The University of Caldas (Spanish: 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.
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Academic programs
Undergraduate
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Agronomy
Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics
FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology
Law
Family Development
Sociology
Social Work
BA in Social Studies
History
FACULTY OF NATURAL AND EXACT SCIENCES
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
Notable alumni
Humberto de la Calle
Elizabeth Castillo Vargas, LGBT activist and writer
Alejandro Corrales Escobar, politician and engineer
La Muchacha, musician, singer, and songwriter
Lyda Osorio, physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist