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Masters
Master's Degree in Information Technology Architecture

Master's Degree in Information Technology Architecture

SNIES: 101531 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 002120 of March 6, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program offers its students the possibility of generating the necessary skills to perform successfully as an IT strategist in an organization, through a set of courses with an updated subject matter and a faculty of high professional and teaching quality.

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Master's Degree in Computational Biology
Maestría en Biología Computacional

           Master's Degree in Computational Biology

             

SNIES: 102711 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 016925 of December 27, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

This program seeks to respond to the need for professionals with capacities to carry out cutting-edge developments in genomics and other omics as well as in computational sciences and mathematical modeling of biological processes. This proposal is aligned with national government initiatives such as the creation of the National Center for Genomic Sequencing and the National Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, which will provide our graduates with an unparalleled source of highly trained human resources.

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Master's Degree in Process and Product Design

Master's Degree in Process and Product Design

SNIES: 103269 | Qualified Registration: Resolution of approval 019302 of October 13, 2021 | Duration: 3 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program seeks to train professionals with differentiating elements, with foundations, tools and specific skills that will allow them to integrate within the productive schemes of their companies alternatives of biological origin, from the implementation of bioprocesses to the development of bioproducts; implement tools and programs for the optimal design of processes and chemical products, which allow companies to increase their competitiveness, and design processes and products that minimize the use of non-renewable resources and protect the environment in all phases of the life cycle, among others.

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Master's Degree in Technological Innovation Management
Maestría en Gestión de la Innovación Tecnológica

Master's Degree in Technological Innovation Management

SNIES: 107979 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 004407 of May 7, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 3 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

This program is aimed at professionals in Engineering, Science, Administration and Economics, Communication, Design or professions that have experience in work related to research, development or innovation of products or services. The program is oriented to professionals with good capacity for spatial abstraction and logical reasoning, with high social sensitivity and enthusiasm to contribute to economic and business development, with the ability to work in teams, proactive, with interest in problem solving, achievement-oriented, with the ability to learn quickly and who feel comfortable in non-conventional work schemes where non-linear thinking systems tools prevail.

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Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Ambiental

Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering

SNIES: 91235 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 02008 of February 13, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program is aimed at environmental, civil and chemical engineers, as well as professionals from other branches of engineering and related careers, such as biology, microbiology and geosciences. The program is offered as a research master's degree, designed for innovative engineers interested in developing impactful research in environmental sciences and applied engineering, or in developing a promising teaching career.

 

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Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Biomédica

Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering

SNIES: 102021 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 6159 of June 13, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program seeks to train students in the use of modern tools and methods of analysis, synthesis and design, enabling them to carry out research and development projects, both in the industrial and scientific fields. The Master's program is aimed at professionals in Engineering, Health Sciences, Basic Sciences and Design. The program seeks to instill in its students the necessary skills to be a competitive and qualified professional, to solve problems in an innovative way with the attitudes and values of teamwork and leadership in their field of specialization.

 

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Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Civil

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

SNIES: 1578 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 08628 of May 24, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

A program of academic excellence aimed at civil, environmental and industrial engineers, as well as professionals from other branches of engineering and related careers, such as architecture and geosciences. The program offers research and in-depth master's degrees (only available in the emphases of Construction Engineering and Management and Structures, Seismic and Materials). The first is designed for innovative engineers with an interest in developing impactful research in physical sciences and applied engineering, or developing a promising teaching career. The second is designed for engineers with an interest in deepening the design component through up-to-date, state-of-the-art practices and techniques.

 

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Master's Degree in Information Engineering

Master's Degree in Information Engineering

SNIES: 104986 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 14364 of September 7, 2015 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The discovery, processing, storage, integration, analysis and generation of timely value from data requires the appropriation and development of new technology, as well as the construction of informatics solutions that allow converting information into organizational assets. This master's degree focuses on the construction of these solutions, by appropriating and developing new technologies, infrastructure and methodologies to support the strategy and transformation of organizations through the value of information throughout its life cycle.

 

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Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería de Petróleos

Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering

SNIES: 104304 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 3593 of March 18, 2015 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program is aimed primarily at professionals with an average professional experience of 10 years in the hydrocarbon sector, and/or young professionals who wish to acquire knowledge with technical-managerial and socio-environmental approaches that allow them to propose high-value solutions to the current challenges facing the oil and gas industry.

 

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Master's Degree in Systems and Computer Engineering

Master's Degree in Systems and Computer Engineering

SNIES: 1579 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 6420 of April 12, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

Seeks to train professionals in the use of models, methodologies and state-of-the-art information and communication technologies to design, implement and evaluate innovative solutions to complex problems in competitive global environments. With this in mind, the master's degree offers curricular flexibility that allows students to address their academic interests while interacting with the research groups of the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering.

 

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Master's Degree in Software Engineering (VIRTUAL)

Master's Degree in Software Engineering 

SNIES: 102073 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 014582 of August 6, 2020 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Virtual.

The virtual program in Software Engineering will prepare Spanish-speaking students to lead high-performance software development teams capable of creating high quality, user-centered software products. Since software engineering is not just about programming, this master's degree goes beyond that: it balances theory and practice. It will be structured for professionals with basic programming skills, not necessarily engineers, who seek to support the digital transformation of organizations by implementing Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, multi-device applications, cloud and micro services.

 

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Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Eléctrica

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

SNIES: 1580 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 02010 of February 13, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

It seeks to train high-level professionals who can work as leaders in the professional activity, in the public or private sector, either as consulting engineers or as advisors, in the specific area of electrical engineering, with emphasis in the area of power systems, markets and regulation, and power electronics. On the other hand, they will also be able to render their services in infrastructure project financing agencies, in governmental agencies of organization, planning and sectorial regulation.

 

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Master's Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Electrónica y de Computadores

Master's Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering

SNIES: 5182 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 08682 of May 24, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

It seeks the formation of high-level professionals, who can perform as leaders in the professional activity, in the public or private sector, either as consulting engineers or as advisors. The master's degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering can work in the area of electronics and microelectronics, control, robotics and automation, telecommunications and complementary areas such as signal processing, intelligent systems and biomedical engineering. On the other hand, he/she will also be able to render his/her services in infrastructure project financing agencies, in governmental agencies of organization, planning and sectorial regulation.

 

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Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Industrial

Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering

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NIES: 1581 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 2011 of February 13, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

Graduates of the Master's program in Industrial Engineering understand organizations in a comprehensive manner. They have the ability to select and apply appropriate modeling tools to solve the problems of organizations, companies and public and private institutions. The application of the acquired knowledge becomes an essential mechanism for decision making and to facilitate the achievement of goals that represent a benefit for the organization, the people who constitute it, beneficiary users and the social community in general.

 

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Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Mecánica

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

SNIES: 1582 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 6424 of April 12, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

It is a graduate program aimed at all professionals in different areas of engineering or science. The objective of this program is to prepare and develop professionals in the use of tools, modern methods of research, analysis, synthesis and design, which enable them to lead research and development projects, both in the industrial and scientific fields.

 

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Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering
Maestría en Ingeniería Química

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering

SNIES: 91110 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 19213 of September 21, 2017 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The program is offered to the country as an alternative of excellence in the training of researchers and engineers. It is framed within the current state of the profession worldwide and responds to the evolution that chemical engineering has had towards the multi-scale design of innovative products and processes, emphasizing the following areas: advanced materials, biological engineering, product design, design and process optimization.

 

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Master's Degree in Data Analytics Intelligence (VIRTUAL)
Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica de Datos

Master's Degree in Data Analytics Intelligence

SNIES: 109504 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 14583 of August 6, 2020 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Virtual.

The online program in Data Analytics Intelligence (MIAD) trains professionals who stand out for their technical and cutting-edge skills at the intersection of three areas of knowledge: mathematical modeling, information technologies and business management. Students learn through courses that balance theory and practice computational methods for data management, application of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive models that enable them to become leaders in Analytics that support decision making. In addition, students continuously develop their soft skills in communication, teamwork and project management, necessary to make transformations that generate value in their organizations.

 

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Master's Degree in Analytical Intelligence for Decision Making - Analytics
Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica para la Toma de Decisiones - Analytics

Master's Degree in Analytical Intelligence for Decision Making - (Analytics)

SNIES: 104198 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 018299 of September 28, 2021 for 7 years. | Duration: 3 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

To train professionals trained in the efficient use of data through the application of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive techniques to support the decision-making process, the creation of competitive advantages and the generation of value in organizations.

 

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Master's Degree in Business Information Technology

Master's Degree in Business Information Technology

SNIES: 102269 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 9771 of September 12, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

The graduate of the Master in Information Technology for Business will have valuable conceptual, theoretical, practical and attitudinal elements to position himself as the ideal IT manager for the company ("Director of Systems", "Technology Manager" or "Chief Information Officer CIO") and expand, reorient or turn into reality his project of a new company based on IT, innovative and with global vocation.

 

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Master's Degree in Information Security

Master's Degree in Information Security

SNIES: 102074 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 9773 of September 12, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 4 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

It seeks to train a group of expert professionals with a certain level of maturity, with a strategic profile, but with tactical and technical knowledge, to be the people who lead information security processes in different sectors of the country.

 

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Specializations
Specialization in Urban Water Systems Engineering
Especialización en Ingeniería de Sistemas Hídricos Urbanos

Specialization in Urban Water Systems Engineering

SNIES: 11457 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 17694 of December 6, 2013 for 8.5 years. | Duration: 2 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

A modern graduate education program in the area of aqueducts and sewerage, which represents a contribution to higher education and training of professionals linked to the drinking water and basic sanitation sector. Its main objective is to provide students with sufficient tools to be able to design, build, and monitor urban water systems; it also seeks to provide an integrated conception of all its components and subsystems for a more rational management of the resource.

 

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Specialization in Integrated Environmental Management
Especialización en Manejo Integrado del Medio Ambiente

Specialization in Integrated Environmental Management

SNIES: 2854 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 3910 of March 20, 2014 for 8 years. | Duration: 3 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

Given the multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems, decision makers require knowledge with scientific, technical, social and economic scope. Thus, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes offers a program with an integral approach, scientifically supported by the Environmental Engineering Research Center, as well as by other research groups of the University.

 

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Specialization in Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Systems
Especialización en Sistemas de Transmisión y Distribución de Energía Eléctrica

Specialization in Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Systems

SNIES: 1568 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 0015842 of September 21, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: 3 academic periods (1 year). | Mode: Classroom.

The program trains specialists in the modeling and analysis of electric power transmission and distribution systems, knowledgeable of the new technologies that set the course for the development of the modernization of transmission and distribution systems; forming specialists who have the skills required to make decisions in an appropriate manner.

 

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Ph.D.
PhD in Technological Innovation Management
Doctorado en Gestión de la Innovación Tecnológica

PhD in Technological Innovation Management

SNIES: 107914 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 002146 of March 6, 2019 for 7 years. | Duration: 7 semesters. | Mode: Classroom.

This program is aimed at professionals in Engineering, Science, Administration and Economics, Communication, Design or professions that have experience in work related to research, development or innovation of products or services. The program is oriented to professionals with good capacity for spatial abstraction and logical reasoning, with high social sensitivity and enthusiasm to contribute to economic and business development, with the ability to work in teams, proactive, with interest in problem solving, achievement-oriented, with the ability to learn quickly and who feel comfortable in non-conventional work schemes where non-linear thinking systems tools prevail.

 

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PhD in Engineering
Doctorado en Ingeniería

PhD in Engineering

SNIES: 16071 | Qualified Registration: Resolution 4325 of March 14, 2018 for 7 years. | Duration: minimum: 3 years, maximum: 8 years. | Mode: Face-to-face.

The objective of the Doctoral Program in Engineering is to train researchers capable of conducting and guiding, autonomously, research that contributes to the advancement of science and technology in Colombia and that is recognized by the national and international academic community.

 

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