undergraduate
Economics
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about the
Program
The undergraduate degree in Economics at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) aims to train economists who can assume, from a universal vision of social sciences, the analysis and criticism of the principles that interpret the development of society and its future prospects.
Likewise, the program seeks to orient its students towards an understanding of the universal character of economic theories and the particularities of their application. In this sense, during the training process, they acquire the necessary skills to optimally diagnose and design public policies related to the Colombian economy in its national, regional and sectoral dimensions.
Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 2623 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 18040 of September 28, 2020, validity 6 years.

DEGREE:
Economist

DuraTiOn:
10 semesters

Education LEVEL:
Undergraduate

ModaliTY:
In-person

CAMPUS:
Principal Campus Bucaramanga
- Applicant Profile
- Graduate Profile
- Labor Field
- Our Accreditations
APPLICANT
Profile
The candidates for the undergraduate degree in Economics from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) is characterized by their commitment and interest in successfully carrying out the academic activities that will be entrusted to them Likewise, the applicants are individuals who tolerate and value the diversity of ideas as an important element for the enrichment of their learning process.
Reading comprehension and mathematics are fundamental aspects for the good development of the curriculum; thus, it is necessary for the applicant to feel comfortable in these two fields.
GRADUATE
Profile
The program's graduates stand out for their free and responsible criteria in the study, analysis, interpretation and development of acceptable solutions to the economic problems of the country and the region. Particularly, they are highly qualified to:
Formulate sets of hypotheses that explain economic phenomena of the internal or external context.
Formulate alternative solutions to the economic problems and define selection criteria among the proposed alternatives, according to the objectives pursued and their social and environmental impact.
LABOR
Field
The economist who graduated from UIS stands out in the labor field, both in the private and public sector, for:
Carrying out theoretical or applied research.
Performing economic and financial analysis.
Managing finances in national and international trade operations.
Advising, assisting, and coordinating global or sectorial planning processes at a national, regional, or local level.
Formulate and evaluate public policy projects and development plans.
Implement economic policies in all areas of training.
To teach in Higher Education Institutions.
OUR
Accreditations
High quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 18040 of September 28, 2020 (valid for six years).
APPLICANT
Profile
The candidate for the undergraduate degree in Economics from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is characterized by his/her commitment and interest in successfully carrying out the academic activities that will be entrusted to him. Likewise, the applicant is a person who tolerates and values the diversity of ideas as an important element for the enrichment of his/her learning process.
Reading comprehension and mathematics are fundamental aspects for the good development of the curriculum, so it is necessary that the applicant feels comfortable in these two fields.
GRADUATE
Profile
The program’s graduates stand out for their own free and responsible criteria in the study, analysis, interpretation and development of acceptable solutions to the economic problems of the country and the region. Particularly, they are highly qualified to:
Formulate sets of hypotheses that explain economic phenomena of the internal or external context.
Formulate alternative solutions to the economic problems and define selection criteria among the proposed alternatives, according to the objectives pursued and their social and environmental impact.
Labor
Field
The economist graduated from the UIS stands out in the labor field, both in the private and public sector, for:
Carrying out theoretical or applied research.
Performing economic and financial analysis.
Managing finances in national and international trade operations.
Advising, assisting and coordinating global or sectorial planning processes at a national, regional or local level.
Formulate and evaluate public policy projects and development plans.
Implement economic policies in all areas of training.
To teach in Higher Education Institutions.
OUR
Accreditations
High quality accreditation: Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Resolution no. 18040 of September 28, 2020 (valid for six years).
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Academic
Curriculum
- 1°
- 2°
- 3°
- 4°
- 5°
- 6°
- 7°
- 8°
- 9°
- 10°
- Electives
- Seminars
Code: 24948 Credits: 0 - University Life and Culture
Code: 23427 Credits: 3 - Language Workshop
Code: 23424 Credits: 4 - English I
Code: 23423 Credits: 1 - Physical and Sports Culture
Code: 20727 Credits: 4 - Introduction to the Economy
Code: 20257 Credits: 4 - Economic Mathematics I
Code: 26139 Credits: 4 - History of Economic Thought I
Code: 23425 Credits: 4 - English II
Code: 20729 Credits: 4 - Microeconomy I
Code: 20258 Credits: 4 - Economic Mathematics II
Code: 00002 Credits: 3 - Context Subject
Code: 26141 Credits: 3 - Accounting Analysis
Code: 26140 Credits: 4 - History of Economic Thought II
Code: 20732 Credits: 4 - Microeconomy II
Code: 20260 Credits: 4 - Basic Statistics
Code: 20259 Credits: 4 - Economic Mathematics III
Code: 26142 Credits: 3 - Financial Analysis
Code: 21006 Credits: 4 - Economic History of Colombia
Code: 20735 Credits: 4 - Macroeconomics I
Code: 20261 Credits: 4 - Economic Statistics
Code: 00003 Credits: 3 - Elective Subject
Code: 20740 Credits: 4 - Macroeconomics II
Code: 20738 Credits: 4 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Code: 20737 Credits: 4 - Project Evaluation
Code: 20736 Credits: 4 - Econometrics I
Code: 00003 Credits: 3 - Elective Subject
Code: 26143 Credits: 4 - Sectoral Policy
Code: 21007 Credits: 4 - Economic History of Latin America
Code: 20744 Credits: 4 - Economic Development
Code: 20742 Credits: 4 - International Trade Policy
Code: 20741 Credits: 4 - Econometrics II
Code: 20764 Credits: 4 - Ethics
Code: 00011 Credits: 16 - Seminars
Code: 00011 Credits: 16 - Seminars
Code: 22975 Credits: 3 - Final Undergraduate Work I
Code: 00011 Credits: 8 - Seminars
Code: 00002 Credits: 2 - Optional Subject
Code: 22977 Credits: 7 - Final Undergraduate Work II
Code: 00011 Credits: 8 - Seminars
Code: 20763 Credits: 4 - Introduction in Cleaner Production
Code: 20707 Credits: 3 - Industrial Management I
Code: 20708 Credits: 3 - Industrial Management II
Code: 20772 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Sectorial Economic Analysis
Code: 20760 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Science and Technology in Latin America
Code: 23577 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Competitiveness and Regional Development
Code: 23192 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Economic Situation
Code: 20770 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Economic Growth and Development
Code: 23191 Credits: 4 - Seminar on Culture and Power
Code: 20771 Credits: 4 - Seminar on Recent Debates in Economic Theory
Code: 20752 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Ecology and Development
Code: 23580 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Environmental and Ecological Economics
Code: 25550 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Applied Transport Economics
Code: 25551 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Social Policy Economics: Health and Education
Code: 23828 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Spatial Economics
Code: 23579 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Institutional Economics
Code: 23827 Credits: 4 - Seminar on Urban Economics
Code: 23717 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Economics and Finance
Code: 20750 Credits: 4 - Seminar in International Economics and Politics
Code: 20757 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment
Code: 25550 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Social Evaluation of Projects
Code: 20756 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Development and Environmental Management
Code: 25539 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Innovation and Technological Development
Code: 20760 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Latin American Economic Integration
Code: 23715 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Development Macroeconomics
Code: 20753 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Regional Planning Methodologies
Code: 25552 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Industrial Organization
Code: 23715 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Public Policy
Code: 22459 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Econometrics
Code: 20773 Credits: 4 - Advanced Seminar in Macroeconomics
Code: 20774 Credits: 4 - Advanced Seminar in Microeconomics
Code: 20748 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Contemporary State Theory
Code: 23578 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Game Theory
Code: 20746 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Economic Theory and History
Code: 22459 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Contemporary State Theories
Code: 20775 Credits: 4 - Seminar in Special Topics
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
1st semester 2023 ![]() * Subject to demand |
|
Collection opening 2022 Oct 14 Collection closing 2022 Dec 2 |
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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
KEEP IN MIND
Additional Information
- Registration
- Requirements
- Costs
1st semester
2023
* Subject to demand

Bucaramanga
Collection opening2022 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





Gilberto Gómez Mantilla
Specialization in Business Management - Specialization in Management Accounting








Rafael Alcides Téllez Sánchez
Master in Planning and Administration of Regional Development




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Do yo want more information?
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Undergraduate in Economics
Phone: +57 (607) 635 8849
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2249
Email: esceco@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander
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.