order to achieve economic, financial and social impact benefits.
  • Formulate comprehensive solutions for the management of civil engineering construction projects.

LABOR

Field

Specialists in Construction Project Management graduated from UIS have the necessary competencies to perform as administrators and executors of civil infrastructure projects. They are also highly qualified professionals to formulate and conduct feasibility, design, bidding, construction, auditing, and supervision processes.

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about
our
program

All
about
our
program

All about our program

Academic

Curriculum

 

Code:  24471           Credits:    3  – Management Principles


Code:  24472           Credits:    3  – Accounting and Financial Analysis


Code:  27095           Credits:    2  – Information Management

 

Code:  24474           Credits:    2  – Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects


Code:  24475           Credits:    3  – Strategic Management


Code:  27097           Credits:    2  – Planning and Control

 

Code:  24477           Credits:    2  – Building Project Evaluation


Code:  24478           Credits:    3  – Project Management


Code:  27096           Credits:    1  – Seminar I: Work Plan

 

Code:  24480           Credits:    2  – Environment and Environmental Management


Code:  24481           Credits:    2  – Bids


Code:  24482           Credits:    2  – Legislation and Contracting

 

Code:  24484           Credits:    2  – Quality Management


Code:  24485           Credits:    2  – Audit


Code:  24486           Credits:    1  – Monograph

KEEP IN MIND

            BucaramangaBogotá

2nd Semester

2.022

* Subject to demand

Registration closing

Interview

Results publication

Academic Registration

Classes start

  

October 10, 2022

October 14 and 15, 2022

October 26, 2022

November 17, 2022

November 18, 2022

Coming soon

Requirements list

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

  • UIS registration form duly completed and signed.
  • 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.
  • Photocopy of valid identity document valid in Colombia or valid passport for foreigners.
  • Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format, white background 3×4.
  • Photocopy of the diploma or photocopy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by a recognized HEI in Colombia.
    • Notice 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 Ministerio de Educación Nacional de la República.
  • Certificate of the grades obtained in the undergraduate program required by the program, including the weighted average.
    • Notice 2: In the case of UIS undergraduate alumni, it is not necessary to provide this document.
  • 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.

 

 

  • Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process.
  • Notice B: All documents must be submitted physically. To hand the documents in, please go to the postgraduate office of the program in the city where you wish to take the academic program or to the offices of the entity with which the UIS has an agreement with.
  • Notice C: When physical documents are submitted, additional documents that you consider relevant for the admission must be attached.
  • Notice D: On the page “Start the registration process” the formats to fill out the requested documentation can be downloaded.

Inscription

0,25 S.M.M.L.V.

Tuition and academic fees per quarter

5,5 S.M.M.L.V.

 

The university has a mechanism through which the financial obligations of a student 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 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 who have the voting certificate from the last popular election process in Colombia may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Additional Information

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

2nd semester

2022

*Subject to demand of the program.




Bucaramanga

Registration deadline

Oct. 10, 2022

Interview

Oct. 14 and 15, 2022

Results publication

Oct. 26, 2022

Academic Registration

Nov. 17, 2022

Classes start

Nov. 18, 2022

Bogotá

Registration opening

Coming soon

Requirements list

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

  • UIS registration form duly completed and signed.
  • 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.
  • Photocopy of valid identity document valid in Colombia or valid passport for foreigners.
  • Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format, white background 3×4.
  • Photocopy of the diploma or photocopy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by a recognized HEI in Colombia.
    • Notice 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 Ministerio de Educación Nacional de la República.
  • Certificate of the grades obtained in the undergraduate program required by the program, including the weighted average.
    • Notice 2: In the case of UIS undergraduate alumni, it is not necessary to provide this document.
  • 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.

  • Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process.
  • Notice B: All documents must be submitted physically. To hand the documents in, please go to the postgraduate office of the program in the city where you wish to take the academic program or to the offices of the entity with which the UIS has an agreement with.
  • Notice C: When physical documents are submitted, additional documents that you consider relevant for the admission must be attached.
  • Notice D: On the page “Start the registration process” the formats to fill out the requested documentation can be downloaded.

Inscription

0,25 S.M.M.L.V.

Tuition and academic fees per quarter

5,5 S.M.M.L.V.


The university has a mechanism through which the financial obligations of a student 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 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 who have the voting certificate from the last popular election process in Colombia may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.

OUR

Faculty

Alvaro Viviescas Jaimes, professor of the School of Civil Engineering, is presented to the general public and the educational community. D. in Construction Engineering. The photo was taken in the foreground, white background and the professor is located in the center.

Alvaro Viviescas Jaimes

PhD in Structural Engineering

It is presented to the general public and the educational community the professor of the School of Civil Engineering, Guillermo Mejía Aguilar PhD in Construction Engineering. The photo was taken in the foreground, white background and the professor is located in the center.

Guillermo Mejía Aguilar

PhD in Building Engineering

Jorge Enrique Meneses Flores

Master in Mechanical Engineering

Olga Patricia Chacón Arias, professor of the Faculty of Physical and Mechanical Engineering, is presented to the general public and the educational community. D. in Administrative Sciences. The photo was taken in the foreground, white background and the Dean is located in the center.

Olga Patricia Chacón Arias

PhD in Administrative Sciences

Orlando Enrique Contreras Pacheco

Master in Business Management

AGREEMENTS

and allies

The UIS has established different agreements with national and international entities in order to have a greater impact on their training, teaching, research and related processes in the articulation of the public university with the different social actors.

 

Do you want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central Campus

Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering Building

1st Floor, office LP117

Phone: +57 (607) 632 0744

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2453

Email: eicposgrado@uis.edu.co

Guillermo Mejía Aguilar 

Program Coordinator

Email: gmejia@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central Campus

Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering Building

1st Floor, office LP117

Phone: +57 (607) 632 0744

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2453

Email: eicposgrado@uis.edu.co

Guillermo Mejía Aguilar 

Program coordinator

Email: gmejia@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central Campus

Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering Building

1st Floor, office LP117

Phone: +57 (607) 632 0744

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2453

Email: eicposgrado@uis.edu.co

Guillermo Mejía Aguilar

Program coordinator

Email

gmejia@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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