postgraduate

Master's Degree in Occupational Health
and Safety Management

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ABOUT THE

Program

The Master in Occupational Health and Safety Management at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) aims to train highly qualified professionals for the administration and comprehensive prevention of occupational risks.

The program was designed to provide its students with technical and administrative strategies that allow them to contribute both to the improvement of working conditions and quality of life of workers and to the productivity and development of the country. 

During their academic process, students develop the necessary skills to manage, plan, coordinate, direct, execute and evaluate actions in the area of safety and health at work, through the application of theoretical and methodological aspects that act for the benefit of society.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 104903 | Qualified Register: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) N.° 006468 of April 25, 2022, validity 7 years.

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DEGREE:

Master in Occupational Safety and Health Management

DURATION:

4 Semesters

MODALITY:

In-person / In Spanish

CAMPUS

Main Campus Bucaramanga

DEGREE:

Master in Occupational Safety and Health Management

DURATION:

4 Semesters

MODALITY:

In-person / In Spanish

CAMPUS:

Main Campus Bucaramanga

APPLICANT

Profile

The Master's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management (MGSST) at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) trains students interested in deepening their knowledge in the functional areas of the search and implementation of proposals and concrete solutions to business problems in the field of safety and health at work.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Master's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) has a solid theoretical foundation in concepts and strategies in its area of knowledge.

The graduate is highly qualified to design and manage projects and strategies on risk factors and prevention measures within organizations. Likewise, he or she has the necessary skills to evaluate working conditions from the perspective of ergonomics, occupational psychology, hygiene and industrial safety.

LABOR

Field

Considering that risk is inherent to every activity developed by the human being, the graduate of the Master's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management has the theoretical foundation and the skills to plan, control and improve strategies and actions aimed at preventing injuries and illness and improving the quality of working life in organizations in the industrial sector, manufacturing, construction, hydrocarbons, mining as well as in service companies in sectors such as health, education, administration of justice, commercial, services and public administration.

APPLICANT

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management (MGSST) at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) trains students interested in deepening their knowledge in the functional areas of the search and implementation of proposals and concrete solutions to business problems in the field of safety and health at work.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) has a solid theoretical foundation in concepts and strategies in its area of knowledge.The graduate is highly qualified to design and manage projects and strategies on risk factors and prevention measures within organizations. Likewise, he or she has the necessary skills to evaluate working conditions from the perspective of ergonomics, occupational psychology, hygiene and industrial safety.

LABOR

Field

Considering that risk is inherent to every activity developed by the human being, the graduate of the Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management has the theoretical foundation and the skills to plan, control and improve strategies and actions aimed at preventing injuries and illness and improving the quality of working life in organizations in the industrial sector, manufacturing, construction, hydrocarbons, mining as well as in service companies in sectors such as health, education, administration of justice, commercial, services and public administration.

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program

All
about
our
program

All about our program

Academic

Curriculum

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Code:  40140           Credits:    2  - Health and Safety at Work Legal Framework I


Code:  40141           Credits:    2  - Strategic Planning and Risk Management


Code:  40142           Credits:    2  - Occupational and Preventive Medicine


Code:  40143           Credits:    2  - Emergency Preparedness and Response


Code:  40144           Credits:    1  - Application Workshop I


Code:  40139           Credits:    2  - Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety


Code:  00000           Credits:    2  - Elective Subjects

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Code:  40145           Credits:    2  - Ergonomics I


Code:  40146           Credits:    2  - Industrial Safety I


Code:  40147           Credits:    2  - Psychosocial Risks


Code:  40148           Credits:    2  - Industrial Hygiene I


Code:  40149           Credits:    2  - Occupational Medicine


Code:  40150           Credits:    1  - Integral Management of Risk and Opportunities


 Code:  40151           Credits:    1  - Application Workshop II


 Code:  00000           Credits:    2  - Elective Subjects

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Code:  40152           Credits:    1  - Ergonomics II


Code:  40153           Credits:    2  - Occupational Health and Safety Legal Framework II


Code:  40154           Credits:    2  - Management Skills in Occupational Safety and Health II


Code:  40155           Credits:    2  - Industrial Hygiene II


Code:  40156           Credits:    1  - Management of Occupational Risks


Code:  40157           Credits:    1  - Applied Statistics in Occupational Safety & Health


Code:  40158           Credits:    2  - Epidemiology


Code:  40159           Credits:    2  - Toxicology


Code:  40160           Credits:    1  - Application Workshop III

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Code:  40161           Credits:    2  - Behavioral Based Safety


Code:  40162           Credits:    2  - Occupational Rehabilitation and Reinstatement


Code:  40163           Credits:    2  - Industrial Safety II


Code:  40164           Credits:    2  - Occupational Health and Safety and Management Systems


Code:  40165           Credits:    1  - Corporate Social Responsibility


Code:  40166           Credits:    1  - Undergraduate Work Seminar


Code:  40167           Credits:    5  - Undergraduate work

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Code:  40169           Credits:    2  - Road Safety


Code:  40170           Credits:    2  - Negotiation Seminar


Code:  40171           Credits:    2  - Organizational Learning


Code:  40172           Credits:    2  - Strategic Thinking and Organizational Analysis


Code:  40173           Credits:    2  - International Logistics


Code:  40174           Credits:    2  - Consumer Behaviour


Code:  40168           Credits:    2  - Work at heights


Code:  40175           Credits:    2  - Corporate Communications


Code:  40176           Credits:    2  - Project Management


Code:  40177           Credits:    2  - Business Economics


 Code:  40178          Credits:    2  - Business Planning


Code:  40179           Credits:    2  - Operations Management


Code:  40180           Credits:    2  - Legal Business Environment


Code:  40181           Credits:    2  - Innovation and Technology Management


Code:  40182           Credits:    2  - Processes Integration with Information Technology

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

            Bucaramanga 

1st semester

2024

* Subject to demand

Registration opening  

Registration closing  

Interview  

Admission results  

Classes start  

  

October 27, 2023

February 23, 2024

February 24, 2024

February 28, 2024

March 22, 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.
  • 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.
    • Notice 2: The degrees must be validated by 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 any 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 3: 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.
 

  • 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

7,5 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.

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

1st semester

2024

*Subject to demand of the program.




Bucaramanga

Registration start

Oct 27, 2023

Registration deadline

Feb 23, 2024

Interviews

Feb 24, 2024

Admission results

Feb 28, 2024

Classes start

Mar 22, 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.
  • 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.
    • Notice 2: The degrees must be validated by 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 any 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 3: 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.

  • 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

7,5 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

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa al profesor de la Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Juan Camilo Lesmez Peralta. Magíster en Gerencia de Negocios. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y el profesor está situado en el centro.

Juan Camilo Lesmez Peralta

Master in Business Management

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa al profesor de la Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Orlando Enrique Contreras Pacheco. Doctor en Management. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y el profesor está situado en el centro.

Orlando Enrique Contreras Pacheco

Doctor in Management

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Martha Liliana Torres Barreto. Doctora en Ciencias Económicas. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situado en el centro.

Martha Liliana Torres Barreto

Doctor in Economic Sciences

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Aura Cecilia Pedraza Avella. Doctora en Ciencias Económicas. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situado en el centro.

Aura Cecilia Pedraza Avella

Doctor in Economic Sciences

Gloria Helena Villalobos Fajardo

Doctor in Health Sciences

Iván Dario Agudelo Saldarriaga

Master in Integrated Management: Prevention, Environment and Quality

Jorge Enrique Pinto Hernández

Water Specialist

Julio Cesar Camacho Pinto

Master in Industrial Engineering

Ricardo Montero Martínez

Doctor in Technical Sciences

Yordan Rodríguez Ruiz

Doctor in Technical Sciences

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

Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management

Phone: +57 (607) 632 4007

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2837

Email: posgradosindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio – Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales

Oficina 401

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 Occupational Health and Safety Management

Phone: +57 (607) 632 4007

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2837

Email: posgradosindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio – Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales

Oficina 401

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 Occupational Health and Safety Management

Phone: +57 (607) 632 4007

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2837

Email: posgradosindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio – Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales

Oficina 401

 

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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