GRADUATE

Master's Degree in
Sports Talent
Development

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ABOUT THE

Program

The Master’s Degree in Sports Talent Development is an interdisciplinary proposal of the Department of Physical Education and Sports that, with the support of 14 research groups and a research center, aims to offer a solid training in scientific and methodological knowledge to solve problems related to the development of sports talent from the pedagogical perspective of the sports training process. The program has three lines of research: Sports Talent, Sports Training and Applied Sports Sciences, which will allow the development of the student’s application work and research experience within the framework of the training process.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 116168 | Qualified Registration: MEN Resolution 013087 of July 31, 2023, valid for 7 years.

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Degree:

Master's Degree in Sports Talent Development

DURATION:

3 Semesters

Modality:

In-Person

CAMPUS:

Bucaramanga Main Campus

APPLICANT

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The applicant to the Master’s program in Sports Talent Development at the Universidad Industrial de Santander will be a professional who:

  • Have knowledge of the biological, physical, social and human sciences, essential to develop studies linked to the sports training process that contribute to the development of sports talent from a comprehensive perspective.

  • Possess basic technical and procedural skills in scientific research.

  • Be able to address the problems that arise in their professional work, applying the principles, methods and techniques necessary both for the systematic and methodological teaching of sport, at the different educational levels, as well as in the stages of sports training.

  • Have the ability to work in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary groups, evidencing an ethical, analytical, critical and problem-solving attitude that contributes to the development of sports talent.

  • Make use of technological tools that allow you to enhance learning.

  • Possess elements of professional training in the areas of education, health, sports and other related areas, as well as attitudes, aptitudes and values focused on an ethical environment.

GRADUATE

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The graduate of the Master’s program in Sports Talent Development of Universidad Industrial de Santander in coherence with the institutional mission will be a person of high ethical, political and professional quality, with comprehensive training, ability to assume the challenges of a globalized context, committed to democracy and environmental sustainability, through the acquisition and structuring of macro competencies, such as:

  • Investigates and analyzes multidisciplinary information, from various quality sources and linked to the development of sports talent.

  • Bases the process of development of sports talent based on the review of the scientific and updated literature.

  • Compares the development of sports talent based on the study of pedagogical, anatomo-physiological, psychosocial, theoretical and technical components.

  • Prepares training plans based on methodological indications that are established with solid scientific bases and the characteristics of the athletes.

  • Coordinates the work of multidisciplinary groups involved in the process of developing sports talent during the different stages of training.

  • Designs intervention methodologies of a disciplinary, interdisciplinary or professional nature in accordance with the development of sports talent and taking into account the sports training process.

  • Processes and analyzes statistical data from descriptive and inferential statistics for decision-making in the process of developing sports talent.

  • Establishes the conditions for the protection of confidential information and identity during the processing of personal data, taking into account respect for human dignity.

  • Understand that assertive and respectful communication between coach-athletes and between athletes is established inside and outside the sports training process as a resource for the integral formation of the athlete.

LABOR

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It is highlighted that the graduate of the Master’s program in Sports Talent Development develops competencies that enable them to perform professionally at the national or regional level in:

  • University Academic Programs corresponding to the Basic Core of Knowledge of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Universities as teachers and researchers.

  • Ministry of Sport, Colombian Olympic Committee, Departmental and Municipal Sports Institutes, Sports Federations, Sports Leagues, Sports Clubs and Sports Training Schools as Administrators, Methodologists, Sports Coaches or Physical Trainers of sports teams at municipal, departmental or national level.

  • Sports and Physical Activity Research Centers such as the Sports Science Center (CCD) of the Ministry of Sport, which has five specialized laboratories at the service of high-performance athletes (Clinical Laboratory, Kineanthropometry Laboratory, Neuroscience Laboratory, Biomechanics Laboratory and Physiology Laboratory).

  • Higher Education Institutions and Colleges such as Physical Education Teachers or Sports Team Coaches.

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KEEP IN MIND

Additional information

   Bucaramanga  

1st Semester

2024

* Subject to demand

Registration Closure

Admission Tests

Interviews

Start of classes

 

April 1, 2024

April 8, 2024

April 12-16, 2024

May 10, 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.

 

SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM

  • 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.



Registration

0.25 SMMLV

Tuition fees per semester

1 SMMLV

Academic fees per semester

5 SMMLV

The university has a mechanism by which a student’s financial obligations can be partially or fully covered by a company or entity that wishes to support the student.

Various forms of payment have also been arranged, so that students can combine the available payment methods according to their particular conditions. On the “Start Enrollment Process” page, you will find the available options.

In addition, in order to facilitate access to postgraduate programs, the UIS has signed several agreements with entities specialized in educational credit. These agreements seek facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.

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

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Plan de

Estudios

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Code:  40586        Credits:   4  – Theory and Methodology of Sports Training I


Code:  40587        Credits:   4  – Physiological Basis of Adaptation to Sports Training


Code:  40588        Credits:   4  – Sports Specialty


Code:  40589        Credits:   4  – Scientific Research in Sport


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Code:  40590        Credits:   4  – Theory and Methodology of Sports Training II


Code:  40591        Credits:   4  – Psychological Foundations for the Development of Sports Talent


Code:  40592        Credits:   4  – Grade Project I


Code:  00000        Credits:   4  – Electives


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Code:  40593        Credits:   4  – Sociology of Sport


Code:  40594        Credits:   4  – Functional Evaluation and Control in Sports Training


Code:  40595        Credits:   4  – Grade Work II 


Code:  00000        Credits:   4  – Electives


KEEP IN MIND

Additional information

1st semester

2024

*Subject to program demand




Bucaramanga

Registration closes

1 apr, 2024

Knowledge Test

8 apr, 2024

Interviews

12-16 apr, 2024

Start of classes

10 may, 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.

SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM

  • 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.

Registration

0,25 S.M.M.L.V.

Tuition fees per semester

1 S.M.M.L.V.*

Academic fees per semester

5 S.M.M.L.V.


The university has a mechanism by which a student’s financial obligations can be partially or fully covered by a company or entity that wishes to support the student.

Various forms of payment have also been arranged, so that students can combine the available payment methods according to their particular conditions. On the “Start Enrollment Process” page, you will find the available options.

In addition, in order to facilitate access to postgraduate programs, the UIS has signed several agreements with entities specialized in educational credit. These agreements seek facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.

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

OUR

Faculty

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa al profesor del Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, Fabio Andelfo Villafrades González. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y el profesor está situado en el centro.

Fabio Andelfo Villafrades González

Doctor en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

Lianell Jova Elejalde

Doctor en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora del Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, Alejandra María Franco Jiménez. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Alejandra María Franco Jiménez

Doctora en Ciencias de la Motricidad Humana

Jorge Enrique Buitrago Espitia

Doctor en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

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.

 

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Master’s Degree in Sports Talent Development

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2318 – 1143

Mail: maestria.talentodep@uis.edu.co

Campus Central UIS

Bucaramanga, Santander

Carrera 27 calle 9

Coliseo UIS, Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, Secretaría del Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, oficina número 2

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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