postgraduate
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
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ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering establishes the research element as the axis of the student’s training in the search for new knowledge in the different lines of research offered through the school’s research groups, all of them recognized by COLCIENCIAS, through which it seeks to respond to the needs of development and projection of the productive sector and society. In this way, the program contributes to the search for solutions to circumstantial problems of the productive sector through the research work carried out by the research groups. It also offers companies the possibility of improving the training of their professionals and consequently increasing their competitiveness and extending their capacity in terms of product and/or service development.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 53462 | Qualified Registration: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution No. 5064 of March 30, 2023 (valid for 7 years).

DEGREE:
Master in Electrical Engineering

DURATION:
4 semesters

MODALITY::
In-person

CAMPUS
Bucaramanga main campus

DEGREE:
Master in Electrical Engineering

DURATION:
4 semesters

MODALITY:
In-person

CAMPUS:
Bucaramanga main campus
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Labor Field
- Accreditations
APPLICANT
Profile
The advisory committee of the graduate program is in charge of the selection process of the applicants to the different master's degree programs. The selection is made according to the results obtained by the applicants in:
Evaluation of Curriculum Vitae
Knowledge test
Interview with the Graduate Program Advisory Committee
Applicants may be admitted to the Master's program as long as they reach, after the selection process, a score of no less than 60 points. Admission is subject to availability of places.
GRADUATE
Profile
Graduates of the Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering acquire the scientific, technological and technical knowledge necessary to provide solutions to all those community problems derived from the consumption of electrical energy in terms of the supply of electrical energy, growth in demand, the process of supplying the demand for electrical energy and changes in the technological and regulatory structure of the sector.
LABOR
Field
Researcher or co-researcher in scientific and technological development projects.
Advisor or consultant for national or international entities and organizations.
Undergraduate and postgraduate university professor.
Qualified researcher in the fields of Electrical Engineering and related areas both in the management and development of innovation projects, transfer and appropriation of technology.
Effective leader in the performance of his professional activities.
Agent of change in both academic and productive sector organizations.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution No. 5064 of March 30, 2023 (valid for 6 years).
APPLICANT
Profile
The advisory committee of the graduate program is in charge of the selection process of the applicants to the different master’s degree programs. The selection is made according to the results obtained by the applicants in:
- Evaluation of Curriculum Vitae
- Knowledge test
- Interview with the Graduate Program Advisory Committee
Applicants may be admitted to the Master’s program as long as they reach, after the selection process, a score of no less than 60 points. Admission is subject to availability of places.
GRADUATE
Profile
Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering acquire the scientific, technological and technical knowledge necessary to provide solutions to all those community problems derived from the consumption of electrical energy in terms of the supply of electrical energy, growth in demand, the process of supplying the demand for electrical energy and changes in the technological and regulatory structure of the sector.
LABOR
Field
- Researcher or co-researcher in scientific and technological development projects.
- Advisor or consultant for national or international entities and organizations.
- Undergraduate and postgraduate university professor.
- Qualified researcher in the fields of Electrical Engineering and related areas both in the management and development of innovation projects, transfer and appropriation of technology.
- Effective leader in the performance of his professional activities.
- Agent of change in both academic and productive sector organizations.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution No. 5064 of March 30, 2023 (valid for 6 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: 24765 Credits: 6 - Modeling and Simulation I
Code: 00009 Credits: 6 - Area Emphasis
Code: 00000 Credits: 3 - Research Proposal I
Code: 24766 Credits: 6 - Modeling and Simulation II
Code: 00008 Credits: 6 - Elective I
Code: 24767 Credits: 3 - Research Proposal II
Code: 00000 Credits: 6 - Elective II
Code: 24768 Credits: 2 - Research Seminar I
Code: 24769 Credits: 8 - Research Work I
Code: 24770 Credits: 2 - Research Seminar II
Code: 24771 Credits: 8 - Research Work II
Code: 24268 Credits: 5 - Simulation Modeling and Optimization (Area Emphasis)
Code: 24269 Credits: 5 - Stability of Power Systems - (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24270 Credits: 5 - Digital Signal Processing (Area Emphasis)
Code: 24271 Credits: 4 - Special Topics (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24272 Credits: 0 - Power Electronics (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24327 Credits: 4 - Advanced Power Systems Analysis (Area Emphasis)
Code: 24328 Credits: 4 - Power Systems Operation - (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24329 Credits: 4 - Electric Power Markets - (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24330 Credits: 4 - Electromagnetic Transients - (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24331 Credits: 0 - Electrical Discharges - (Group Emphasis)
Code: 24332 Credits: 4 - Reliability Analysis in Power Systems (Group Emphasis)
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.
OUR
Faculty












German Alfonso Osma Pinto
PhD in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Management & Development)




Jairo Blanco Solano
PhD in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Management & Development)








Luis Eduardo Rueda Guerrero
PhD in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Management & Development)

María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos
PhD in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Management & Development)











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Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2361
Email: secre3t2@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: carrera 27 # 09 (Ciudad Universitaria)
Indicatives: Country: +57 City: 607 A.A 678

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

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2361
Email: secre3t2@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad Universitaria)
Indicatives: Country: +57 City: 607 A.A 678

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.