The Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) was founded in 1974 in Mexico City. It is a public university and enjoys high prestige in both Mexico and Latin America. Its core values include a deep connection to the social and human environment. As an autonomous university, the UAM enjoys academic and research freedom.
It currently has five academic units distributed throughout the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico: Azcapotzalco, Cuajimalpa, Iztapalapa, Xochimilco, and Lerma in the State of Mexico. The Autonomous Metropolitan University was the first higher education institution to have the largest number of full-time professors with doctorates. It is also one of the leading research-focused universities in Mexico. It is currently ranked among the 110 institutions with the greatest social impact in the world.
History of the UAM
Following the student movement of 1968, a restructuring of the university system began. For this reason, during President Luis Echeverría’s six-year term, the National Association of Universities and Institutes of Higher Education demanded that the government create a new university for the metropolitan area. Ultimately, the goal was to ensure that the new institutions would not have ties to the student movement.
As a result, on January 1, 1974, the law creating the Autonomous Metropolitan University went into effect, with architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez as its first rector.
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Initially, the UAM had three units: Azcapotzalco, Xochimilco, and Iztapalapa. The objective was to decentralize university life and serve the population of peripheral areas. Each of the units was assigned programs by area: Science for the Iztapalapa Unit (UAM-I), Engineering for the Azcapotzalco Unit (UAM-A), and Health for the Xochimilco Unit (UAM-X). However, the offerings were later diversified with the creation of departments within the units, transforming them into interdisciplinary campuses. This feature was innovative compared to higher education faculties at the time.
UAM Coat of Arms
The last of the units to be built was the Cuajimalpa University. In 2005, the Academic College approved the creation of this unit. Initially, it had temporary facilities, like the Universidad Iberoamericana. Its facilities are currently located on the former grounds of the La Venta Special Forestry and Repopulation Zone of Industrial Forests.
Admission Process
The Autonomous Metropolitan University currently has two selection processes, one in March and the other in September. Applicants to become UAM students must take a knowledge test for each subject area; to do so, registration is required at http://admision.uam.mx/registro/adm_convocatoria.html. Study guides can be purchased at any of the units.
The Azcapotzalco Autonomous University (UAM) opened its doors on November 11, 1974, and offers programs in the following areas: Basic Sciences and Engineering (CBI), Social Sciences and Humanities (CSH), and Sciences and Arts for Design (CyAD).
UAM Azcapotzalco Building
Academic Offerings at the Azcapotzalco Unit
Currently, the Azcapotzalco Unit of the Autonomous Metropolitan University offers 17 programs across three distinct areas.
Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Physical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Division of Social Sciences and Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree in Administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Division of Sciences and Arts for Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design
Cuajimalpa Unit, UAM-C
Founded in 2005, this unit was created with the goal of linking the institution with the sustainable development of the region in which it is located. It currently offers the following programs in three areas:
Division of Communication Sciences and Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology and Systems
Division of Social Sciences and Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree in Administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Humanistic Studies
Bachelor’s Degree in Socio-Territorial Studies
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology
UAM Iztapalapa UAM-I
The first of the UAM’s campuses, it covers an area of 177,995 square meters. It offers 26 undergraduate and 27 graduate programs. It opened its doors on September 30, 1974, with Dr. Alonso Fernández González as rector.
Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Hydrological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
Energy Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Sciences
Division of Biological and Health Sciences
Biology
Experimental Biology
Hydrobiology
Industrial Biochemical Engineering
Food Engineering
Animal Production
Division of Social Sciences and Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Anthropology
Bachelor’s Degree in Administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Geography
Bachelor’s Degree in History
Bachelor’s Degree in Hispanic Literature
Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics
Social Psychology
Sociology
The UAM Xochimilco is located in the Coyoacán district of Mexico City. Its founding was the initiative of various academics with a Marxist ideology. This university currently offers 18 bachelor’s degree programs.
Division of Sciences and Arts for Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Communication Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design
Bachelor’s Degree in Territorial Planning
Division of Biological and Health Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Bachelor’s Degree in Stomatology
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine
Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition
Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry
Division of Social Sciences and Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree in Administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Communication
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Policy and Management
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Located in the State of Mexico, it offers 9 bachelor’s degrees and has an educational system that seeks to train researchers. Its creation was approved in 2009.
UAM Lerma (Planning)
Bachelor’s Degrees
Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Digital Technologies (New)
Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Mechatronic Systems Engineering (New)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering (New)
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Biology
Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Psychology (New)
Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Technology (New)
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Arts and Communication
Source: mexicodesconocido
