postgraduate
PhD in Physics
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ABOUT THE
Program
The PhD in Physics from the Universidad Industrial de Santander aims to provide physicists and professionals in related careers a solid training that enables them to develop and direct research activities, teaching and applications of physics in national and foreign universities and research centers.
The program trains professionals with a high academic level, according to international standards, which is evident, among other indicators, in the number of graduates who lead doctoral research projects and perform postdoctoral studies.
The doctorate is based on the solution of current scientific problems related to the areas covered by the research groups that are part of the program.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 106648 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 021324 of November 11, 2020, validity 6 years.
DEGREE:
Ph.D. in Physics
DURATION:
8 Semesters
MODALITY::
On-site
CAMPUS
Main Campus Bucaramanga
DEGREE:
Ph.D. in Physics
DURATION:
8 Semesters
MODALITY:
On-site
CAMPUS:
Main Campus Bucaramanga
APPLICANT
Profile
The applicant to study the PhD in Physics from the Industrial University of Santander must prove his or her degree as a physicist, physical engineer or in related disciplines, both in science and engineering. Likewise, he or she is a professional who possesses the required skills and a strong motivation for the study of problems whose solution is found in methods or instruments in the area of physics.
GRADUATE
Profile
The Doctor of Physics graduated from the Industrial University of Santander is an independent researcher with a solid scientific background, a broad vision of modern science, with the required capacity to communicate his knowledge and to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. He/she is also a professional who identifies himself/herself with the contemporary circumstances and needs of the country.
During the postgraduate course, the student will acquire a rigorous academic and cultural formation, which will allow him/her to communicate with the international scientific community and reach the maturity that will allow him/her to propose and develop successful research projects.
LABOR
Field
Theoretical and applied research in all areas of industry that require knowledge of applied physics.
Leadership of research and technological development centers.
Updating of research groups in new technologies for data processing and research.
Training of students in science and research.
Teaching in Higher Education Institutions.
Direction and management of research projects in different areas of theoretical and applied sciences.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution no. 21324 of November 11, 2020 (valid for six years).
APPLICANT
Profile
The applicant to study the PhD in Physics from the Industrial University of Santander must prove his or her degree as a physicist, physical engineer or in related disciplines, both in science and engineering. Likewise, he or she is a professional who possesses the required skills and a strong motivation for the study of problems whose solution is found in methods or instruments in the area of physics.
GRADUATE
Profile
The Doctor of Physics graduated from the Industrial University of Santander is an independent researcher with a solid scientific background, a broad vision of modern science, with the required capacity to communicate his knowledge and to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. He/she is also a professional who identifies himself/herself with the contemporary circumstances and needs of the country.
During the postgraduate course, the student will acquire a rigorous academic and cultural formation, which will allow him/her to communicate with the international scientific community and reach the maturity that will allow him/her to propose and develop successful research projects.
LABOR
Field
- Theoretical and applied research in all areas of industry that require knowledge of applied physics.
- Leadership of research and technological development centers.
- Updating of research groups in new technologies for data processing and research.
- Training of students in science and research.
- Teaching in Higher Education Institutions.
- Direction and management of research projects in different areas of theoretical and applied sciences.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution no. 21324 of November 11, 2020 (valid for six years).
Tuition Subsidies and Condobable Loans
Academic
Curriculum
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Advanced Subject I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Advanced Subject II
Code: 26397 Credits: 4 – Seminar I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Advanced Subject III
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Advanced Subject IV
Code: 26398 Credits: 4 – Seminar II
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 – Elective II
Code: 26399 Credits: 4 – Seminar III
Code: 28729 Credits: 11 – Research I
Code: 28730 Credits: 11 – Research II
Code: 28731 Credits: 11 – Research III
Code: 28732 Credits: 11 – Research IV
Code: 28733 Credits: 11 – Research V
Code: 28734 Credits: 11 – Thesis
Advanced subjects
code: 28735 credits: 5 – Classical Mechanics
code: 28736 credits: 5 – Advanced Statistical Mechanics
code: 28737 credits: 5 – Advanced Quantum Mechanics
code: 28738 credits: 5 – Electrodynamics
Elective subjects
code: 28755 credits: 5 – Introduction to Particle Physics
code: 28756 credits: 5 – Quantum Field Theory I
code: 28757 credits: 5 – Quantum Field Theory II
code: 28758 credits: 5 – Introduction to the Standard Model
code: 28759 credits: 5 – Topics in Elementary Particles
code: 28760 credits: 5 – Advanced Laboratory of Optics
code: 28761 credits: 5 – Treatment in Coherent Optics
code: 28762 credits: 5 – Advanced Optical Metrology
code: 28763 credits: 5 – Treatment in Incoherent Optics
code: 28764 credits: 5 – Quantum Optics
code: 28765 credits: 5 – Optoelectronics
code: 28766 credits: 5 – Recognition of Statistical Forms
code: 28767 credits: 5 – Fourier transformation
code: 28768 credits: 5 – Signals, Systems and Fourier Transformation
code: 28769 credits: 5 – Crystal Optics
code: 28750 credits: 5 – Quantum Solid State Theory
code: 28770 credits: 5 – Optical Metrology
code: 28937 credits: 5 – Astro Particles
code: 28751 credits: 5 – Transport Phenomena
code: 28752 credits: 5 – Low Dimensionality Systems
code: 28753 credits: 5 – Optoelectronic Phenomena in Semiconductors
code: 28754 credits: 5 – Semiconductor Physics
code: 28739 credits: 5 – Interaction of Charged Particles with Surfaces
code: 28740 credits: 5 – Plasma Physics
code: 28741 credits: 5 – Theory of motion of Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields
code: 28742 credits: 5 – Topics in General Relativity I
code: 28743 credits: 5 – Topics in General Relativity II
code: 28744 credits: 5 – Introduction to the Theory of Relativity
code: 28745 credits: 5 – Introduction to Cosmology
code: 28746 credits: 5 – Mathematical Model Treatment
Code: 28747 credits: 5 – Green Functions in Solid State
code: 28748 credits: 5 – Solid State
code: 28749 credits: 5 – Electrical Properties of Tissues
code: 28932 credits: 5 – Data Analysis in Astrophysics
code: 28933 credits: 5 – Observational Astrophysics
code: 28934 credits: 5 – Stellar Structure and Evolution
code: 28935 credits: 5 – Extragalactic Astrophysics
code: 28936 credits: 5 – Astrophysics of Compact Objects
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
| Bucaramanga | |||||
2nd semester 2024 * Subject to demand | Registration payment begins Registration begins Registration payment deadline Registration deadline (via web) Entrance exams Interviews Publication of results Classes start | February 20, 2024 February 21, 2024 July 5, 2024 July 9, 2024 July 15 to 18, 2024 July 19, 2024 July 23, 2024 August 12, 2024 |
Requirements list
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
| SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process. Likewise, the complete list of documents must be sent to the postgraduate program. Notice B: On the page “Start the registration process” the formats to fill out the requested documentation can be downloaded. |
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Inscription # S.M.M.L.V. Tuition fees per semester # S.M.M.L.V. Academic fees per semester # S.M.M.L.V. |
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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. |
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
2nd semester
2024
*Subject to demand of the program.
Bucaramanga
Registration payment beginsfeb 20, 2024
Registration beginsfeb 21, 2024
Registration payment deadlinejul 5, 2024
Registration deadlinejul 9, 2024
Entrance examsjul 15 to 18, 2024
Interviewsjul 19, 2024
Publication of resultsjul 23, 2024
Classes beginaug 12, 2024
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.
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 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.
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.
Notice 2: In the case of UIS undergraduate alumni, it is not necessary to provide it.
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.
For research master’s degrees, certification of foreign language level equivalent to or higher than level A1 according to the CEFR for languages, according to standardized test or issued by the UIS Institute of Languages.
Notice 2: 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.
Three (3) academic reference letters, which each professor must send to docfis@uis.edu.co.
Research Master’s Degrees: endorsement letter from a research group or center of the UIS or from a scientific institution with which there is an agreement in force, signed by the director of the same, and in which the applicant is presented to the program.
In-depth master’s degrees: endorsement letter from a research group or center of the UIS or from a company or organization, signed by the legal representative of the same, presenting the applicant to the postgraduate program and expressing that in such group or entity the application work may be proposed or carried out.
SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM
Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process. Likewise, the complete list of documents must be sent to the postgraduate program.
Notice B: 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 fees per semester
1 S.M.M.L.V.*
Academic fees per semester
10 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
research
Groups and Hotbeds
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.
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Contact Us
School of Physics
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2286
fisj@uis.edu.co
docfis@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Laboratorios Livianos building, third floor, office 325
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Do yo want more information?
Contact Us
School of Physics
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2286
fisj@uis.edu.co
docfis@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Laboratorios Livianos building, third floor, office 325
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Do yo want more information?
Contact Us
School of Physics
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2286
fisj@uis.edu.co
docfis@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Laboratorios Livianos building, third floor, office 325
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.