Universidad del Magdalena

The Agricultural Engineering program of the University of Magdalena seeks to train professionals with scientific and technological knowledge, based on a teaching - research process, from a humanistic approach based on ethical values. All the above allow them to promote sustainable agriculture for the Caribbean Region and the country, articulating this function with the search for a solution to the socio-economic, environmental and agricultural problems of the environment.

The Agricultural Engineering Program of the University of Magdalena will be relevant for the development of its environment, meeting the demands and needs of the productive agricultural sector. A program that leads strategies for the consolidation of sustainable agriculture through the development of agroecological research, it also offers a comprehensive professional and humanistic training, respectful of the environment and fulfills the outreach social function.

The Agricultural Engineering Program (Programa de Ingeniería Agronómica) at Universidad del Magdalena traces its origins back to the profound socioeconomic transformation experienced by the Department of Magdalena and the city of Santa Marta in the late 1950s. The momentum generated by port modernization, expanding road and rail infrastructure, and the surge of high-yield production systems—such as banana, cotton, rice, and oil palm—highlighted the urgent need for a higher education center dedicated to supporting regional agricultural development. Within this forward-looking context, Universidad del Magdalena was established under Ordinance No. 005 of 1958 and initiated its academic operations through Decree No. 115 of 1962 with a pioneering academic unit: the Faculty of Agronomy and Zootechnics (Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia).

The trajectory of the program reflects a continuous institutional and pedagogical evolution. It began its instructional activities with an initial cohort of 48 students, a faculty of 12 professors, and a curriculum comprising 16 courses. By 1963, a restructured five-year (10-semester) curriculum consisting of 46 courses was established, graduating its first two professionals in 1968. Subsequently, in 1969, the unit was renamed the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering (Facultad de Ingeniería Agronómica), and following an institutional reorganization in 1999, Agricultural Engineering became an academic program under the newly created Faculty of Engineering.

In terms of curriculum, the program has rigorously updated its content to meet contemporary technological, environmental, plurilingual, and continuous learning demands. Through Academic Agreement No. 19 of September 3, 2024, the Academic Council approved an updated curriculum totaling 171 academic credits, strategically distributed across the following areas of study:

• Applied Engineering: 77 academic credits (45.03%)

• Basic Sciences: 31 academic credits (18.13%)

• Basic Engineering Sciences: 26 academic credits (15.20%)

• General Education: 18 academic credits (10.53%), including Foundational Studies (8 credits) and Second Language requirements (10 credits across the General English I–V sequence)

• Complementary Studies: 13 academic credits (7.60%)

• Research Training: 6 academic credits (3.51%)

The program’s historic commitment to quality and self-regulation marked a major milestone for Universidad del Magdalena in 2005, when it became the institution's first academic program to receive High-Quality Accreditation from the Colombian Ministry of National Education (Resolution No. 753). Since then, the program has continuously maintained this seal of excellence through four consecutive renewals:

1. MEN Resolution No. 2030 of 2010 (granted for 4 years).

2. MEN Resolution No. 05042 of 2015 (granted for 4 years).

3. MEN Resolution No. 003249 of 2020 (granted for 4 years).

4. MEN Resolution No. 016482 of June 24, 2026, renewing High-Quality Accreditation for a period of six (6) years and renewing its qualified registry ex officio for seven (7) years.

With over six decades of academic leadership, applied scientific research, and technological transfer across the territory, the Agricultural Engineering Program reaffirms its mission to educate innovative, ethical, and leading agricultural engineers capable of driving agricultural productivity and agro-ecosystem sustainability in Colombia and worldwide.

A continuación se presenta el organigrama del programa Ingeniería agronómica  

El Programa de Ingeniería Agronomica se encuentra Re - Acreditado por cuarta vez por Alta calidad por un término de 6 años, mediante resolución del Ministerio de Educación Nacional No. 016482 del 24 de junio de 2026.

• Ley 30 de 1992, norma que rige la educación superior en Colombia.
• Decreto 2904 de 1994 y los acuerdos 04 y 06 de 1995 del Consejo Nacional de Educación Superior
• Reglamento Estudiantil - ACUERDO SUPERIOR N°008 DEL 2003 (MARZO 18)
• Estatuto Docente
• Acuerdo Académico 041 DEL 2017
• Acuerdos Académicos y Superiores referentes a los programas, estudiantes y docentes.

Cronograma de sesiones del Comité Curricular del Programa, Claustros Docentes y del Consejo de Programa, para el periodo académico 2026-2.

Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal

Laboratorio de Biotecnología

Laboratorio de Física de Suelos

Laboratorio de Química de Suelos

Laboratorio de Entomología

Laboratorio de Fitopatología

Fecha de inicio viernes 14 de mayo 2021
Inversión: $ 2.130.000 Profesionales 
Intensidad: 120 horas 
Horario: Viernes de 5:00 P.M a 9:00 P.M y los sábados de 7:00 A.M a 1:00 P.M

MÓDULOS TEMÁTICOS
1. Introducción al Diplomado. Marchitez de las musáceas: generalidades, historia, Razas del hongo y especies de musáceas. Evolución de la enfermedad en el espacio y tiempo.

2. Reconocimiento de la Marchitez de las musáceas: síntomas en campo, variabilidad de síntomas, similitudes y diferencias con otros problemas sanitarios. Sistema de monitoreo en campo para muestro para diagnóstico (normas de bioseguridad), y situación actual de la enfermedad en Colombia (investigación)

3. Diagnóstico de la enfermedad e identificación del patógeno: importancia de la detección temprana. Técnicas de aislamiento del hongo, purificación, indexaciones. Identificación molecular (protocolos utilizados).

4. El hongo Fusarium oxysporum sp. cubense Raza 4 tropical. Características de la especie, las formas especiales, las razas fisiológicas, Diferenciación de la raza 4 tropical, grupos de compatibilidad vegetativa.

5. Genotipos de musáceas y patogenicidad de Foc R4T. Viabilidad de resistencia genética en genotipos comerciales.

6. Aspectos epidemiológicos de la Marchitez de las musáceas: ciclo de vida, ciclo biológico del hongo, fuente de inóculo (sobrevivencia), arvenses, dispersión, interacciones con otros microorganismos.

7. Papel de insectos – plagas y arvenses hospedantes del insecto, en la presencia y desarrollo de la enfermedad. Medidas de manejo.

8.  Prevención de la enfermedad. Aplicación de herramientas para contención de la enfermedad (bioseguridad), protocolos para Material de siembra, viveros y fincas. Protocolos e insumos recomendados

9. Prevención de la enfermedad. El manejo integrado del cultivo enfocado a la prevención y contención de la enfermedad y aseguramiento de la producción.

10. La biorregulación como opción de manejo de la Marchitez de las musáceas. Aplicación para Foc –R4T.

11. Impacto de la Marchitez asociada a Foc-R4T en el contexto internacional: efecto sobre exportaciones y producción nacional. Control legal, regulación fitosanitaria asociada.

12. Presentación de casos de estudios relacionados con Foc-R4T. Retroalimentación y recomendaciones.

Matriculas abiertas  del viernes 30  de Abril al 7 de Mayo 2021 
Informes e inscripciones: Facultad de Ingeniería- Programa de Ingeniería Agronómica PBX: 4381000 Ext. 2427 y Centro De Desarrollo Agrícola Y Forestal  PBX: (57-5)  4217940 EXT 1198.
Docentes 

Alberto Rafael Paez Redondo, PhD (c) / Unimagdalena
Gloria Patricia Castillo Urquiza, PhD / Unimagdalena - Agrosavia C.I Caribia
Mónica Betancourth Vásquez, PhD/Agrosavia C.I Tibaitata 
Dayana Andrea Vásquez Barajas, MSc / Asbama, Santa Marta
Sebastián Zapata Henao, MSc / Augura 
Andrea Amalia  Ramos Portilla, PhD/ ICA, Dirección Técnica De Sanidad Vegetal
Antonio José González Ulloa, MSc (formación) / SAB – Tecbaco
Helena Del Rosario Bornacelly Horta, MSc / Augura
Julieth Lizcano Prada, PhD / Unimagdalena 

Organiza: Programa de ingeniería Agronómica Universidad Del Magdalena 
Apoya: ASEIAGRO

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1. Graduates will practice Agronomic Engineering with ethical responsibility, strong scientific and technological foundations, an innovative mindset, and professional competitiveness. 
2. Graduates will promote autonomous and lifelong learning to advance the discipline and professional practice while responding to regional needs 

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 

4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.