undergraduate
Electrical engineering
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about the
Program
The Electrical Engineering program is based on the study of physical phenomena related to electricity and magnetism. In this sense, electrical engineers are required to learn about the concepts of electric charge, electric current, electric potential, potential difference (voltage), electric field, magnetic field, electric energy, and electric power. This conceptual framework is the basis for the development of electromagnetic theory and the study of electrical circuits, as essential pillars for the analysis and design of electrical machines, electric power transmission lines, electric power distribution networks, electrical installations and, in general, the operation and expansion of power systems.
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These systems include the equipment, elements, subsystems, and technologies involved in the transformation of different forms of energy into electrical energy; the transportation of large quantities of this energy; its distribution among end-users; and its use in productive, industrial, commercial, and service processes. All of this in compliance with safety, reliability, quality, and economy requirements, following the technical standards applicable to each case.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 699 | Qualified registration: MEN N.° 2726 of March 18, 2019, validity 8 years.

DEGREE:
Electrical Engineer

DuraTiOn:
10 semesters

Education LEVEL:
Undergraduate

ModaliTY:
In-person

CAMPUS:
Bucaramanga main campus
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Labor Field
- Our Accreditations
- Continuous Improvement
APPLICANT
Profile
Applicants to the program are selected according to the scores obtained in the areas of the new Icfes State exam (Common Core), based on a set of selection criteria, giving priority to applicants with the best overall academic performance in the indicated areas.
Applicants compete with six scores, one for each selection criterion, which are ranked according to the priorities associated with each program. When the criterion consists of more than one area of the State Exam, the lowest score is considered because it represents the applicant's overall performance in that set of areas.
Regarding the Electrical Engineering program, the institutional agreement establishes the following six (6) selection criteria, in their respective order of importance:
Mathematics, Physics and Language Arts.
Mathematics.
Physics and Language.
Language.
Physics.
Philosophy and Chemistry.
GRADUATE
Profile
Electrical engineers who graduated from the UIS are responsible, ethical, creative, tolerant, committed and environmentally friendly professionals, highly qualified to work in groups and to communicate efficiently. They have the necessary competencies to learn autonomously and to adapt to the realities of the environment.
They are also trained to design electric power transmission lines, electric power distribution networks, electrical substations, process control systems and electrical installations. In addition, they are able to analyze power systems in steady state, both under normal operating conditions and under fault conditions. Graduates are also capable of analyzing the performance of rotating electrical machines and transformers. Likewise, they can dimension and analyze electrical energy measurement systems and understand the processes of electrical energy production.
Depending on their preferences, electrical engineers have specific research and professional competencies in one of the following areas: industrial automation, electric power quality, operation, and expansion of power systems, rational use of energy, alternative sources of power generation or electric power markets.
LABOR
Field
Their training allows them to work in fields related to the production, transportation, distribution, commercialization, and use of electrical energy. In this sense, they can participate in the development, operation, and maintenance of systems that use or produce electrical energy; in the management of engineering projects; as well as in commercial and technical activities that derive from considering electrical energy as a product.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 10254 of June 27th, 2018 (valid for eight years).
More information: click here
CONTINUOUS
Improvement
The Electrical Engineering program has implemented a process of continuous improvement that will allow future professionals to have a solid educational foundation with the capacity to manage innovative processes, emerging technologies, and anticipate the welfare and safety needs of the community. With this, students, employers, and society in general will be confident that the program meets quality standards and prepares graduates to enter a global workforce.
Program Educational Objectives
The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) for Electrical Engineering are to educate engineering graduates who 3 to 5 years after graduation:
- Create engineering solutions in profit of the community or productive sector, based on natural sciences knowledge and electrical engineering skills.
- Participate, lead and communicate effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
- Practice their professional activity in an integral, ethical and responsible manner and compromised with environment and society.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
Academic Period | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I |
Admitted | 88 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 92 | 108 | 86 | 112 | 83 | 115 | 97 |
Enrolled | 953 | 989 | 1026 | 1049 | 966 | 988 | 953 | 975 | 912 | 869 | 957 |
Graduates (Term) | 8 | 31 | 38 | 63 | 56 | 40 | 53 | 73 | 35 | 60 | 31 |
APPLICANT
Profile
Applicants to the program are selected according to the scores obtained in the areas of the new Icfes State exam (Common Core), based on a set of selection criteria, giving priority to applicants with the best overall academic performance in the indicated areas.
Applicants compete with six scores, one for each selection criterion, which are ranked according to the priorities associated to each program. When the criterion consists of more than one area of the State Exam, the lowest score is taken into account because it represents the applicant’s overall performance in that set of areas.
In the case of the Electrical Engineering program, the institutional agreement establishes the following six (6) selection criteria, in their respective order of importance:
Mathematics, Physics and Language Arts.
Mathematics.
Physics and Language.
Language.
Physics.
Philosophy and Chemistry.
GRADUATE
Profile
Electrical engineers graduated from the UIS are responsible, ethical, creative, tolerant, committed and environmentally friendly professionals, highly qualified to work in groups and to communicate efficiently. They have the necessary competencies to learn autonomously and to adapt to the realities of the environment.
They are also trained to design electric power transmission lines, electric power distribution networks, electrical substations, process control systems and electrical installations. In addition, they are able to analyze power systems in steady state, both under normal operating conditions and under fault conditions. Graduates are also capable of analyzing the performance of rotating electrical machines and transformers. Likewise, they can dimension and analyze electrical energy measurement systems and understand the processes of electrical energy production.
Depending on their preferences, electrical engineers have specific research and professional competencies in one of the following areas: industrial automation, electric power quality, operation and expansion of power systems, rational use of energy, alternative sources of power generation or electric power markets.
Labor
Field
Their training allows them to work in fields related to the production, transportation, distribution, commercialization and use of electrical energy. In this sense, they can participate in the development, operation and maintenance of systems that use or produce electrical energy; in the management of engineering projects; as well as in commercial and technical activities that derive from considering electrical energy as a product.
OUR
Accreditations
High-quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 10254 of June 27th, 2018 (valid for eight years).
More information: click here
CONTINUOUS
Improvement
The Electrical Engineering program has implemented a process of continuous improvement that will allow future professionals to have a solid educational foundation with the capacity to manage innovative processes, emerging technologies, and anticipate the welfare and safety needs of the community. With this, students, employers, and society in general will be confident that the program meets quality standards and prepares graduates to enter a global workforce.
Program Educational Objectives
The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) for Electrical Engineering are to educate engineering graduates who 3 to 5 years after graduation:
- Create engineering solutions in profit of the community or productive sector, based on natural sciences knowledge and electrical engineering skills.
- Participate, lead and communicate effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
- Practice their professional activity in an integral, ethical and responsible manner and compromised with environment and society.
Student Outcomes
The program of Electrical Engineering aims to develop the following student outcomes:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Historical Enrollment and Graduation Statistics
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
Academic Period | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | |
Electrical Engineering | Admitted | 88 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 92 | 108 | 86 | 112 | 83 | 115 | 97 |
Enrolled | 953 | 989 | 1026 | 1049 | 966 | 988 | 953 | 975 | 912 | 869 | 957 | |
Graduates (Term) | 8 | 31 | 38 | 63 | 56 | 40 | 53 | 73 | 35 | 60 | 31 |
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Academic
Curriculum
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- 9°
- 10°
- Elective Subjects
Code: 20252 Credits: 4 - Calculus I
Code: 22949 Credits: 4 - Basic Chemistry
Code: 22979 Credits: 4 - Linear Algebra I
Code: 24948 Credits: 0 - University Life and Culture
Code: 23424 Credits: 4 - English I
Code: 20253 Credits: 4 - Calculus II
Code: 22950 Credits: 4 - Physics I
Code: 23425 Credits: 4 - English II
Code: 27132 Credits: 3 - Introduction to Engineering
Code: 23423 Credits: 1 - Physical Culture and Sports
Code: 20254 Credits: 4 - Calculus III
Code: 22953 Credits: 4 - Physics II
Code: 21619 Credits: 4 - Electrical Circuits I
Code: 27133 Credits: 3 - Computer Programming I
Code: 23272 Credits: 4 - Linear Algebra II
Code: 20255 Credits: 4 - Differential Equations
Code: 22956 Credits: 4 - Physics III
Code: 27134 Credits: 4 - Electrical Circuits II
Code: 23328 Credits: 3 - Engineering Drawing
Code: 23332 Credits: 4 - Signal Processing
Code: 27120 Credits: 3 - Numerical Methods
Code: 23330 Credits: 4 - Electromagnetic Theory
Code: 27121 Credits: 3 - Analytical Mechanics
Code: 27122 Credits: 4 - Thermodynamics
Code: 27123 Credits: 3 - Electrical Measurements
Code: 21624 Credits: 4 - Electrical Machines I
Code: 23352 Credits: 4 - Transmission Lines
Code: 27124 Credits: 4 - Digital and Analog Techniques
Code: 27125 Credits: 3 - Probability and Statistics
Code: 23356 Credits: 4 - Electrical Machines II
Code: 27126 Credits: 4 - Electrical Systems Control
Code: 27127 Credits: 3 - Distribution Systems
Code: 27128 Credits: 3 - Advanced Electrical Measurements
Code: 00002 Credits: 3 - Context
Code: 23359 Credits: 4 - Power Systems I
Code: 23361 Credits: 4 - Power Electronics
Code: 27129 Credits: 3 - Electric Power Generation
Code: 23364 Credits: 4 - Electrical Drives
Code: 27130 Credits: 3 - Final Undergraduate Work I
Code: 27131 Credits: 3 - Engineering Project Management
Code: 00005 Credits: 3 - Elective subject
Code: 23363 Credits: 4 - Substations
Code: 23360 Credits: 4 - Electrical Installations
Code: 22977 Credits: 7 - Final Undergraduate Work II
Code: 00002 Credits: 3 - Optional Subject
Code: 00003 Credits: 3 - Elective Subject
Code: 00003 Credits: 3 - Elective Subject
Code: 28672 Credits: 6 - Euclidean Geometry
Code: 23429 Credits: 3 - Protecciones Eléctricas
Code: 23432 Credits: 3 - Mercados de Energía Eléctrica
Code: 23435 Credits: 3 - Redes de Comunicación Industrial
Code: 27147 Credits: 3 - Fundamentos de la Calidad de la Energía
Code: 27148 Credits: 3 - Electrónica de Potencia Aplicada
Code: 27149 Credits: 3 - Análisis de Sistemas de Distribución
Code: 27150 Credits: 3 - Redes de Computadores I
Code: 27151 Credits: 3 - Control en el Espacio de Estados
Code: 27152 Credits: 3 - Alta Tensión
Code: 27153 Credits: 3 - Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional en Procesos Eléctricos
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Additional Information
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
This undergraduate program is offered at different university locations, please select the location for which you wish to obtain enrollment information.
- Bucaramanga
- Barbosa
- Barrancabermeja
- Málaga
- Socorro
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
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Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
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Registration opening 2022 Oct 18 Registration closing 2022 Dec 6 Admission results 2022 Dec 15 |
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
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Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
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Registration opening 2022 Oct 18 Registration closing 2022 Dec 6 Admission results 2022 Dec 15 |
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
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Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
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Registration opening 2022 Oct 18 Registration closing 2022 Dec 6 Admission results 2022 Dec 15 |
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
|
Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
|
Registration opening 2022 Oct 18 Registration closing 2022 Dec 6 Admission results 2022 Dec 15 |
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
|
Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
|
Registration opening 2022 Oct 18 Registration closing 2022 Dec 6 Admission results 2022 Dec 15 |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Anyone who meets the following requirements may register:
- Having passed the tenth grade or being in the process of doing so.
- Having taken the Saber 11 State Examination as of 2017.
- A minimum score of 31 points in each of the tests that make up the State Test: Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, Natural Sciences and English.
NOTICE 1:For applicants exempted from the English test, according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, only the scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.
NOTICE 2: Applicants are warned that the use of fraudulent means of any kind in the enrollment and/or admission process disqualifies them for a period of 5 years to be enrolled and/or admitted in any academic program of the University, without prejudice to any penal sanctions that may apply according to Acuerdo N° 017/95 del Consejo Superior.
A person may not register, even if he/she complies with the above requirements and if he/she does so, his/her registration will be cancelled:
- He/she is enrolled in any academic program of studies at the UIS.
- He/she has a disciplinary sanction in force at the UIS.
- He/she has lost student status for poor academic performance on more than one occasion.
- He/she is applying to the same program of study from which he/she was excluded due to poor academic performance or has not renewed enrollment in said program.
- He/she has initiated without concluding studies, more than one Academic Program at the UIS. No person may attend more than two undergraduate programs at the UIS. Article 5, Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.
NOTICE 3:In case of being admitted, the student who obtained his bachelor’s degree abroad or its equivalent, must submit the validation of the degree to the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, if you have not done the procedure enter this link
Additional requirements
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Inscription
$100.000
FOR 1 PROGRAM
Inscription
$150.000
FOR 2 PROGRAMS

Each semester is settled according to the economic capacity of the family unit. It ranges between 1 and 8 minimum legal wage(s) in force.
Maximum 2 programs per enrollment.
For more information, please contact the Admissions and Academic Registration Office
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
- Bucaramanga
- Barbosa
- Barrancabermeja
- Málaga
- Socorro
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Collection opening
2022 Oct 14
Collection closing2022 Dec 2
Registration opening2022 Oct 18
Registration closing2022 Dec 6
Admission results2022 Dec 15
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Collection opening
2022 Oct 14
Collection closing2022 Dec 2
Registration opening2022 Oct 18
Registration closing2022 Dec 6
Admission results2022 Dec 15
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Collection opening
2022 Oct 14
Collection closing2022 Dec 2
Registration opening2022 Oct 18
Registration closing2022 Dec 6
Admission results2022 Dec 15
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Collection opening
2022 Oct 14
Collection closing2022 Dec 2
Registration opening2022 Oct 18
Registration closing2022 Dec 6
Admission results2022 Dec 15
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Collection opening
2022 Oct 14
Collection closing2022 Dec 2
Registration opening2022 Oct 18
Registration closing2022 Dec 6
Admission results2022 Dec 15
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Anyone who meets the following requirements may register:
- Having passed the tenth grade or being in the process of doing so.
- Having taken the Saber 11 State Examination as of 2017.
- A minimum score of 31 points in each of the tests that make up the State Test: Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, Natural Sciences and English.
NOTICE 1:For applicants exempted from the English test, according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, only the scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.
NOTICE 2: Applicants are warned that the use of fraudulent means of any kind in the enrollment and/or admission process disqualifies them for a period of 5 years to be enrolled and/or admitted in any academic program of the University, without prejudice to any penal sanctions that may apply according to Acuerdo N° 017/95 del Consejo Superior.
A person may not register, even if he/she complies with the above requirements and if he/she does so, his/her registration will be cancelled:
- He/she is enrolled in any academic program of studies at the UIS.
- He/she has a disciplinary sanction in force at the UIS.
- He/she has lost student status for poor academic performance on more than one occasion.
- He/she is applying to the same program of study from which he/she was excluded due to poor academic performance or has not renewed enrollment in said program.
- He/she has initiated without concluding studies, more than one Academic Program at the UIS. No person may attend more than two undergraduate programs at the UIS. Article 5, Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.
NOTICE 3:In case of being admitted, the student who obtained his bachelor’s degree abroad or its equivalent, must submit the validation of the degree to the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, if you have not done the procedure enter this link
Inscription
$100.000
FOR 1 PROGRAM
Inscription
$150.000
FOR 2 PROGRAMS
Each semester is settled according to the economic capacity of the family unit. It ranges between 1 and 8 minimum legal wage(s) in force.
Maximum 2 programs per enrollment.
For more information, please contact the Admissions and Academic Registration Office
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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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UIS Central Campus
School of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering
Ingeniería Eléctrica Building – Fifth floor
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2364
Email: e3t@uis.edu.co

José Alejandro Amaya Palacio
School’ s director
PBX: +57 (607) 634 400
Phone extension: 2364
Email: jaamaya@uis.edu.co

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