Master's degree in Business Management - MBA - Universidad Industrial de Santander

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Master's Degree in Business Management (MBA)

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ABOUT THE

Program

The Master’s Degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), based on its theoretical foundation and curriculum development, aims to train highly specialized professionals in business management through the development of skills in the areas of strategy and administration, finance and economics, operations management, quality and technology, and marketing and entrepreneurship.

The program offers an optimal environment for the promotion of creativity and innovation, through the assimilation of new ideas and knowledge, which profiles its students as highly qualified professionals to identify and implement strategies that generate real value to organizations in the regional and national context.

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Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 90966 | High-quality accreditation: Resolution No. 022321 of November 24, 2023 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (valid for 6 years).

Qualified registration: Resolution No. 022321 of November 24, 2023 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (valid for 7 years).

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DEGREE:

Master in Business Management - MBA

DURATION:

3 Semesters

MODALITY:

On-site synchronous (80 %) / On-line synchronous (20 %)

Location:

Main Campus Bucaramanga

DEGREE:

Master in Business Management - MBA

DURATION:

3 Semesters

MODALITY:

On-site synchronous (80 %)
On-line synchronous (20 %)

Location:

Main Campus Bucaramanga

Applicant Profile
Graduate Profile
Labor Field
Accreditations

APPLICANT

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is aimed at professionals in the fields of management, finance, economics, quality technology, marketing, entrepreneurship or operations management. The applicant must demonstrate at least two years of professional experience and at least one year in decision-making positions.

GRADUATE

Profile

Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) stand out for:

Transmit their knowledge and approaches in a convincing and clear way, locating problems and generating solutions on a permanent basis.
Identify business opportunities.
Design and lead a comprehensive vision of the future from the appropriate organization of resources.
Implement and report tangible results in optimal terms and conditions, which results in a focus on making the right decisions.

LABOR

Field

The Master in Business Management graduated from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) may serve as:

Manager with knowledge of the global business environment, which will allow him to respond effectively to organizational demands.
Competent administrator in business management, who is able to design, undertake and execute new business initiatives.
Consultant or advisor in public or private organizations at regional, national and international level.
Strategist with innovative skills in a constantly changing business environment.

OUR

Accreditations

High quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 008600 of May 25, 2023 (valid for six years).

Applicant Profile

APPLICANT

Profile

Graduate Profile

GRADUATE

Profile

Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Business Management (MBA) from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) stand out for:

Transmit their knowledge and approaches in a convincing and clear way, locating problems and generating solutions on a permanent basis.
Identify business opportunities.
Design and lead a comprehensive vision of the future from the appropriate organization of resources.
Implement and report tangible results in optimal terms and conditions, which results in a focus on making the right decisions.

Labor Field

LABOR

Field

The Master in Business Management graduated from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) may serve as:

Manager with knowledge of the global business environment, which will allow him to respond effectively to organizational demands.
Competent administrator in business management, who is able to design, undertake and execute new business initiatives.
Consultant or advisor in public or private organizations at regional, national and international level.
Strategist with innovative skills in a constantly changing business environment.

Accreditations

OUR

Accreditations

High quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 008600 of May 25, 2023 (valid for six years).

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program

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Academic

Curriculum

1°
2°
3°
Electives

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Strategic thinking and analysis
analysis

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 -Innovation and entrepreneurship

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 -Social, political and economic
economic situation

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Financial analysis and
budgets

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Elective Subject I

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Application Workshop I

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Marketing strategies and plans
marketing

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Financial evaluation

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Supply Chain Management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Sustainability management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Elective Subject II

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Application work II

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Strategic management systems

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Human talent management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – International business management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Management skills

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Elective Subject III

Code: 00000 Credits: 1 – Seminario de trabajo de
aplicación

Code: 00000 Credits: 4 – Application work

Strategy and management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Strategic Management Control

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Organizational Learning

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Recovery of Projects in Crisis

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 -Characterization of Projects

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Due Diligence

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Evaluation Expost

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Agile Methodologies

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Business Research Methods

Finance and Economics

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – International Finance

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 -Global Economic and Financial Context

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Advanced Financial Engineering

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Project finance

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Valuation of Companies

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Investment and Corporate Finance

Operations Management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Project Management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 -Integration of Processes and Technology

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – International Logistics

Marketing

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Consumer Behavior

Management competences

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Management Theory and Management Styles

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Public Relations

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Negotiations

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Business Models

Code:0000 Credits: 2 – Legal Business Environment

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Innovation and Technology Management

Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Corporate Social Responsibility

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

Registration
Requirements
Costs

Bucaramanga

1st semester

2024

* Subject to demand

Registration opening

Registration closing

Interviews

Admission results

Classes start

October 15, 2023

February 23, 2024

February 24, 2024

February 28, 2024

March 15, 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.

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KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

Registration
Requirements
Costs

1st semester

2024

*Subject to demand of the program.

Bucaramanga

Registration start

Oct 15, 2023

Registration deadline

Feb 23, 2024

Interviews

Feb 24, 2024

Admission results

Feb 28, 2024

Classes start

Mar 15, 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.

* Students who have the voting certificate from the last popular election process in Colombia may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Start registration process

OUR

Faculty

Edwin Alberto Garavito Hernández

Master of Industrial Engineering

Juan Camilo Lesmez Peralta

Master in Business Management

Henry Lamos Díaz

Doctor of Physics - Mathematics

Néstor Raúl Ortiz Pimiento

Master in Systems Engineering

Orlando Enrique Contreras Pacheco

Doctor of Management

Carlos Eduardo Díaz Bohórquez

Master in Industrial Engineering

Martha Liliana Torres Barreto

Doctor in Economic Sciences

Aura Cecilia Pedraza Avella

PhD in Economics

Juan Benjamín Duarte Duarte

Doctor of Business Finance

Hugo Ernesto Martínez Ardila

PhD in Engineering

Carlos Enrique Vecino Arenas

Doctor of Administration

Olga Patricia Chacón Arias

Doctor of Administrative Sciences

Edna Rocío Bravo Ibarra

Doctor of Business Administration

Javier Eduardo Arias Osorio

Master in Administration

Luis Eduardo Becerra Ardila

Doctor of Engineering: Management and Technological Development in Engineering

Piedad Arenas Díaz

Master in Science and Technology Policy and Management

Eliana Marcela Peña Tibaduiza

Master in Industrial Engineering

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research

Groups and Hotbeds

Technological Innovation and Knowledge Management (INNOTEC)

Research Group

Finance and Management (F&M)

Research Group

Optimization and Organization of Productive, Administrative and Logistic Systems (OPALO)

Research Group

Association Centre for the Study of Industrial Engineering (ACEII)

Study Centre

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.