postgraduate

Master's Degree in Physiotherapy

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ABOUT THE

Program

Physiotherapy is a health profession that has evolved in building a theoretical framework and validating methods and procedures aimed at improving and maintaining functional independence and physical performance, preventing and managing pain, physical alterations, disabilities and limitations in participation and promoting physical fitness, health, and well-being.

The Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy is proposed as a postgraduate research training program, whose purpose is the development of competencies that allow the student to participate in research processes, through theoretical and scientific deepening, the development and generation of new knowledge and technological processes, which contribute to the advancement of the profession of Physiotherapy. In addition, this program will strengthen the professional qualification for undergraduate teaching, which will have an impact on the quality of physiotherapy programs and their graduates, as well as on the validity and development of innovative processes that contribute to the advancement of the profession.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 91488 | Qualified registration: MEN N.° 4004 of March 12, 2018

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DEGREE:

Master in Physiotherapy

DURATION:

4 semesters

MODALITY::

In-Person / In-Spanish

CAMPUS

Bucaramanga

DEGREE:

Master in Physiotherapy

DURATION:

4 semesters

MODALITY:

In-Person / In-Spanish

CAMPUS:

Bucaramanga

APPLICANT

Profile

Physiotherapy professional with a cumulative minimum undergraduate average of 3,5.

 Have a certified professional and/or investigative experience.

Availability of time, economic resources and means necessary to fulfill the activities scheduled by the Mastery.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy is an autonomous professional with mastery of scientific methods and procedures that underpin research in Physiotherapy.

Based on the best available scientific evidence, the master in Physiotherapy applies the different procedures of intervention in individuals and / or communities and promotes the generation and implementation of policies in the fields of health and education, through the realization of advocacy and lobbying, which contribute to professional recognition in the context in which it is developed.

As a result of the experience of the Institutional and School missions, to which the Program is attached, he is a professional with great human capacity, autonomous, ethical and critical, open to change and the progress of science, committed to the political, social-cultural and economic development of the country.

LABOR

Field

Professional trained to participate as a teacher, researcher, and member of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams, focused on the evaluation and intervention of individuals and communities in their specific area of knowledge. Based on knowledge of the state of the art of Physiotherapy, in its ability to update its knowledge permanently and on the experience for the application of the scientific method, the master in Physiotherapy can propose and develop various types of studies, as well as evaluative procedures in the clinical and community scenario, in order to validate diagnosis and physical intervention and / or propose new alternatives of professionalaction

APPLICANT

Profile

Physiotherapy professional with a cumulative minimum undergraduate average of 3,5.

 Have a certified professional and/or investigative experience.

Availability of time, economic resources and means necessary to fulfill the activities scheduled by the Mastery.

GRADUATE

Profile

The Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy is an autonomous professional with mastery of scientific methods and procedures that underpin research in Physiotherapy.

Based on the best available scientific evidence, the master in Physiotherapy applies the different procedures of intervention in individuals and / or communities and promotes the generation and implementation of policies in the fields of health and education, through the realization of advocacy and lobbying, which contribute to professional recognition in the context in which it is developed.

As a result of the experience of the Institutional and School missions, to which the Program is attached, he is a professional with great human capacity, autonomous, ethical and critical, open to change and the progress of science, committed to the political, social-cultural and economic development of the country.

LABOR

Field

He is a professional trained to participate as a teacher, researcher and member of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams, focused on the evaluation and intervention of individuals and communities in their specific area of knowledge. Based on knowledge of the state of the art of Physiotherapy, in its ability to update its knowledge permanently and on the experience for the application of the scientific method, the master in Physiotherapy can propose and develop various types of studies, as well as evaluative procedures in the clinical and community scenario, in order to validate diagnosis and physical intervention and / or propose new alternatives of professionalaction

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Academic

Curriculum

Code: 26105                Credits: 4 – Research Methods I


Code: 26106                Credits: 8 – Physiotherapeutic Fundamentals I


Code: 26107                Credits: 3 – Research Seminar


Code: 26108                Credits: 4 – Research Methods II


Code: 26109                 Credits: 7 – Physiotherapeutic Fundamentals II


Code: 26110                 Credits: 4 – Research Project I


Code: 26111                  Credits: 4 – Deepening Seminar


Code: 26112                      Credits: 8 – Research Project II


Code: 26113                      Credits: 4 – Pedagogical practice


Code: 26114                     Credits: 10 – Research Project II


KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

   Bucaramanga      

2nd Semester

2024

* Subject to demand

Registration closing  

Knowledge test  

Interview  

Classes start  

 

June 21, 2024 

July 17 -18 – 6, 2024 

July 18, 2024

August 08, 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. 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

0.5 S.M.M.L.V.

Tuition fees per semester

1 S.M.M.L.V.

Academic fees per semester 1 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.

 

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

2nd semester

2024

*Subject to demand of the program.




Bucaramanga

Registration deadline

June 21, 2024

Knowledge test

July 17-18, 2024

Interviews

July 18, 2024

Classes start

August 08, 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. 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

0,5 S.M.M.L.V.

Tuition fees per semester

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

Academic fees per semester

# 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.

OUR

Faculty

Esperanza Herrera Villabona

PhD in Physiology

Maria Solange Patiño Segura

Magangster in movement science

Lyda Maritza Díaz Plata

Master in Neurorehabilitation

Liliana Carolina Ramirez Ramirez

PhD in Physiotherapy

María Helena Quijano Hernández

Master in Education

Gloria Isabel Niño Cruz

PhD in Epidemiology

Paula Camila Ramirez Muñoz

PhD in Physiotherapy

Odair Bacca Ramírez

PhD in Health Sciences

Yuri Sánchez Martínez

PhD in Medical Sciences

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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Contact Us

Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy

Phone: +57 (607) 6344000

Extension: 3381 / 3147

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6358582

Email:

escftp@uis.edu.co

UIS Health Campus

Cra 32 N° 29-31. Primer Piso.

Facultad de Salud. 

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’s Degree in Physiotherapy

Phone: +57 (607) 6344000

Extension: 3381 / 3147

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6358582

Email:

escftp@uis.edu.co

UIS Health Campus

Cra 32 N° 29-31. Primer Piso.

Facultad de Salud. 

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’s Degree in Physiotherapy

Phone: +57 (607) 6344000

Extension: 3381 / 3147

Direct phone: +57 (607) 6358582

Email:

escftp@uis.edu.co

UIS Health Campus

Cra 32 N° 29-31. Primer Piso.

Facultad de Salud. 

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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