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Master's Degree in Semiotics
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ABOUT THE
Program
The Master in Semiotics of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) trains highly qualified professionals for the scientific investigation of cultural practices, which are understood as interactions between complex symbolic sets. To this end, the program offers solid training based on the strategic axes that constitute its curricular design:
Epistemological and methodological construction of semiotics as a science of the foundations of meaning.
Semiotic analysis within the enunciative praxis and in relation to semiotic systems and culture.
Interdisciplinarity for the scientific understanding of the complexity of semiotic objects.
Scientific investigation of the problems of meaning from specific problems of the Colombian socio-cultural environment.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 726 | Qualified registration: Resolution of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) no. 18120 of September 9, 2021.
DEGREE:
Master in Semiotics
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY::
In-person
CAMPUS
Campus principal - Bucaramanga
DEGREE:
Master in Semiotics
DURATION:
4 Semesters
MODALITY:
In-person
CAMPUS:
Campus principal - Bucaramanga
APPLICANT
Profile
The candidate for the Master’s Degree in Semiotics at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is a professional in disciplinary fields related to language sciences, educational sciences, social sciences, human sciences, arts, design, architecture and philosophy.
Likewise, the applicant is a person who has the required skills of the Spanish language for the production of scientific texts.
Applicants whose mother tongue is not Spanish must present an internationally recognized certificate of proficiency in Spanish at the B2 level.
GRADUATE
Profile
The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Semiotics from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) has communicative and research skills that allow him to be autonomous in his/her learning and research processes. In addition, he/she has a high level of critical and scientific argumentation in his/her area of specialization in semiotics: literature, linguistics, discourse studies and cultural practices.
The graduate is also a professional qualified to implement research projects in the above-mentioned areas and to propose significant innovations in the socio-cultural context that surrounds him/her.
LABOR
Field
The master’s degree in Semiotics will demonstrate communicative and research skills that will offer him autonomy in his learning and research processes with critical and scientific argumentation in the different fields of semiotics mastery: literature, linguistics, discourse studies and cultural practices. It will be a person capable of raising and conducting research projects in the areas mentioned above. In addition, it will propose innovations in the sociocultural context around it, from the perspective of research on the problem of meaning.
OUR
Accreditations
High quality accreditation: Resolution of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) no. 18120 of September 9, 2021.
APPLICANT
Profile
The candidate for the Master’s Degree in Semiotics at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is a professional in disciplinary fields related to language sciences, educational sciences, social sciences, human sciences, arts, design, architecture and philosophy.
Likewise, the applicant is a person who has the required skills of the Spanish language for the production of scientific texts.
Applicants whose mother tongue is not Spanish must present an internationally recognized certificate of proficiency in Spanish at the B2 level.
GRADUATE
Profile
The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Semiotics from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) has communicative and research skills that allow him to be autonomous in his/her learning and research processes. In addition, he/she has a high level of critical and scientific argumentation in his/her area of specialization in semiotics: literature, linguistics, discourse studies and cultural practices.
The graduate is also a professional qualified to implement research projects in the above-mentioned areas and to propose significant innovations in the socio-cultural context that surrounds him/her.
LABOR
Field
The master’s degree in Semiotics will demonstrate communicative and research skills that will offer him autonomy in his learning and research processes with critical and scientific argumentation in the different fields of semiotics mastery: literature, linguistics, discourse studies and cultural practices. It will be a person capable of raising and conducting research projects in the areas mentioned above. In addition, it will propose innovations in the sociocultural context around it, from the perspective of research on the problem of meaning.
OUR
Accreditations
High quality accreditation: Resolution of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) no. 18120 of September 9, 2021.
Tuition Subsidies and Condobable Loans
Academic
Curriculum
Code: 23899 Credits: 4 – Semiotics I
Code: 27111 Credits: 3 – Discourse Analysis I
Code: 27112 Credits: 3 – Semiotic Analysis I
Code: 27113 Credits: 3 – Research Fundamentals
Code: 23903 Credits: 4 – Semiotics II
Code: 27114 Credits: 3 – Discourse Analysis II
Code: 27115 Credits: 4 – Semiotic Analysis II
Code: 27116 Credits: 4 – Research Project
Code: 23907 Credits: 4 – Semiotics III
Code: 27117 Credits: 4 – Semiotic Analysis III
Code: 27118 Credits: 4 – In-depth Seminar
Code: 27119 Credits: 5 – Research work I
Code: 23911 Credits: 4 – Semiotics IV
Code: 23913 Credits: 5 – Research work II
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
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1st Semester 2024 * Subject to demand | Registration payment begins Registration begins Registration payment deadline Registration deadline Entrance exams Interviews Results publication Academic Tuition Payment Academic Tuition Classes begin | August 15, 2023 August 16, 2023 January 24, 2024 January 26, 2024 February 01 to 06, 2024 February 07, 2024 February 09, 2024 February 09 to 14, 2024 February 12 to 15, 2024 February 19, 2024 |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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SPECIFICS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM
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Inscription # S.M.M.L.V. Tuition fees per semester # S.M.M.L.V. Academic fees per semester # S.M.M.L.V. |
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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
*Subject to demand of the program.
Bucaramanga
Registration payment beginsAug 15, 2023
Registration beginsAug 16, 2023
Registration payment deadlineJan 24, 2024
Registration deadlineJan 26, 2024
Entrance examsFeb 1-6, 2024
InterviewsFeb 7, 2024
Results publicationFeb 9, 2024
Academic Tuition PaymentFeb 9-14, 2024
Academic TuitionFeb 12-15, 2024
Classes beginFeb 19, 2024
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
0,25 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.
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Master’s Degree in Semiotics
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2737
Email: espselem@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas
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’s Degree in Semiotics
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2737
Email: espselem@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas
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’s Degree in Semiotics
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2737
Email: espselem@uis.edu.co
UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)
Edificio de Ciencias Humanas
Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.