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MASTER'S DEGREE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Education level: Master's degree
  • Type of curriculum: Research - In-depth study
  • Academic Program: Master's Degree in Engineering - Structures
  • Title granted: Msc. of Engineering - Structural Engineering
  • SNIES code: 101
  • Creation year: 1987
  • Opening year: 1987
  • Campus: Bogotá
  • Faculty: Engineering
  • Estimated duration: 4 semesters
  • Total credits: 52
  • Six-monthly fees (detailed down by points):

    Academic fee

    Administrative fee

    Welfare fee

    Policy fee

    155

    30

    10

    26,000 COP

  • Point Equivalence: One day of the current statutory minimum monthly wage (CSMMW) 2020 - (Circular 1 of 2020 - General Secretariat) = $29,260 COP
  • Current approximate cost of the semester: $5,731,700 COP

PROFILES

Candidate Profile

This program is aimed at civil engineers and engineers in other related fields whose undergraduate education is equivalent to that of the academic program in force of Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Candidates for the Master's Degree in Engineering - Structures program require a minimum basic training in this area that includes the following topics: Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Building Materials, Design of Concrete Structures and Design of Metal Structures. The applicant is also expected to have taken common subjects in construction, soil mechanics and foundations. As a consequence of the above, the potential candidates will have to be Civil Engineers and eventually if they are of a related undergraduated program they will have to carry out the corresponding levelling.

Graduate Profile

The Magister Program will promote the deepening development of knowledge and the development of the student’s research capacity in the specific field of Structural Engineering.

OBJECTIVES

Master’s Degree in Engineering - Structures of Universidad de Colombia has as its general objective the training in the analysis and design of structures, and in the research that sustains them, including the study of the relevant properties of building materials. The fundamental aim of Structural Engineering is to design structures that fulfil their function in a safe, an aesthetic and an economical manner. The Master's Degree in Engineering - Structures has two different curricula: research and in depth-study. These curricula lead to the same title, as established in the Agreement 033 of 2007 of the Higher University Council.

The specific training objectives of the Research curriculum are:

  • To train students in analysis and design of structures, and in the research that supports them, including the study of the relevant properties of building materials.
  • To development of methodologies, procedures or new knowledge focused on the development of knowledge in analysis and design of structures, as well as the materials that compose them.
  • To train for research, scientific, academic and professional performance specialized in the field of Structural Engineering.
  • To generate knowledge to verify those that are already part of human knowledge and activities, as well as to create and adapt structural technologies to provide solutions to society’s problems.
  • To contribute to the improvement of academic quality at the National University of Colombia and respond to the requirements of the progress of science and the social needs of the country.
  • To propose alternatives for technological, economic and social change, while generating feedback mechanisms that allow the production of knowledge to be related to the demands of knowledge.

The specific training objectives of the Deepening curriculum are:

  • To train students in the analysis and design of structures and in the research that supports them including the study of the relevant properties of building materials.
  • To train professionals who are able to deepen and apply the knowledge and tools acquired for giving solutions to particular problems in the field of design and structural analysis.
  • To train for the development of the research activity applied to the professional performance specialized in the Structural Engineering field.
  • To create and adapt technologies to provide solutions to society’s problems.
  • To contribute to the improvement of academic quality in Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

RESEARCH

Academic Activities and Research Courses

Credits

Thesis

22

Thesis Project

4

Research Seminars

6

Total Academic Activities

32

Free Eligible Courses

20

Total Research Credits

52

IN-DEPTH STUDY

Academic Activities and Courses

Credits

Final Work

10

Proposal of Final Work

4

Seminars

6

Total Academic Activities

20

Required Courses

12

Free Eligible Courses

20

Total In-Depth credits

52

SUBJECTS AND COURSES

CLASS SCHEDULE

The Master’s Degree offers its courses from Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 1 PM. Seminars are offered on Friday from 7 to 9 AM. In intersemestral period, intensive eligible courses are offered within the International Chair of Engineering. Usually these courses are offered in another language.

LIST

Academic activities

The academic activities of the two syllabuses of the Master's Degree in Engineering - Structures program are indicated in the following table. The column AC indicates the number of academic credits and the columns RP and DP show to which plan the academic activity belongs between Research Plan and/or Deepening Plan.

Code

Subject

AC

RP

DP

2019353

Research Seminar I

3

*

*

2019354

Research Seminar II

3

*

*

2019351

Master's Degree Thesis Projec

4

*

 

2019392

Master Thesis

22

*

 

2019350

Proposal of Final Work

4

 

*

2019391

Final Work of Master's Degree

10

 

*

Eligible Subjects

Eligible subjects of the Master's Degree in Engineering - Structures plan (Decision 164 of 2009 of the Council of the Faculty of Engineering) corresponds to 4 academic credits and have a weekly hourly intensity of 4 hours for 16 academic weeks. In the following table, the column RL indicates the subjects associated with the research line in Structural Analysis, Structural Design and Materials for Structures with the letters SA, SD and MS respectively. Columns indicate the elective subjects of the research curriculum RP and the column DP shows the elective subjects of the deepening plan.

Code

Subject

CA

PI

PP

2019331

Dynamic Analysis of Structures

SA

*

 

2019332

Advanced Structural Analysis

SA

*

*

2019333

Structural Analysis by Finite Elements

SA

*

*

2019334

Advanced Matrix Analysis

SA

*

 

2019335

Computer-assisted design and analysis

SA

*

*

2019341

Analysis of Laminar Structures

SA

*

*

2019347

Nonlinear Computational Mechanics

SA

*

*

2019348

Advanced Structural Mechanics

SA

*

 

2019389

Stability Theory for Structures

SA

*

*

2019390

Plasticity Theory

SA

*

*

2019336

Pre-poured Concrete

SD

*

*

2019337

Resistant Seismic Design - Steel

SD

*

 

2019338

Seismic Resistant Design - Concrete

SD

*

*

2019339

Structures of Thin Foil

SD

*

*

2019340

Wooden Structures

SD

*

*

2019342

Metal Structures II

SD

*

*

2019343

Advanced Foundations

SD

*

 

2019344

Structural Masonry

SD

*

*

2019352

Bridges II

SD

*

*

2019330

Structural Steel

MS

*

*

2019345

Composite Materials

MS

*

*

2019346

Non-conventional Materials

MS

*

*

2019349

Pathology of the Structures

MS

*

*

2019388

Concrete Technology

MS

*

*

Obteniendo datos del Sistema de Información Académica SIA

TEACHING STAFF

The following table lists the professors associated with the curriculum who are part of the teaching staff, who collaborate on an honorary basis or who have been hired by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. It also indicates the level and dedication of each of them.

Professor

Category

CV

Caori Patricia Takeuchi Tam

Full Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/cptakeuchit/

Dorian Luis Linero Segrera

Full Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/dllineros/

Fernando Alberto Spinel Gómez

Full Professor (retired)

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/faspinelg/

Gabriel Francisco Valencia Clement

Full Professor (retired)

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/gfvalenciac/

Gustavo Granados Vincos

Full Professor (retired)

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/ggranadosv/

Ismael Santana Santana

Assistant Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/isantanas/

Jorge Ignacio Segura Franco

Associate Professor (retired)

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/jiseguraf/

José Gabriel Gómez Cortés

Full Professor (retired)

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/jggomezc/

José Ricardo Martínez Vargas

Assistant Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/jrmartinezv/

Juan Manuel Lizarazo Marriaga

Associate Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/jmlizarazom/

Juan Tamasco Torres

Associate Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/jtamascot/

Maritzabel Molina Herrera

Associate Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/mmolinah/

Ricardo Parra Arango

Assistant Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/rparraar/

Carlos Ramiro Vallecilla Bahena

Full Professor

http://www.docentes.unal.edu.co/crvallecillab/

Martín Estrada Mejía

Assistant Professor

Julián David Puerto Suárez

Assistant Professor

Diego Ernesto Dueñas Puentes

Assistant Professor

Camilo Ríos Fresneda

Assistant Professor

Laura Lucía Constaín Montoya

Assistant Professor

Daniel Ricardo Lozano Monsalve

Assistant Professor

RESEARCH

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Research Lines

  • Research line in Structural Analysis. Its objective is to develop models, methodologies and computational tools to analyze and study the behavior of structures and their constituent materials.
  • Research line in Structural Design Its objective is to propose design methodologies applicable to our environment and to support the development and updating of standards, through the results obtained from the research
  • Research line in Materials for Structures. Its objectives are to strengthen research work on the behaviour of materials used in the construction of infrastructure works and to contribute to the solution of problems related to them.

Research Groups

The Research Group Analysis, Design and Materials - GIES, classified in category A1 by Colciencias since 2000, is totally linked to the Master in Engineering - Structures through research projects, final works, theses, papers, articles, patents and other academic products of students and professors enrolled in the program.

The members and academic output of the group can be seen on the SCienTI website which is a Colciencias platform

Laboratories

Within the physical resources, the curriculum programme is supported by the materials laboratory (cement, concrete, aggregate and wood), the physical modelling laboratory and the numerical simulation laboratory.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Master's Degree in Enginering - Structures

Call for proposals 2020-02 Research - In-Depth Study

NON-MASS ADMISSION PROCESS

INSTRUCTIONS

  • If you have completed undergraduate studies at the National University of Colombia, you still have credits and are interested in obtaining the benefit to pursue postgraduate studies at the university, access this link for more information http://www.legal.unal.edu.co/rlunal/home/doc.jsp?d_i=36926

If you are a foreign student, click on the link for more information Aspirantes Extranjeros. We clarified that the certificates of admission / acceptance letters (if required) are issued only to applicants selected by the National University in the admissions process established.


STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

  • Pay registration feesfrom Wednesday 12 February to Thursday 16 April 2020 until 15:00 hours.
  • Register onlinefrom Wednesday 12 February to Thursday 16 April 2020 until 23:59 hours
  • Fill out the web application for resumes and applicant supports: from 27 June to 5 July 2020 at 3pm. The information to access the web platform will be sent to the e-mail with which you formalized the registration in the admissions system on June 26, 2020.
  • Publication of summons to initial testsYou will be informed by email of the e-mail with which you have registered in the admissions system.
  • Applications of tests:from 6 July to 24 July 2020
  • Publication of final admission results:30 July 2020.

NoteIt is recommended to process academic references in advance. In case of any inconvenience, the applicant can send the resume with the support to coocupest_fibog@unal.edu.co, indicating in the subject the name of the applicant and in the body of the mail, the program to which it is presented and the ID

DOCUMENTOS REQUERIDOS


Los documentos señalados con (*) son opcionales. Sin embargo, esos soportes otorgan puntos dentro de la calificación de la hoja de vida, se recomienda adjuntarlos en caso de contar con ellos.

a) HOJA DE VIDA

  • Documento de identificación.
  • Tarjeta profesional
  • Soportes de estudios universitarios:
    • Acta de grado.
    • Diploma.
    • Certificado de notas.
    • Documento legalizado mediante apostilla o delegación diplomática (en caso de títulos obtenidos en el extranjero).
    • Certificado de culminación de estudios expedido por la institución donde desarrolló los estudios (para estudiantes que aún no tienen el título de pregrado).
    • Reporte de Historia Académica (para los estudiantes de pregrado de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia con opción de grado de materias de posgrado).
  • Distinciones Académicas*:
    • Nombre de la distinción, institución que otorga, fecha en que se otorgó y adjuntar soporte.
  • Experiencia Laboral*:
    • Nombre de la institución o empresa, tipo de vinculación, fecha de inicio y de finalización(o en curso), cargo, función principal y adjuntar soporte.
  • Experiencia Docente*:
    • Nombre de la institución, dedicación, fecha de inicio y de finalización (o en curso), áreas de trabajo, información de asignaturas impartidas e intensidad de horas por semana y adjuntar soporte.
  • Experiencia Investigativa*:
    • Nombre de la investigación, institución, área del proyecto, entidad financiadora, funciones principales, fecha de inicio de vinculación y de finalización (o en curso), país y adjuntar soporte.
  • Producción Intelectual*:
    • Tipo de producción (artículo en revista indexada, libro, capítulo de libro, patente, software, planta piloto, diseño industrial, otra producción), datos de la producción y adjuntar soporte.
  • Certificaciones de idioma*:
    • No se exige acreditación de inglés como requisito en el proceso de admisión, sin embargo, adjuntar soporte si lo tiene.
  • Referencias académicas o profesionales*:
    • La aplicación web le solicitará los datos básicos de contacto de dos personas que realizarán el registro de 2 referencias académicas o profesionales según el perfil al que aspira (las referencias académicas aplican para el perfil de investigación, mientras que para el perfil de profundización aplican las referencias académicas o profesionales). La información diligenciada por las personas que usted indique es confidencial y será de conocimiento únicamente para las directivas del programa durante el proceso de evaluación de la admisión.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

  • Attached document with letter of motivation from the applicant maximum one page

NOTE: Those people who enter by early admission or automatic admission (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) must apply for the sending of documents in order to register their resume in the program.

FORMA DE RECEPCIÓN DE LA DOCUMENTACIÓN

La recepción de documentos se realizará mediante el diligenciamiento de la aplicación web, en la que se realizará el cargue de soportes y documentos adicionales.

Para tal fin, cada aspirante recibirá un correo electrónico por parte de la Vicedecanatura Académica de la Facultad con el enlace web e instructivo correspondiente.

La Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, no se hace responsable en caso de que el aspirante no pueda ingresar sus datos y documentos satisfactoriamente por medio de la aplicación web, debido a la demanda de usuarios simultáneos que superen la capacidad del sistema. Se recomienda adelantar el proceso con anterioridad a la fecha de cierre.

TENGA EN CUENTA LAS SIGUIENTES RECOMENDACIONES:

  • Adelantar el proceso de cargue de documentos con anterioridad a la fecha de cierre.
  • Verificar que cuente con todos los documentos requeridos, cada uno en formato PDF(únicamente) y que no exceda el tamaño de 10MB.
  • Disponer de tiempo suficiente para efectuar el cargue de los documentos. El cargue de los documentos puede hacerlo por partes, cerrando sesión cada vez que termine de cargar cada parte de la documentación solicitada.
  • Los documentos relacionados con un (*) son opcionales, los demás son obligatorios.
  • Para realizar cambios en los documentos que ha cargado previamente, debe cargar el nuevo documento y guardar los cambios. El nuevo documento reemplazará el cargado previamente.
  • El aplicativo mediante un menú indica la cantidad de registros cargados en cada sección y señala en color rojo la sección en la cual no hay soportes cargados.
  • Contactar previamente a las personas que relacionará como referencias, y asegurarse que ingresen las recomendaciones dentro del plazo establecido.
  • Al finalizar de cargar la totalidad de la documentación, bastará con cerrar sesión para guardarla. Esta información quedará almacenada y será enviada automáticamente a los evaluadores después del cierre del aplicativo.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

The regulations governing the admission process for postgraduate programs of Universidad Nacional de Colombia are contained in Decision 035 of 2014 of the Academic Vice-rectory, specifically the Faculty of Engineering details some aspects by Agreement 028 of 2016 of the Faculty of Engineering Council, the weighting of its components is as shown below:

Component

Weighting

Qualifying

Minimum approval score

Curriculum vitae

30

No

-

Exams

30

No

-

Interview

40

No

-

TOTAL

100

3.0 over 5.0

CV Assessment criteria

The assessment of the applicant’s CV will be made on the basis of the documentation provided during the admission process (CV and media). They will be taken into account for the assessment: degrees and average undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications, professional, teaching and research experience, as well as duly supported academic distinctions, publications and academic references.

Exams Assessment criteria

The Knowledge Test f is a specific test that will identify the basic knowledge in the program as well as mathematical skills, reading comprehension, etc of the applicant.

Interview Assessment criteria

In the interview, applicants will be asked about different aspects to establish their interest in the program, as well as the possibilities it has to successfully conclude the respective program.

Minimum Admission score

The minimum admission mark after weighting all the components of the entrance examination shall be 3.0 out of 5.0

CONTACT

Program Coordinator: Juan Manuel Lizarazo Marriaga

Email: coocupest_fibog@unal.edu.co - jmlizarazom@unal.edu.co

Telephone: (+57) (1) 3165000 Ext. 13313

Address: Av. NQS (Carrera 30), 45-03, Campus Ciudad Universitaria, Building 406 (IEI), Office 208, 210

Curricular area: Civil and Agricultural Engineering

Director: Caori Patricia Takeuchi Tam

Telephone: (+57) (1) 3165000 Ext. 13663

Email: diracica_fibog@unal.edu.co

QUALITY AND ACCREDITATION

Current status: Accredited

Self-assessment starting date: February of 2010

Background information: R-1517 de 27-09-2013

Decision on accreditation:16211

Date of accreditation:2015-09-30

Validity time of accreditation: Six (6) years

NORMATIVITY

Creation :

word2.pngAgreement 15 of 1987 Academic Council

Opening :

word2.pngAgreement 15 of 1987 Academic Council

Curriculum structure :

word2.png Agreement 52 of 2009 Academic Council

Curriculum structure :

word2.png Agreement 267 of 2008 Academic Council

Research lines :

word2.png Decision 164 of 2009 Council Faculty of Engineering - Bogotá Headquarters

Credits distribution - In-depth curriculum :

word2.pngDecision 164 of 2009 Council Faculty of Engineering - Bogotá Headquarters

Costs structure :

word2.png Decision 567 of 2004 Council Faculty of Engineering - Bogotá Headquarters

Admission process :

word2.png Agreement 28 of 2016 Council Faculty of Engineering - Bogotá Headquarters
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