postgraduate
Master of Physics
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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.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 731 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 16119 of December 18, 2019 and N.° 8314 of May 28, 2020, validity 6 years.

DEGREE:
Master in Physics

DURATION:
4 Semesters

MODALITY::
In-person

CAMPUS
Bucaramanga main campus

DEGREE:
Master in Physics

DURATION:
4 Semesters

MODALITY:
In-person

CAMPUS:
Bucaramanga main campus
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Labor Field
- Our Accreditations
APPLICANT
Profile
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
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.
LABOR
Field
Leadership as researchers in training and student trainers for science and research.
Management of dynamic systems for market analysis and epidemiological processes.
Hydrodynamic structural analysis.
Forensic science analysis.
Formulation of engineering applications.
Technological development.
Teaching at all levels of study.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution no. 009825 of September 16, 2019 (valid for six years).
APPLICANT
Profile
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
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.
LABOR
Field
- Leadership as researchers in training and student trainers for science and research.
- Management of dynamic systems for market analysis and epidemiological processes.
- Hydrodynamic structural analysis.
- Forensic science analysis.
- Formulation of engineering applications.
- Technological development.
- Teaching at all levels of study.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministry of National Education (MEN) Resolution no. 009825 of September 16, 2019 (valid for six years).
Tuition Subsidies and Condobable Loans
All
about
our
program
All
about
our
program
All about our program
Academic
Curriculum
- 1°
- 2°
- 3°
- 4°
- Electives
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Advanced Subject I
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Advanced Subject II
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Elective I
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Advanced Subject III
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Advanced Subject IV
Code: 25213 Credits: 2 - Seminar I
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Elective II
Code: 25214 Credits: 5 - Research I
Code: 25215 Credits: 2 - Seminar II
Code: 25216 Credits: 5 - Research II
Code: 25217 Credits: 2 - Seminar III
Code: 25218 Credits: 0 - Research work
Advanced electives
código: 25194 créditos: 6 - Classic Mechanics
código: 25195 créditos: 6 - Advanced Statistical Mechanics
código: 25196 créditos: 6 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics
código: 29468 créditos: 4 - Scientific Instrumentation
código: 25197 créditos: 6 - Classical Electrodynamics
código: 29466 créditos: 4 - Data Science
Electives
código: 25198 créditos: 6 - Interaction of charged particles with surfaces
código: 25199 créditos: 6 - Plasma physics
código: 25200 créditos: 6 - Theory of the motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields
código: 25201 créditos: 4 - Topics in general relativity i
código: 25202 créditos: 6 - Topics in general relativity ii
código: 25203 créditos: 6 - Introducción a la teoría de la relatividad
código: 25204 créditos: 6 - Introduction to cosmology
código: 25205 créditos: 6 - Treatment of mathematical models in Physics
código: 25206 créditos: 6 - Solid-state Green functions
código: 25207 créditos: 6 - Solid state
código: 25208 créditos: 6 - Solid state quantum theory
código: 25209 créditos: 6 - Transport phenomena in nanostructures
código: 25210 créditos: 6 - Low dimensional systems
código: 25211 créditos: 6 - Optoelectronic phenomena in semiconductors
código: 25212 créditos: 6 - Semiconductor physics
código: 25250 créditos: 6 - Introduction to particle physics
código: 25251 créditos: 6 - Quantum field theory I
código: 25501 créditos: 6 - Quantum field theory II
código: 25502 créditos: 6 - Introduction to the standard model
código: 25503 créditos: 6 - Topics in elementary particles
código: 25504 créditos: 6 - Advanced optics laboratory
código: 25514 créditos: 6 - Coherent optics processing
código: 25515 créditos: 6 - Advanced optical metrology
código: 25516 créditos: 6 - Treatment in incoherent optics
código: 25517 créditos: 6 - Quantum optics
código: 25518 créditos: 6 - Optoelectronics
código: 25519 créditos: 6 - Statistical shape recognition
código: 25520 créditos: 6 - Fractional fourier transform and optical systems
código: 25521 créditos: 6 - Signals, systems and fourier transforms
código: 25522 créditos: 6 - Glass optics
código: 25523 créditos: 6 - Optical metrology
código: 25505 créditos: 6 - Electrical properties of tissues
código: 25506 créditos: 6 - Materials science
código: 25507 créditos: 6 - Applied quantum mechanics
código: 25508 créditos: 6 - Thermodynamics of materials
código: 25509 créditos: 6 - Group theory and spectroscopic applications
código: 25252 créditos: 6 - Atomic molecular spectroscopy
código: 25510 créditos: 6 - Laser spectroscopy
código: 25511 créditos: 6 - Molecular spectroscopy
código: 26742 créditos: 7 - Introduction to quantum effects in gravity
código: 29469 créditos: 4 - Topics in Scientific Instrumentation
código: 27109 créditos: 5 - Introduction to Seismology
código: 27110 créditos: 5 - Advanced Seismology
código: 28932 créditos: 6 - Data Analysis in Astrophysics
código: 28933 créditos: 6 - Observational Astrophysics
código: 28934 créditos: 6 - Stellar Structure and Evolution
código: 28935 créditos: 6 - Extragalactic Astrophysics
código: 28936 créditos: 6 - Astrophysics of Compact Objects
código: 28937 créditos: 6 - Astroparticles
código: 29467 créditos: 6 - Topics in Data Science
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
Bucaramanga | |||||
1st Semester 2024 * Subject to demand | Registration payment begins Registration begins Registration payment deadline Registration deadline Entrance exams Interviews Results publication Academic Tuition Payment Academic Tuition Classes begin | August 15, 2023 August 16, 2023 January 24, 2024 January 26, 2024 February 01 to 06, 2024 February 07, 2024 February 09, 2024 February 09 to 14, 2024 February 12 to 15, 2024 February 19, 2024 |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM
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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
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
1st semester
2024
*Subject to demand of the program.

Bucaramanga
Registration payment beginsAug 15, 2023
Registration beginsAug 16, 2023
Registration payment deadlineJan 24, 2024
Registration deadlineJan 26, 2024
Entrance examsFeb 1-6, 2024
InterviewsFeb 7, 2024
Results publicationFeb 9, 2024
Academic Tuition PaymentFeb 9-14, 2024
Academic TuitionFeb 12-15, 2024
Classes beginFeb 19, 2024
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 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.
- If the advisory committee so determines, proof of reading comprehension and written production in Spanish language, presenting the certificate of approval issued by the UIS School of Languages.
- Notice 1: The cost of the certification or test is not included in the registration fee for the graduate program.
- 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.
- Receipt of payment, issued by the UIS treasury, for the current value of the psycho-technical test (if required) or receipt of consignment in the authorized accounts.
- Two (2) confidential letters of academic reference, in sealed envelopes, sent directly to the graduate coordination, according to the form established by the UIS.
- 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
- AA
- BB
- CC
- 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 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.
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School of Physics
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2286
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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
Extension: 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
Extension: 2286
fisj@uis.edu.co
docfis@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Livianos Laboratory 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.