IPRED
Tourism
ABOUT THE
Program
The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) committed to the construction of quality education that affects the best standard of living of people, works through the Institute of Regional Projection and Distance Education, in the formulation of educational projects relevant to the regions, developed with the participation of different actors of the productive chains according to the area of knowledge and formulated to be carried out entirely in the regional Campus where it is offered.
The Tourism academic program is part of the institutional programs that seek to “increase coverage in the four regional Campuses in undergraduate and graduate programs”, contributing to the fulfillment of the strategic objective called “Strengthen the realization of the university’s mission functions in the region” contained in the Institutional Development Plan 2008-2018, which includes the creation of undergraduate programs in the region.
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Tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the world, not only because of its direct participation in the markets, but also because it permanently influences the improvement of the quality of life of communities, the protection of resources and the sustainability of tourist destinations. For this reason the Universidad Industrial de Santander has initiated the professional training in this important discipline, where in an articulated form between the University and the society a professionalization of the sector is envisioned, in the region, the country and the world.
In the academic program of Tourism, pedagogical practices are developed according to the guidelines of the Institutional Educational Project and the Pedagogical Model of the UIS, implementing teaching-learning strategies according to the training process based on competencies, mediation processes in the classroom and the use of new communication technologies.
The professional in Tourism of the UIS will be able to actively participate in research and extension projects that allow him/her to adapt and reinterpret culture, protect and conserve heritage, innovate products, improve destinations and especially revitalize customs and ancestral gastronomy. Likewise, it will be able to establish a direct articulation with the community of the municipality of Socorro, of the cities of the department of Santander, of Colombia and of the different nations of the world that have expressed their interest to carry out student and professor exchanges with the UIS, in the area of Tourism.
It is expected that in the academy and in all exchanges, internships, projects, jobs and consultancies, the UIS Tourism student can have a direct impact on the following environments: hotels, inns and resorts, tour operators and travel agencies, food services, tourism education, tourism research, recreation and leisure, attractions and adventure tourism, tourist offices and information centers, organization of conferences and meetings and transportation companies.
Socorro, Santander: SNIES 101718 | Qualified Registration of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 739 dated January 25, 2019, with a validity of 7 years.
DEGREE:
Professional
in Tourism
DuraTIOn:
8 semesters
Modality:
In-person
CAMPUS:
Socorro (Santander)
APPLICANT’S
Profile
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The Universidad Industrial de Santander, through the Directorate of Admissions and Academic Registration, manages the process of selection and admission of students to the different UIS programs. It should be noted that this process guarantees the selection of students strictly for their academic merit, demonstrated in the results of the SABER 11 state exam. In this sense, all applicants to the professional program in Tourism must comply with the requirements established for their selection.
GRADUATE’S
Profile
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The graduates of the Tourism program will be people with high ethical, political and professional quality, committed to the generation and adaptation of knowledge, with the conservation and reinterpretation of culture and with the active participation leading processes of change for the progress and better quality of life of the community.
Their comprehensive training will allow them to develop creative and viable solutions in the approach, operation and solution of complex problems, typical of tourism projects and organizations and in accordance with the current trends of quality and safety in the service, protection and conservation of natural and cultural heritage, ensuring compliance with high standards of human, environmental and social sustainability.
Will be prepared to create, plan, organize, control and direct projects and organizations of public or private nature, developing strategic, missionary, evaluation and support processes with criteria of effectiveness, competitiveness and productivity.
Will establish excellent skills for the optimization of resources, the use of information and communication technologies, interdisciplinary and inter-institutional teamwork, maintaining and promoting good interpersonal relations and fluid organizational communication.
Program
Curriculum
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Code: 26435 Credits: 4 – Mathematics
Code: 26436 Credits: 3 – Biology
Code: 26437 Credits: 3 – Tourism History I
Code: 23423 Credits: 1 – Physical Culture and Sports
Code: 26438 Credits: 3 – Language Workshop
Code: 26439 Credits: 2 – World Tourism Vision
Code: 24948 Credits: 0 – University Life and Culture
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Code: 26440 Credits: 3 – Physics
Code: 26441 Credits: 3 – Ecology I
Code: 26442 Credits: 3 – Tourism History II
Code: 26443 Credits: 3 – Customer Service
Code: 26444 Credits: 4 – Sociology
Code: 23424 Credits: 5 – English I
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Code: 26445 Credits: 2 – Introduction to Economics
Code: 26446 Credits: 2 – Tourism Geography
Code: 26447 Credits: 2 – Directed Recreation
Code: 26448 Credits: 3 – Food Services
Code: 26449 Credits: 3 – Lodging Services
Code: 23425 Credits: 4 – English II
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Code: 26450 Credits: 2 – Tourism Economy
Code: 26451 Credits: 4 – Ecology II
Code: 26452 Credits: 4 – Cultural Heritage
Code: 26453 Credits: 2 – Descriptive Statistics
Code: 26454 Credits: 2 – Human Talent Management
Code: 26455 Credits: 3 – Applied Computing
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Code: 26456 Credits: 3 – Accounting and Financial Management
Code: 26457 Credits: 4 – Ecoturism
Code: 26458 Credits: 3 – Environment Exploration
Code: 26459 Credits: 1 – Research Methodology
Code: 26473 Credits: 2 – Integrated Management Systems
Code: 26461 Credits: 3 – Guidance Services
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Code: 26474 Credits: 3 – Corporate Management
Code: 26462 Credits: 2 – Tourism Marketing I
Code: 25913 Credits: 2 – Citizen Ethics
Code: 26463 Credits: 3 – Adventure Tourism
Code: 26464 Credits: 3 – Agro-tourism
Code: 26465 Credits: 2 – Customer Service Management
Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Elective
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Code: 26466 Credits: 2 – Quality Management
Code: 26467 Credits: 2 – Tourism Marketing II
Code: 26468 Credits: 3 – Sustainable Tourism
Code: 26469 Credits: 2 – Tourism Projects
Code: 26470 Credits: 3 – Events and Conventions Organization
Code: 00000 Credits: 2 – Elective
Code: 22975 Credits: 3 – Undergraduate Thesis I
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Code: 22977 Credits: 7 – Undergraduate Thesis II
Code: 26471 Credits: 2 – Tourism Product Design
Code: 26472 Credits: 3 – National and International Excursions
Code: 00000 Credits: 3 – Elective
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Socorro
PROFESsORS
IPRED
Jorge Winston
BARBOSA CHACÓN
Master in Computer Science - Line: Development of Systems applied to Education
Ronald Alfonso
MONTAÑEZ VALENCIA
Master in Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Systems
Our
reach
Students
*Second semester
2023 data
Alumni
*Data taken until
september 2023
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Turism
Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extensions: 5100 – 5121 – 5109 – 5122
E-mail: admisocorro@uis.edu.co
UIS Convento Campus
Socorro, Santander
Calle 14 # 06 – 07
Office hours:
Tuesday to Saturday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.