postgraduate
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
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ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering of the UIS, since its inception, has been committed to the training of professionals with high political and ethical quality, who contribute to the solution of complex problems related to civil engineering that affect both the natural and built environment, by proposing innovative and efficient solutions aimed at improving the society’s quality of life.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 52667 | Qualified Register: MEN N.° 16785 of December 27, 2019, validity 7 years.

DEGREE:
Master in Civil Engineering

DURATION:
4 Semesters

MODALITY:
In-person / In Spanish

CAMPUS
Main Campus Bucaramanga

DEGREE:
Master in Civil Engineering

DURATION:
4 Semesters

MODALITY:
In-person / In Spanish

CAMPUS:
Campus principal Bucaramanga
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Labor Field
APPLICANT
Profile
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Applicants to the Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at the UIS must have a professional degree in engineering, geology, architecture or related professions, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and interests to propose and develop research projects applied to the field of civil engineering.
GRADUATE
Profile
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Graduates of the Master's program in Civil Engineering are expected to possess research, disciplinary and attitudinal skills in one of the areas of knowledge offered by the program (Structures and Materials, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Management and Optimization of Systems, Transportation and Roads, and Geomatics). Graduates will be able to: formulate and manage projects, communicate in a foreign language, act with ethical commitment, interact in international scenarios, learn and update themselves constantly, assume critical and self-critical positions, and to use information and communication technology for their effective performance.
In addition, masters in Civil Engineering will have specific competencies to: interact with multidisciplinary groups, propose integral solutions in the field of civil engineering that contribute to sustainable development, create and innovate to contribute to technological development and to model and simulate civil engineering systems and processes.
LABOR
Field
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Masters in Civil Engineering graduates from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) have the necessary competencies and capabilities to perform scientific and technological research. In addition, they will be able to perform experimental development activities in the program's areas of knowledge: structures and construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environment, systems management and optimization, transportation and roads, and geomatics.
APPLICANT
Profile
.
Applicants to the Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering at the UIS must have a professional degree in engineering, geology, architecture or related professions, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and interests to propose and develop research projects applied to the field of civil engineering.
GRADUATE
Profile
.
Graduates of the Master’s program in Civil Engineering are expected to possess research, disciplinary and attitudinal skills in one of the areas of knowledge offered by the program (Structures and Materials, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Management and Optimization of Systems, Transportation and Roads, and Geomatics). Graduates will be able to: formulate and manage projects, communicate in a foreign language, act with ethical commitment, interact in international scenarios, learn and update themselves constantly, assume critical and self-critical positions, and to use information and communication technology for their effective performance.
In addition, masters in Civil Engineering will have specific competencies to: interact with multidisciplinary groups, propose integral solutions in the field of civil engineering that contribute to sustainable development, create and innovate to contribute to technological development and to model and simulate civil engineering systems and processes.
LABOR
Field
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Masters in Civil Engineering graduates from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) have the necessary competencies and capabilities to perform scientific and technological research. In addition, they will be able to perform experimental development activities in the program’s areas of knowledge: structures and construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environment, systems management and optimization, transportation and roads, and geomatics.
Tuition Subsidies and Condobable Loans
Program
brochure
Program
brochure
Program
brochure
academic
Curriculum
- 1°
- 2°
- 3°
- 4°
- Electives
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Fundamentals Mathematics
Code: 24021 Credits: 2 - Seminar I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective II
Code: 24022 Credits: 2 - Seminar II
Code: 24023 Credits: 2 - Research Proposal
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective III
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective IV
Code: 24024 Credits: 2 - Seminar III
Code: 24025 Credits: 12 - Research Work I
Code: 24026 Credits: 2 - Seminar IV
Code: 24027 Credits: 12 - Research Work II
Code: 28407 Credits: 5 - Small-scale water supply and sanitation
Code: 24032 Credits: 5 - Seismic hazard, vulnerability and risk
Code: 28395 Credits: 5 - Dynamic analysis of structures
Code: 28394 Credits: 5 - Statistical analysis of experiments
Code: 28399 Credits: 5 - Advanced Structural Analysis I
Code: 28400 Credits: 5 - Advanced Structural Analysis II
Code: 28396 Credits: 5 - Design of prestressed concrete structures
Code: 28401 Credits: 5 - Design of steel structures I
Code: 28402 Credits: 5 - Design of steel structures II
Code: 28403 Credits: 5 - Design of cementitious and bituminous mixtures
Code: 28397 Credits: 5 - Bridge design
Code: 29265 Credits: 5 - Design of solid waste treatment and disposal systems
Code: 28398 Credits: 5 - Special structures and new materials
Code: 29266 Credits: 5 - Flow in the partially saturated zone
Code: 24035 Credits: 5 - Flow in porous media
Code: 29470 Credits: 5 - Fundamentals of geotechnical modeling
Code: 27894 Credits: 5 - Mathematical foundations for management
Code: 29268 Credits: 5 - Advanced Geomechanics
Code: 29269 Credits: 5 - Water resources management
Code: 29270 Credits: 5 - Solid waste management
Code: 27897 Credits: 5 - Risk management
Code: 24038 Credits: 5 - Management and optimization of water resources
Code: 24036 Credits: 5 - River hydraulics
Code: 28406 Credits: 5 - Applied hydrogeology
Code: 24034 Credits: 5 - Surface hydrology
Code: 29257 Credits: 5 - Seismic and geotechnical engineering
Code: 23848 Credits: 5 - Advanced Mathematics
Code: 29258 Credits: 5 - Mechanics of partially saturated soils
Code: 24028 Credits: 5 - Mechanics of the continuous medium
Code: 27895 Credits: 5 - Quantitative methods for planning and control of systems and projects
Code: 27896 Credits: 5 - Statistical methods for monitoring and control of systems and projects
Code: 29259 Credits: 5 - Natural methods for wastewater treatment
Code: 29260 Credits: 5 - Groundwater modeling
Code: 29261 Credits: 5 - Advanced geotechnical modeling
Code: 24037 Credits: 5 - Surface water modeling
Code: 24029 Credits: 5 - Modeling, simulation and optimization
Code: 29262 Credits: 5 - Water quality monitoring and assessment
Code: 24033 Credits: 5 - Pathology and rehabilitation of structures
Code: 29263 Credits: 5 - Environmental processes
Code: 28408 Credits: 5 - Solid waste
Code: 27898 Credits: 5 - Management prediction systems
Code: 28404 Credits: 5 - Advanced concrete technology
Code: 28405 Credits: 5 - Elasticity theory
Code: 24462 Credits: 5 - Advanced topics
Code: 27899 Credits: 5 - Advanced topics in monitoring and control of systems and projects
Code: 29264 Credits: 5 - Wastewater treatment
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 0,5 S.M.M.L.V. Tuition and academic fees per semester 2 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. |
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
# S.M.M.L.V.
Tuition fees per semester
# S.M.M.L.V.*
Academic fees per semester
# 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
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Edgar Ricardo Oviedo Ocaña
PhD in Engineering, with emphasis on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
















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UIS Central Campus
Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering Building
Phone: +57 (607) 632 0744
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2453
Email: maestriacivil@uis.edu.co

Alvaro Viviescas Jaimes
Program Coordinator
alvivija@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
Phone: +57 (607) 632 0744
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000 ext. 2453
Email: maestriacivil@uis.edu.co

Alvaro Viviescas Jaimes
Program Coordinator
alvivija@uis.edu.co

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.