postgraduate
Master's Degree in Hydrocarbon
Engineering
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ABOUT THE
Program
The Master’s program in Hydrocarbon Engineering, was created with the aim of delivering to the country and industry, staff with a high degree of expertise to contribute to the responsible development and sustainable production of their hydrocarbons, through design, adaptation and application of new technologies and mechanisms for the recovery of oil remaining from our deposits.
The Master’s Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering becomes an opportunity to continue contributing to the development of the oil industry at the national level through high-quality research, providing master teachers in hydrocarbon engineering with competencies to operate in different fields at national and international level, capable of formulating and executing innovative strategies to solve complex engineering problems, with a view to optimizing the exploitation of hydrocarbons with sustainability and social responsibility criteria.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 10858 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 021319 of November 11, 2020, validity 7 years.
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PERSONALIZED ADVICE
DEGREE:
Master in Hydrocarbon Engineering
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY::
In-Person
CAMPUS
Bucaramanga Main Campus
DEGREE:
Master in Hydrocarbon Engineering
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY:
In-Person
CAMPUS:
Bucaramanga Main Campus
APPLICANT
Profile
The applicant to pursue the Master's Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering must preferably have the following aspects, which will be evaluated in the entrance exam, resume and interview:
- Have training in the area of engineering, Geology, Geophysics and Chemistry with knowledge in hydrocarbons especially in the physicochemical and thermodynamic characteristics of fluids and behavior of reservoirs, exploration processes, production, treatment, transport and use of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
- Be analytical, with critical and mathematical reasoning.
- High degree of commitment and interest in research and teamwork.
- Show interest and expectations in improvement at a personal and professional level to provide a greater contribution to the industry and society.
- Have skills and trajectory in the use of information and communication technology tools.
- Have an interest in the development of innovative projects.
- Have experience in the preparation of scientific publications and participation in the formulation of research proposals.
- English language management level A1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
GRADUATE
Profile
The graduate of the Master's Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering is an integral professional who has the following competencies:
- Develops knowledge to solve technological problems of the hydrocarbon production chain.
- Optimizes the processes involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation operations, leading the work of interdisciplinary groups.
- Establishes strategies for the knowledge and adaptation of new technologies that contribute to increasing production and the recovery factor.
- Evaluates technical, economic and environmental aspects that allow defining the feasibility and development of projects in the hydrocarbon industry in a self-sustainable and socially responsible way.
- Identifies aspects of the different areas of hydrocarbons that require research, proposing innovative alternative solutions with University-Industry participation.
- Acquires skills to propose safe operations that allow the reduction of development costs in hydrocarbon fields.
LABOR
Field
The Master's program in Hydrocarbon Engineering becomes an opportunity to continue contributing to the development of the oil industry at the national level through high quality research, providing master numbers in hydrocarbon engineering with competences to perform in different fields at national and international level, able to formulate and execute innovative strategies that allow to solve complex engineering problems, with a view to optimizing the exploitation of hydrocarbons with criteria of sustainability and social responsibility.
APPLICANT
Profile
The applicant to pursue the Master’s Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering must preferably have the following aspects, which will be evaluated in the entrance exam, resume and interview:
- Have training in the area of engineering, Geology, Geophysics and Chemistry with knowledge in hydrocarbons especially in the physicochemical and thermodynamic characteristics of fluids and behavior of reservoirs, exploration processes, production, treatment, transport and use of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
- Be analytical, with critical and mathematical reasoning.
- High degree of commitment and interest in research and teamwork.
- Show interest and expectations in improvement at a personal and professional level to provide a greater contribution to the industry and society.
- Have skills and trajectory in the use of information and communication technology tools.
- Have an interest in the development of innovative projects.
- Have experience in the preparation of scientific publications and participation in the formulation of research proposals.
- English language management level A1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
GRADUATE
Profile
The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering is an integral professional who has the following competencies:
- Develops knowledge to solve technological problems of the hydrocarbon production chain.
- Optimizes the processes involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation operations, leading the work of interdisciplinary groups.
- Establishes strategies for the knowledge and adaptation of new technologies that contribute to increasing production and the recovery factor.
- Evaluates technical, economic and environmental aspects that allow defining the feasibility and development of projects in the hydrocarbon industry in a self-sustainable and socially responsible way.
- Identifies aspects of the different areas of hydrocarbons that require research, proposing innovative alternative solutions with University-Industry participation.
- Acquires skills to propose safe operations that allow the reduction of development costs in hydrocarbon fields.
LABOR
Field
The Master’s program in Hydrocarbon Engineering becomes an opportunity to continue contributing to the development of the oil industry at the national level through high quality research, providing master numbers in hydrocarbon engineering with competences to perform in different fields at national and international level, able to formulate and execute innovative strategies that allow to solve complex engineering problems, with a view to optimizing the exploitation of hydrocarbons with criteria of sustainability and social responsibility.
Condobable
Loans
Academic
Curriculum
Code: 23466 Credits: 4 - Advanced Mathematics
Code: - Credits: 4 - Elective I
Code: - Credits: 4 - Elective II
Code: 23467 Credits: 1 - Research Seminar I
Code: - Credits: 4 - Elective III
Code: - Credits: 4 - Elective IV
Code: 23468 Credits: 1 - Research Seminar II
Code: 23469 Credits: 1 - Research Seminar III
Code: 24456 Credits: 12 - Research work I
Code: 24457 Credits: 1 - Research Seminar IV
Code: 27552 Credits: 14 - Research work II
Code: 23495 Credits: 4 - Thermodynamics of Hydrocarbons
Code: 23496 Credits: 4 - Numerical Methods in Engineering
Code: 23499 Credits: 4 - Geostatistics
Code: 23500 Credits: 4 - Recovery Methods
Code: 23502 Credits: 4 - Reservoir Simulation
Code: 24564 Credits: 4 - Production Engineering
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Unconventional Resources
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Optimization of Artificial Lifting Systems
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Advanced Topics in Petroleum Engineering
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Flow Assurance
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Advanced Geomechanics and its Applications to the Petroleum Industry
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Advanced Petrophysics
Code: -- Credits: 4 - Advanced Hydrocarbon Transport Phenomena
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
| Bucaramanga | |||||
2nd Semester 2022 * Subject to demand | Registration oppening Registration closing Knowledge test Interview Classes start | 2022 february 22 2022 july 15 2022 july 22-25 2022 july 27 2022 august 11 |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM
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Inscription 0.5 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. |
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
2nd semester
2022
*Subject to demand of the program.
Bucaramanga
Registration start
February 22, 2022
Registration deadline
July 15, 2022
Knowledge test
July 22-25, 2022
Interviews
July 27, 2022
Classes start
August 11, 2022
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
0,5 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.
Mother tongue exam: 0.131 SMMLV
Foreign Language Exam: $112,000
Psychotechnical Test: 0.1 SMMLV. (University Cash Payment Receipt – Fund 7080)
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.
PROGRAM
Professors
Aristóbulo Bejarano Wallens
Specialist in Contemporary Political Philosophy and Studies in Management Development
Hugo Alejandro García Duarte
Specialization in Field Engineering at the University of Calgary
Jaime Wilfrido Giraldo Alfonso
Master's Degree in Integrated Quality, Safety and Environmental Management
Manuel Guillermo Hoyos Trujillo
Master's Degree in Integrated Quality, Safety and Environmental Management
Favio Yovany Jiménez Inocencio
Doctor with deepening hydrotreating process research and application of advanced analytical techniques for the characterization of heavy oil fractions
Jolman Lozano Pico
Jorge Enrique Meneses Flórez
Giovanni Albeiro Montoya Aldave
Business Administration Specialist at THE CEIPA University Institution
José Darío Parra Vega
Hermes Peña Velásquez
Néstor Fernando Saavedra Trujillo
Graford Santamaría Valbuena
José Manuel Santos Rueda
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School of Petroleum Engineering
Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2720 – 1061
Direct Phone: +57 (607) 6325772
Email:
mhidroca@uis.edu.co
UIS Main Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga – Oficina 425.
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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
School of Petroleum Engineering
Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2720 – 1061
Direct Phone: +57 (607) 6325772
Email:
mhidroca@uis.edu.co
UIS Main Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga – Oficina 425.
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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
School of Petroleum Engineering
Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2720 – 1061
Direct Phone: +57 (607) 6325772
Email:
mhidroca@uis.edu.co
UIS Main Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga – Oficina 425.
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
