The University of Quindío (Spanish: Universidad del Quindío), is a public institution and department in Colombia, under the Ministry of Education; Its headquarters are located in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia.[1]
It has 32 undergraduate academic programs and 16 postgraduate. It has 31 research groups, 14 of them categorized and recognized by Colciencias: 2 Category A, 4 Category B and 8 in class C.
History
University of Quindío was founded in 1960 and became an institution of departmental status in 1982. Begins operations in 1962 with the programs of Agronomy and Topography (Surveying). Currently the University has 7 faculties in the areas of: Humanities Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Education, Basic Sciences and Technology, Science in Agribusiness and distance learning modalities.
The University has 12,000 students including postgraduate students. Its faculty is formed by 854 teachers, 24 of whom are doctoral, 233 masters and 239 specializations.
Academic Offer
The University of Quindío has 7 faculties (schools) which offer the following courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and diplomaed.
Undergraduate
Faculty of Engineering
Civil engineering
Electronic Engineering
Systems Engineering
Geomatics/Surveying Technology
Faculty of Agribusiness
Professionalism in Agricultural Business Management
Food Engineering
Agricultural Technology
Agroindustrial technology
Chemical Technology of Plant Products
Faculty of Basic Sciences and Technology
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Mathematics
Electronics Technology
Faculty of Humanities sciences
Philosophy
Gerontology
Social Communication and Journalism
Social work
Science of Information and Documentation
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Public Accounting
Financial (distance)
Business Administration
Economics
Faculty of Health Sciences
Medicine
Nursing
Occupational health
Faculty of Education Sciences
Modern Languages with emphasis on English and French degree
Natural Sciences and Environmental Education degree
Literature and Castilian Language degree
Physical Education and Sports degree
Mathematics degree
Postgraduate
Specialization
Specializing in investment portfolios and company valuations
Specialization in Logistics Engineering
Specialization in International Business and Finance
Specialization in Tax Management
Specialization in Tax Auditing and External Auditing
Specialization in Occupational Health and Occupational Health
Specialization in Environmental Education
Specializing in Radio
Master
Master of Biomedical Sciences
Master of Materials Science
Master of Science in Education
Master of Biomathematics
Master in Biology
Master in Chemistry
Doctorate
PhD in Education
Biomedical Sciences
Diplomaed
Diplomaed in Web Site Development
Diplomaed in Family Intervention
Diplomaed in Social Research
Diplomaed in Philosophy and Education
Diplomaed in New Internal Control Standard Model for State Entities MECI 1000: 2005
Diplomaed in International Standards of Accounting and Auditing
Diplomaed in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Diplomaed in Teaching
Diplomaed in English
Diplomaed in Neuropsicopedagogía
Diplomaed in Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning
