UNDERGRADUATE

Law

ABOUT THE

Program

The undergraduate degree in Law from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) aims to train professionals capable of generating a fundamental transformation in both legal doctrine and legislation and jurisprudence. Likewise, it aims to instruct professionals and researchers on an academic, ethical and humanistic basis that allows them to develop critical awareness to act responsibly in society and contribute to the requirements of the contemporary world, especially in terms of regional and national development.

Based on a relevant study plan, enriched with international experiences, the program is oriented to form agents of transformation of the legal reality through the rescue of the institutional identity.

 

Bucaramanga, Santander | SNIES 3177 | Qualified Registration of the Ministry of National Education no. 004907 dated April 16, 2024, with a validity of 7 years.

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Bucaramanga

Título

DEGREE:

Lawyer

Duración

DURATION:

10 semesters

Modalidad

MODALITY:

In-person

Ubicación

CAMPUS:

Central campus Bucaramanga

APPLICANT

Profile

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Applicants to the Law undergraduate program at the Universidad Industrial de Santander are individuals who demonstrate sensitivity in addressing human relations within the context of social conflicts, with the aim of managing and resolving them and contributing to their transformation. They should also possess strong communication skills that enable them to interact effectively with others.

GRADUATE

Profile

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Graduates of the Law program at the Universidad Industrial de Santander are ethical and well-rounded citizens with political awareness and an innovative mindset. They possess a solid theoretical and practical foundation in law and the ability to analyze national and international realities from diverse sociopolitical and cultural perspectives, contributing to the development of a just, equitable, and peaceful society.

Graduates stand out for their sensitivity in addressing human relations and managing social conflicts, as well as for their ability to manage information in the context of new technologies, enabling them to address legal and social challenges. They also possess interpretive, research, argumentative, and proposal-development skills for professional practice, which they apply through a pluralistic, participatory, democratic, and interdisciplinary approach.

In relation to the above, graduates of the Law program are prepared to work as well-rounded legal professionals in the public and private sectors, at both the national and international levels. They are equipped to prevent and manage conflicts within the frameworks of formal, restorative, and community justice, as well as through the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

OUR

Accreditations

High-Quality accreditation: Qualified Registration of the Ministry of National Education no. 004907 dated April 16, 2024, with a validity of 4 years.

 

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ACADEMIC

Curriculum

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Code:  41987           Credits:   3  – History of Law


Code:  41988           Credits:   3  – Introduction to the Study of Law


Code:  41989           Credits:   3  – Political Theory and Ideas


Code:  41990           Credits:   3  – Sociology of Law


Code:  41991           Credits:   2  – Legal Logic, Hermeneutics, and Argumentation


Code:  29205           Credits:   1  – Cátedra UIS


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Code:  40555           Credits:   2  -Foreign Language I: English


Code:  41994           Credits:   3  -Constitutional and State Theory


Code:  41995           Credits:   3  – Legal Systems


Code:  41996           Credits:   2  – Criminology and Victimology


Code:  41997           Credits:   3  – Legal Persons


Code:                       Credits:   3  – Comprehensive Education Elective I


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Code:  40556           Credits:   2  –  Foreign Language II: English


Code:  41998           Credits:   3  – Property Law


Code:  41999           Credits:   3  – Constitutional Law


Code:  42000           Credits:   2  -Philosophy and Theories of Law


Code:  42001           Credits:   3  – General Criminal Law


Code:  42002           Credits:   3  – Theory of Legal Acts and Transactions


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Code:  40557           Credits:   2  – Foreign Language III: English


Code:  42013           Credits:   2  – Commercial Law


Code:  42014           Credits:   3  – General Theory of Legal Relations


Code:  42015           Credits:   2  – Individual Labor Law


Code:  42016           Credits:   3  –  Theory of Crime and Punishability


Code:  42017           Credits:   2  – Family Law


Code:  42018           Credits:   2  – Constitutional Procedural Law


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Code:  40558           Credits:   2  – Foreign Language IV: English


Code:  42019           Credits:   3  – Special Criminal Law


Code:  42020           Credits:   2  -General Civil Procedural Law 


Code:  42021           Credits:   2  – General Theory of Evidence


Code:  42022           Credits:   2  – Civil and Commercial Contracts


Code:  42023           Credits:   2  – Forms of Business Association


Code:  42024           Credits:   3  –  General Administrative Law


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Code:  42025           Credits:   2  – Transfer of Rights


Code:  42026           Credits:   3  –  Special Administrative Law


Code:  42030           Credits:   2  – Special Civil Procedural Law


Code:  42031           Credits:   3  –  International Law


Code:  42032           Credits:   3  –  Criminal Procedural Law


Code:  42033           Credits:   3  -Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems


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Code:  42034           Credits:   3  – Legal Clinic I


Code:  42035           Credits:   2  – Criminalistics and Forensic Medicine


Code:  42036           Credits:   2  –  Professional Ethics


Code:  42037           Credits:   3  – Social Security Law


Code:  42038           Credits:   3  – Disciplinary and Fiscal Law


Code:  42039           Credits:   3  – Administrative Procedural Law


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Code:  42040           Credits:   3  – Legal Clinic II


Code:  42041           Credits:   3  – Legal Research Methodology


Code:  42042           Credits:   3  –  Civil and State Liability


Code:  42043           Credits:   2  – Labor Procedural Law


Code:  42044           Credits:   2  – Environmental and Land Law


Code:                      Credits:   3  -Disciplinary Elective I


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Code:  42045           Credits:   4  – Legal Clinic III


Code:  42046           Credits:   2  – Degree Project I


Code:  42047           Credits:   2  – Human Rights Protection Systems


Code:  42048           Credits:   2  – Collective Labor Law


Code:                       Credits:   3  – Transdisciplinary Elective


Code:                       Credits:   3  – Disciplinary Elective II


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Code:  42029           Credits:   4  –  Legal Clinic IV


Code:  42050           Credits:   5  – Degree Project II


Code:                       Credits:   3  – Disciplinary Elective III


Code:                       Credits:   3  – Comprehensive Education Elective II


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Code:  42051           Credits:   3  – Transitional and Restorative Justice


Code:  42052           Credits:   3  – Tax Law


Code:  42053           Credits:   3  – International Criminal Law


Code:  42054           Credits:   3  – International Relations


Code:  42055           Credits:   3  –  Gender and Human Rights


Code:  42056           Credits:   3  – Immigration Law


Code:  42057           Credits:   3  – Insolvency Law


Code:  42058           Credits:   3  -Non-Human Animal Law and Society


Code:  42059           Credits:   3  – Military and Police Criminal Law


Code:  42060           Credits:   3  – Prison and Correctional Law


Code:  42061           Credits:   3  – Legal English


Code:  42062           Credits:   3  – Law and Artificial Intelligence


Code:  42063           Credits:   3  – Law and Economic Theory


Code:  42064           Credits:   3  -Labor and Commercial Law


Code:  42065           Credits:   3  – Agrarian Law


Code:  41150           Credits:   3  – Fundamentals of Data Analytics


Code:  22964           Credits:   3  – Business Management


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Faculty

Front photograph of Professor Carlos Alfonso Peñaranda

Carlos Alfonso
PEÑARANDA MOLINA

Doctor in Law
Front photograph of Professor Diego Hernandez

Diego Hernando
HERNÁNDEZ VELÁSQUEZ

Master in Legal Hermeneutics and Law
Front photograph of Professor Hector Hernandez

Héctor Elías
HERNÁNDEZ VELASCO

Master in Legal Hermeneutics and Law
Front photograph of Professor Jackeline Granados

Jackeline
GRANADOS FERREIRA

Doctor in Law
Front photograph of Professor Javier Alejandro Acevedo

Javier Alejandro
ACEVEDO GUERRERO

Master in Law
Front photograph of Professor Jorge Andrey Cáceres

Jorge Andrey
CÁCERES MALAGÓN

Master in Tort Law
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Mónica
CORTÉS FALLA

Doctor in Private Law
Front photograph of Professor René Álvarez Orozco

René
ÁLVAREZ OROZCO

Master in History
Front photograph of Professor René Álvarez Orozco

Rocío
SERRANO GÓMEZ

Master in Family Law

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Contact
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Undergraduate Program in Law

Telephone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2395 – 1200

Email: escder@uis.edu.co

Location
Location

Campus Central UIS

Bucaramanga, Santander

Carrera 27 calle 9

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II

Office hours
Office hours

Office Hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – noon

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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