postgraduate
Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics
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ABOUT THE
Program
The Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics, which has been offered since 2008, meets the necessity of strengthening and consolidating the research activity in the areas of systems engineering and computer science, focusing on the specific topics of innovation and technology management, informatics and computer science.
Through its academic and organizational structure, the program seeks to contribute to the progress of the country with the training of qualified professionals for scientific, technological, economic and social development. This proposal is conceived from a broad and flexible vision of the future, which responds to the changes in the international, national, regional, local and institutional environments, to the prospective developments of knowledge, and to the new trends and purposes of education.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 53686| Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 003241 of March 5, 2020, validity 6 years.

DEGREE:
Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics

DURATION:
4 semesters

MODALITY::
In-person

CAMPUS
Main campus, Bucaramanga

DEGREE:
Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics

DURATION:
4 semesters

MODALITY:
In-person

CAMPUS:
Main campus, Bucaramanga
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Our Accreditations
APPLICANT
Profile
The Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics is aimed at systems engineers and similar professionals, who aspire to make use of computational and telecommunications technologies in any field where its enormous potential may be exploited. The admission of applicants from disciplines other than systems engineering will be subject to the consideration of the Graduate Advisory Committee.
GRADUATE
Profile
Graduates of the Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics will stand out as professionals who:
Interacts with multidisciplinary groups and proposes solutions from the perspective of systemic thinking.
Proposes solutions using information and communication technologies that contribute to sustainable development.
Creates, innovates and undertakes projects to contribute to technological development.
Models and simulates systems and systems engineering processes and develops software-based information systems.
Adapts and adopts methodologies for the development of software solutions.
Applies knowledge in a creative way for the development of the area in which he/she works, making use of modern technologies and paradigms of software engineering.
OUR
Acreditations
High-Quality Accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 3241 of March 5, 2020 (valid for six years).
More information: click here
APPLICANT
Profile
The Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics is aimed at systems engineers and similar professionals, who aspire to make use of computational and telecommunications technologies in any field where its enormous potential may be exploited. The admission of applicants from disciplines other than systems engineering will be subject to the consideration of the Graduate Advisory Committee.
GRADUATE
Profile
Graduates of the Master´s Degree in Systems Engineering and Informatics will stand out as professionals who:
Interacts with multidisciplinary groups and proposes solutions from the perspective of systemic thinking.
Proposes solutions using information and communication technologies that contribute to sustainable development.
Creates, innovates and undertakes projects to contribute to technological development.
Models and simulates systems and systems engineering processes and develops software-based information systems.
Adapts and adopts methodologies for the development of software solutions.
Applies knowledge in a creative way for the development of the area in which he/she works, making use of modern technologies and paradigms of software engineering.
OUR
AcreditaTions
High-Quality Accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 3241 of March 5, 2020 (valid for six years).
More information: click here
Tuition Subsidies and Condobable Loans
All
about
our
program
All
about
our
program
All about our program
Academic
Curriculum
- 1°
- 2°
- 3°
- 4°
- Electives
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Code: 27512 Credits: 3 - Research Seminar I
Code: 23848 Credits: 5 - Advanced Mathematics
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective Subject I
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective Subject II
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Code: 27513 Credits: 3 - Research Seminar II
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective Subject III
Code: 00000 Credits: 5 - Elective Subject IV
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Code: 27514 Credits: 3 - Research Seminar III
Code: 24438 Credits: 10 - Research work I
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Code: 27515 Credits: 3 - Research Seminar IV
Code: 24438 Credits: 10 - Research Work II
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Code: 22565 Credits: 5 - Special Topics in Systems Thinking
Code: 22568 Credits: 5 - Advanced methods for image processing
Code: 22571 Credits: 5 - Interpretive Systematics
Code: 23503 Credits: 5 - Fundamentals of information systems
Code: 24268 Credits: 5 - Modeling, simulation and optimization
Code: 24428 Credits: 5 - Modern technologies in software engineering
Code: 24430 Credits: 5 - Modern technologies in software engineering
Code: 24431 Credits: 5 - Theory of computation
Code: 24434 Credits: 5 - Special topics in information systems
Code: 24435 Credits: 5 - Educational software engineering
Code: 24436 Credits: 5 - Biomedical Informatics
Code: 27516 Credits: 5 - Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Analysis
Code: 27517 Credits: 5 - Ambient and Ubiquitous Computing
Code: 27518 Credits: 5 - Multidisciplinary research I
Code: 27519 Credits: 5 - Multidisciplinary Research II
Code: 27520 Credits: 5 - Digital Signal Processing
Code: 27521 Credits: 5 - Modern Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Code: 27522 Credits: 5 - Computational Algorithms
Code: 27523 Credits: 5 - Large-scale data analysis
Code: 27524 Credits: 5 - Computational learning
Code: 27525 Credits: 5 - High performance computing
Code: 28092 Credits: 5 - Compressive sensing
Code: 28093 Credits: 5 - Statistical signal processing
Code: 28094 Credits: 5 - Convex optimization
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 |
Requirements list
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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Inscription 0.5 SMMLV Tuition fees per semester 1 SMMLV Academic fees per semester 1 SMMLV | ![]() | 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
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. 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.
- 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
0.5 SMMLV
Tuition fees per semester
1 SMMLV*
Academic fees per semester
1 SMMLV
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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Sonia Cristina Gamboa Sarmiento
PhD in Education - Emphasis in philosophy and teaching of philosophy



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Laboratorios Pesados building, office 339
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Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: Carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:
Monday:
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
Tuesday and Thursday:
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Do yo want more information?
Contact Us

School of Systems Engineering and Informatics
+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 2481
Laboratorios Pesados building, office 339
posgrados.eisi@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: Carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:
Monday:
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
Tuesday and Thursday:
7:00 a. m. – 12:00 p. m. / 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m.
Do yo want more information?
Contact Us

School of Systems Engineering and Informatics
+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 2481
Laboratorios Pesados building, office 339
posgrados.eisi@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: Carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Office hours:
Monday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
Tuesday and Thursday
7:00 a. m. – 12:00 / 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m.