undergraduate

Petroleum Engineering

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about the

Program

The School of Petroleum Engineering – EIP, founded in 1.954 is an administrative academic unit attached to the Faculty of Physicochemical Engineering, whose mission is to contribute to the transformation of the hydrocarbon sector through the training of professionals with human, ethical, technical, scientific and leadership capabilities that promote the creation and transfer of knowledge and the generation of innovative and sustainable solutions, based on continuous improvement of your processes.


In 2030 the School of Petroleum Engineering will be recognized for being a leader in scientific research, for being innovative in the teaching-learning process and for promoting collaborative work between academia-industry-state in the value chain of hydrocarbons and complementary energies, positively impacting sustainable development.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 697 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 016784 of December 27, 2019, validity 8 years.

DEGREE:

Petroleum Engineer

DuraTiOn:

10 Semesters

Education LEVEL:

Undergraduate

ModaliTY:

In-person

CAMPUS:

Central Campus, Bucaramanga Barrancabermeja (first 4 semesters).

APPLICANT

Profile

The Applicant to the Petroleum Engineering program of the Universidad Industrial de Santander must be recognized as a person with aptitudes and skills for the understanding and reasoning of mathematics, physics, chemistry as basic sciences. In addition, they must have a high degree of motivation, responsibility and leadership in the development of their academic activities, willingness to develop teamwork processes, oral and written communication skills, ability to adapt to change, critical reading and an ethical and moral sense for the responsible development of their learning processes.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Petroleum Engineer of the Universidad Industrial  Santander will be an ethical, creative and competent professional, who contributes to sustainable development by understanding the theoretical foundations and applying them in the design, execution and evaluation of projects in the hydrocarbon industry; with international projection, leadership and investigative and innovative attitude to the challenges of the sector.

LABOR

Field

The Petroleum Engineer may perform in the following organizations at national or international public or private levels:

Entities operating partnership contracts for the search and exploitation of oil and gas fields.

Contracting firms in the hydrocarbons industrial sector. Service companies and consultancies in the oil and gas industry.

Designer companies, construction companies and managers of natural gas home networks.

Entities that formulate and manage control policies in the management of the hydrocarbons' industry.

Research centres and internal and external bodies that promote scientific knowledge of the hydrocarbons sector.

High-quality Accreditation: 

Resolution 018595 of the Minsiterio de Educación Nacional December 03, 2018. Term for eight (8) years.

CONTINUOUS

Improvement

The Petroleum Engineering program has implemented a process of continuous improvement that will allow future professionals to have a solid educational base with the ability to lead innovation processes, emerging technologies and anticipate the well-being and safety needs of the community. This is intended that: students, employers and society in general, have the confidence that the program meets quality standards and offers graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.

Educational Objectives of the Program

The Educational Objectives of the Petroleum Engineering Program are:

  • Our graduates will have a broad and deep technical knowledge and competitive skills necessary to be successful professionals and leaders in decision making.
  • Our graduates will work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams that integrate people from different cultures and points of view, to obtain effective and efficient results, while providing leadership to achieve the objectives set.
  • Our graduates will practice their professions in a responsible and ethical manner, aware of the impact of engineering solutions on the global, economic, environmental and social context.

 

Learning Outcomes

The Metallurgical Engineering program aims to develop the following learning outcomes in your students:

  • The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • The ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs considering public health, safety and well-being, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.
  • The 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 social contexts.
  • The ability to function effectively in a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, set goals, plan tasks, and meet goals.
  • The ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • The ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Historical Enrollment and Graduation Statistics

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Academic Term

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

II

Admitted

73

80

66

69

61

68

62

62

56

50

Enrolled

1114

1121

1038

966

868

838

761

770

708

680

Graduates (Term)

38

113

125

113

98

73

87

107

53

42

APPLICANT

Profile

The Applicant to the Petroleum Engineering program of the Universidad Industrial de Santander must be recognized as a person with aptitudes and skills for the understanding and reasoning of mathematics, physics, chemistry as basic sciences. In addition, they must have a high degree of motivation, responsibility and leadership in the development of their academic activities, willingness to develop teamwork processes, oral and written communication skills, ability to adapt to change, critical reading and an ethical and moral sense for the responsible development of their learning processes.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Petroleum Engineer of the Universidad Industrial  Santander will be an ethical, creative and competent professional, who contributes to sustainable development by understanding the theoretical foundations and applying them in the design, execution and evaluation of projects in the hydrocarbon industry; with international projection, leadership and investigative and innovative attitude to the challenges of the sector.

Labor

Field

The Petroleum Engineer may work in the following organizations at public or private, national and international level:

Entities operating partnership contracts for the search and exploitation of oil and gas deposits.

Contractors in the hydrocarbons industrial sector.

Service companies and consultants in the oil and gas industry.

Companies that design, build and manage home natural gas networks.

Entities that formulate and administer control policies in the management of the Hydrocarbons industry.

Research centers and internal and external organizations that promote scientific knowledge of the hydrocarbons sector.

 

OUR

Accreditations

Qualified Registration Resolution Effective:

Resolution No. 5577 of March 29, 2016 of the Ministry of National Education. VALID: 7 YEARS.

Accreditation: Resolution 018595 of the Ministry of National Education of December 03, 2018. Term for eight (8) years.

CONTINUOUS

Improvement

The Petroleum Engineering program has implemented a process of continuous improvement that will allow future professionals to have a solid educational base with the ability to lead innovation processes, emerging technologies and anticipate the well-being and safety needs of the community. This is intended that: students, employers and society in general, have the confidence that the program meets quality standards and offers graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.

Educational Objectives of the Program

The Educational Objectives of the Petroleum Engineering Program are:

  • Our graduates will have a broad and deep technical knowledge and competitive skills necessary to be successful professionals and leaders in decision making.
  • Our graduates will work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams that integrate people from different cultures and points of view, to obtain effective and efficient results, while providing leadership to achieve the objectives set.
  • Our graduates will practice their professions in a responsible and ethical manner, aware of the impact of engineering solutions on the global, economic, environmental and social context.

 

Learning Outcomes

The Metallurgical Engineering program aims to develop the following learning outcomes in your students:

  • The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • The ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs considering public health, safety and well-being, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.
  • The 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 social contexts.
  • The ability to function effectively in a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, set goals, plan tasks, and meet goals.
  • The ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • The ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

 

Historical Enrollment and Graduation Statistics

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Academic Term

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

II

Admitted

73

80

66

69

61

68

62

62

56

50

Enrolled

1114

1121

1038

966

868

838

761

770

708

680

Graduates (Term)

38

113

125

113

98

73

87

107

53

42

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Supports

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Academic

Curriculum

 

Code:  20252                     Credits:    4  - Calculation I


Code:  20314                     Credits:    4  - Chemistry I


Code:  22952                     Credits:    2  - Biology for engineers


Code:  22979                     Credits:    4  - Linear algebra


Code:  23050                     Credits:    3  - Introduction to Petroleum Engineering


Code:  23423                     Credits:    1  - Physical and sports culture


Code:  23427                     Credits:    3  - Language Workshop


Code:  24948                     Credits:    0  - University life and culture


 

Code:  20253                     Credits:    4  - Calculation II


Code:  22950                     Credits:    4  - Physics I


Code:  23079                     Credits:    4  - Chemistry II


Code:  23424                     Credits:    4  - English I


Code:  28035                     Credits:    3  - General Geology of Hydrocarbons


 

Code:  20113                     Credits:    4  - Analytical mechanics


Code:  20254                     Credits:    4  - Calculation III


Code:  22953                     Credits:    4  - Physics II


Code:  23425                     Credits:    4  - English II


Code:  28036                     Credits:    3  - Hydrocarbon sedimentology


 

Code:  20255                     Credits:    4  - Differential equations


Code:  22956                     Credits:    4  - Physics III


Code:  23015                     Credits:    4  - Descriptive geometry


Code:  28037                     Credits:    3  - Balance and transfer of mass and energy


Code:  28038                     Credits:    3  - Structural Geology of Hydrocarbons


Code:  28039                     Credits:    3  - Petrophysical Analysis


 

Code:  28040                     Credits:    4  - Numerical methods


Code:  28041                     Credits:    3  - Hydrocarbon Thermodynamics


Code:  28042                     Credits:    3  - Drilling mud


Code:  28043                     Credits:    3  - Hydrocarbon transport phenomena


Code:  28044                     Credits:    3  - Statistics


 

Code:  28045                     Credits:    3  - Economic engineering


Code:  28046                     Credits:    3  - Properties of the fluids


Code:  28047                     Credits:    3  - Formation Evaluation


Code:  28048                     Credits:    3  - Well drilling


Code:  CONTEX2               Credits:    2  - Context Subject


Code:  23183                     Credits:    3  - Fluid Laboratory


Code:  28049                     Credits:    3  - Project Evaluation


Code:  28050                     Credits:    2  - Oil policy


Code:  28051                     Credits:    3  - Social responsibility


Code:  28052                     Credits:    3  - Well Completion


Code:  28053                     Credits:    3  - Reservoir Engineering


Code:  28054                     Credits:    3  - Integral management of the oil industry


Code:  28055                     Credits:    3  - Pressure Analysis


Code:  28056                     Credits:    3  - Production methods


Code:  00003                     Credits:    2  - Optional Subject


Code:  00002                     Credits:    3  - Elective subject


Code:  22975                     Credits:    3  -Final Undergraduate Work I


Code:  28057                     Credits:    3  - Gas engineering


Code:  28058                     Credits:    4  - Reservoir Simulation


Code:  28059                     Credits:    3  - Surface facilities


Code:  28060                     Credits:    4  - Recovery methods


Code:  00003                     Credits:    3  - Elective subject


Code:  22977                     Credits:    7  -Final Undergraduate Work I


 

Code:  21458                     Credits:    3  - Corrosion and its control


Code:  21517                     Credits:    3  - Industrial Security


Code:  23193                     Credits:    3  - Advanced reservoir simulation


Code:  23196                     Credits:    3  - Applied Statistics


Code:  23207                     Credits:    3  - Simulation of hydrocarbon processes


Code:  23208                     Credits:    3  - Gas technology


Code:  23209                     Credits:    3  - Structure and properties of materials


Code:  26542                     Credits:    3  - Geomechanics and its applications to the oil industry


Code:  26579                     Credits:    3  - Hydrocarbon measurement


Code:  28422                     Credits:    3  - Offshore operations


KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

This undergraduate program is offered at different university locations, please select the location for which you wish to obtain enrollment information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OUR

Faculty

Emiliano Ariza León

Doctor in Chemical Engineering

Olga Patricia Ortiz Cancino

Doctor In Chemistry Engineering

Manuel Enrique Cabarcas

Magister in Chemical Engineering

Oscar Vanegas Angarita

Petroleum Engineer

Germán González Silva

Doctor in Chemical Engineering

Zuly Himelda Calderón Carrillo

Doctor in Chemical Engineering

Julio César Pérez Angulo

Msc(c) in Hydrocarbon Engineering

Samuel Fernando Muñoz Navarro

master's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Fernando Enrique Calvete

Master's degree in Computer Science

Adan Yovani León Bermudez

Doctor in Chemical Engineer

Maika Karen Gambus Ordaz

Doctor in Oil Engineering

Edwar Hernando Herrera Otero

Magister in Geolology

Erik Giovany Montes Paez

Master in Hydrocarbons Engineering

Nicolás Santos Santos

Master in Hydrocarbons Engineering

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Support

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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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School of Petroleum Engineering

Telephone:

+57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2305 – 2032

+57 (607) 645 4763

E-mail: escpet@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Jorge Bautista Vesga Building, second floor

Industrial University of 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

Petroleum Engineering

Phone: +57 (607) 6344000

Extension: 2305 – 2032

Direct: +57 (607) 6454763

Email:

escpet@uis.edu.co

UIS  Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address:

Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga. Piso 2.

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

Petroleum Engineering

Phone: +57 (607) 6344000

Extension: 2305 – 2032

Direct: +57 (607) 6454763

Mail:

escpet@uis.edu.co

UIS  Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address:

Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria. Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga. Piso 2.

Universidad Industrial de Santander.

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.