University of Caldas

The University of Caldas (Universidad de Caldas), is a public, coeducational, research university based in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. It is the most important higher education institution in the Department of Caldas. It is a public university of national character, subject to inspection and surveillance through Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia; it houses students from all corners of Colombia and abroad; It is considered the best university in the "eje cafetero" and one of the best in Colombia.

Undergraduate
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
 * Agronomy
 * Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF NATURAL AND EXACT SCIENCES
 * Anthropology
 * Law
 * Family Development
 * Sociology
 * Social Work
 * BA in Social Studies
 * History
 * Biology
 * Geology
 * BA in Biology and Chemistry
 * Mecatronics Engineering
 * Electronics Technology

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
 * Nursing
 * BA in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports
 * Medicine

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
 * Food Engineering
 * Computers
 * Systems Technology

FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
 * Plastic Arts
 * Visual Design
 * Philosophy and Letters
 * BA in Philosophy and Letters
 * BA in Scenic Arts
 * BA in Modern Languages
 * BA in Music

Graduate
Graduate Doctoral Degrees
 * Agricultural Sciences
 * Biomedical Sciences
 * Design and Interactive Creation
 * Educational Sciences

Master's Degrees
 * Agricultural Production Systems
 * Biomedical Sciences
 * Chemistry
 * Culture and Drugs
 * Design and Interactive Creation
 * Earth Sciences
 * Education
 * English Didactics
 * Family Studies and Development
 * Fito pathology
 * Gerontology
 * Philosophy
 * Rural Societies
 * Social Sciences
 * Veterinary Sciences

Specializations
 * Administration and Evaluation
 * Administrative Law
 * Agribusiness Management
 * Agro-industrial Development
 * Anesthesiology
 * Bovine Production systems
 * Chemistry
 * Clinic Geriatrics
 * Clinical Gastroenterology
 * Clinical Surgical Gastroenterology
 * Commercial and Financial Legislation
 * Computer Assisted Mathematics
 * Criminal Studies
 * Dermatology
 * Family Relationships Intervention
 * General Surgery
 * Geotechnics
 * Gynecology and Obstetrics
 * Health Promotion
 * Inter Agro-Alimentary Business
 * Internal Medicine
 * Ophthalmology
 * Pediatric Surgery
 * Pediatrics
 * Psychiatry
 * Rural Development
 * Tax and Customs Legislation
 * Technical and Economic Evaluation
 * University Teaching

Notable alumni
Famous personalities among its alumni include:
 * Humberto De la Calle
 * Elizabeth Castillo Vargas, LGBT activist and writer
 * Lyda Osorio, physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist