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Master's Degree in Pedagogy

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ABOUT THE

Program

Consistent with the Mission of the University as a whole and the School of Education in particular, the Master’s Degree in Pedagogy arises, with the aim of generating an academic space in which professionals from the different areas of knowledge and practicing teachers qualify their pedagogical practice in order to improve the quality of education.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 767 | Qualified Registration MEN N.° 018752 of October 6, 2023.

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DEGREE:

Magister in Pedagogy

DURATION:

3 Semesters

MODALITY::

In-Person / In-Spanish

CAMPUS

Bucaramanga Main Campus.

DEGREE:

Magister in Pedagogy

DURATION:

3 Semesters

MODALITY:

In-Person / In-Spanish

CAMPUS:

Bucaramanga Main Campus.

APPLICANT

Profile

  • Be a qualified professional in any area of knowledge with teaching and/or research experience.
  • Have an undergraduate academic average of at least 3.5 (Three five).
  • Work in educational institutions.
  • Demonstrate availability of time, financial resources and the means necessary to attend the activities scheduled by the Master’s Degree.
  • Show Sufficiency in a foreign language (Requirement for grade).

GRADUATE

Profile

  • The training process offered by the Master’s Degree is proposed to train graduates to:

    • Conduct research projects in pedagogy and education aimed at improving educational quality in institutions in the region and the country.
    • Actively participate in the scientific community of specialists in pedagogy and didactics, as well as in the scientific community of discipliner knowledge.
    • Understand the phenomena involved in learning and human development to enable the creation of environments conducive to training.
    • Reflect critically on its pedagogical practice from various theoretical approaches, with the purpose of generating innovations relevant to the context in which it unfolds.
    • Make teaching a space of intelligent dialogue with reality, where scientific, pedagogical and didactic research processes are generated, concluded and nurture
    • Lead the generation of new pedagogical and didactic strategies to achieve conceptual, methodological and attitudinal  changes.

LABOR

Field

In accordance with the provisions of article 12 of Law 30 of December 1992, the Master’s Degree in Pedagogy seeks to equip its students with the basic instruments that enable them as researchers in the educational field. That is why the program graduate will be a person with solid integral training.  Since mastery encourages pedagogical research in educational institutions in the region and the country, as the basis of quality improvement. Build and energize a pedagogical community that proposes the improvement and strengthening of education. It also continuously formulates and develops research projects that respond to problems related to the object of study of the program and research lines.

APPLICANT

Profile

  • Be a qualified professional in any area of knowledge with teaching and/or research experience.
  • Have an undergraduate academic average of at least 3.5 (Three five).
  • Work in educational institutions.
  • Demonstrate availability of time, financial resources and the means necessary to attend the activities scheduled by the Master’s Degree.
  • Show Sufficiency in a foreign language (Requirement for grade).

GRADUATE

Profile

  • The training process offered by the Master’s Degree is proposed to train graduates to:

    • Conduct research projects in pedagogy and education aimed at improving educational quality in institutions in the region and the country.
    • Actively participate in the scientific community of specialists in pedagogy and didactics, as well as in the scientific community of discipliner knowledge.
    • Understand the phenomena involved in learning and human development to enable the creation of environments conducive to training.
    • Reflect critically on its pedagogical practice from various theoretical approaches, with the purpose of generating innovations relevant to the context in which it unfolds.
    • Make teaching a space of intelligent dialogue with reality, where scientific, pedagogical and didactic research processes are generated, concluded and nurture
    • Lead the generation of new pedagogical and didactic strategies to achieve conceptual, methodological and attitudinal changes.

LABOR

Field

In accordance with the provisions of article 12 of Law 30 of December 1992, the Master’s Degree in Pedagogy seeks to equip its students with the basic instruments that enable them as researchers in the educational field. That is why the program graduate will be a person with solid integral training.  Since mastery encourages pedagogical research in educational institutions in the region and the country, as the basis of quality improvement. Build and energize a pedagogical community that proposes the improvement and strengthening of education. It also continuously formulates and develops research projects that respond to problems related to the object of study of the program and research lines.

Program
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Program
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Program
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academic

Curriculum

Code: 40774                Credits: 2 – Philosophical and Epistemological Foundations of Pedagogy


Code: 40775                Credits: 2 – Educational and Pedagogical Trends in Colombia


Code: 40776                Credits: 2 – ICT and Education: emerging pedagogies


Code: 40777               Credits: 2 – Curriculum Design and Evaluation


Code: 40778                Credits: 2 – Applied Research Seminar I


Code:                          Credits: 3 – Elective Subjects


Code: 40779                Credits: 2 – Theories of Teaching and Theories of Learning


Code: 40780               Credits: 2 – Contemporary Pedagogical and Educational Models


Code: 40781                Credits: 2 – Didactic Configurations


Code: 40782                Credits: 2 – Didactics of the Disciplines


Code: 40783                Credits: 2 – Applied Research Seminar II


Code: 40784                Credits: 3 – Graduate Work I


Code:                           Credits: 3 – Elective Subjects


Code: 40785               Credits: 2 – Educational Policies and Globalization


Code: 40786                Credits: 2 – Critical Pedagogy and Educational Policies on Diversity and Inclusion


Code: 40787               Credits: 2 – Competencies and Evaluation


Code: 40788                Credits: 3 – Applied Research Seminar III


Code: 40789               Credits: 6 – Graduate Work II


Code: 40790                Credits: 3 – Academic Writing


Code: 40791               Credits: 3 – Reading of Scientific Texts


Code: 40793                Credits: 3 – Quantitative Research and Data Analysis


Code: 40792               Credits: 3 – Qualitative Research and Data Analysis


KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

   Bucaramanga   

1st Semester

2024

Registration closing

Knowledge test

Interview

Results

Registration

Classes start

 

April 2, 2024

April 3, 2024 

April 4, 2024 

April 10, 2024

May 2, 2024

May 3, 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
  • 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

$329.455 COP

Tuition fees per semester

$1.317.820 COP*

Academic fees per semester

$5.553.670 COP

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

1st semester

2024




Bucaramanga

Registration deadline

April 2, 2024

Knowledge test

April 3, 2024

Interviews

April 4, 2024

Results

April 10, 2024

Registration

May 2, 2024

Classes start

May 3, 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

  • 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

$329.455 COP

Tuition fees per semester

$1.317.820 COP*

Academic fees per semester

$5.553.670 COP


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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César Augusto Roa

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Master in Pedagogy

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2129

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6342653

Cellphone: 318 5793226

Email:

mgpedag@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address:

Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria, Edificio de Ciencias Humanas, piso 1. Oficina de Posgrados 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

Master in Pedagogy

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2129

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6342653

Cellphone: 318 5793226

Email:

mgpedag@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address:

Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria, Edificio de Ciencias Humanas, piso 1. Oficina de Posgrados 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

Master in Pedagogy

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2129

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6342653

Cellphone: 318 5793226

Email:

mgpedag@uis.edu.co

UIS  Main Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address:

Cra 27 calle 9, Ciudad Universitaria, Edificio de Ciencias Humanas, piso 1. Oficina de Posgrados 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.

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