CHOOSE

A MASTER’S
PROGRAMME
AT ONE OF OUR
SEVEN SCHOOLS
1 Editorial

Dear students and parents,

Sciences Po is an inclusive institution founded on the belief that the humanities
and social sciences are crucial tools for understanding and transforming the
world. Our vocation is to use these tools to prepare our students for positions of
the highest responsibility in the most diverse fields.
Our master’s programmes are split across seven Graduate Schools. Each school
is professionally driven and geared towards a specific field and sector: public
affairs, international affairs, law, urban planning and governance, journalism,
business and research. We offer our graduate students a wide range of
customisable programmes. They can choose to complete a master’s degree with
an apprenticeship component, take a gap year or study for a dual degree with
a partner institution in France or abroad. Including our most recent addition,
the Master in Governing Ecological Transitions in European Cities, there are a
total of 29 different master’s degree options at Sciences Po. This is in addition
to several one-year master’s programmes designed for young professionals who
want to accelerate their career development or change career paths.
Thanks to the quality of the education we provide, our graduates­display
excellent analytical skills, strong adaptability and impressive creativity, all of
which make them attractive to recruiters:
86% of graduates find their first job within six months. A large majority (66%)
go on to work in the private sector in every field imaginable. Our graduates who
go into the public sector hold positions of responsibility in the French or foreign
civil service and international organisations.
In order to bring our values and our educational mission to life, we need you,
in all your diversity. Diversity is central to Sciences Po’s identity: geographical
diversity, with international students from 150 different countries making up
nearly 50% of our student body and a network of 478 partner universities; social
diversity, with 25% of our students receiving a scholarship and over a third
paying no tuition fees; and intellectual diversity, with master’s students coming
from all disciplines and all types of higher education institutions – universities,
engineering schools, business schools, preparatory classes, and so on.
There is a programme for you here at Sciences Po, where a unique, life-changing
experience awaits you. See you soon!

Frédéric Mion
President of Sciences Po
2 Our Programmes

Deepen your understanding, A wealth of possible study paths

gain practical experience, prepare
Master’s programmes
to take action
Our standard master’s programmes accept
Our seven graduate schools prepare students students with a previous undergraduate degree
for professional life: the School of Public Affairs, and are completed in two years. There are 34
the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), two-year master’s degrees taught in French or
the Law School, the School of Journalism, the English, each of which offers a wide range of
School of Management and Innovation, the concentrations. The first year is dedicated to
Urban School and the School of Research. core courses, concentration courses and foreign
The social, geographical and cultural diversity language courses. The second year includes an
of students at each school gives them a “off-campus” semester, which can take the form
comparative perspective and a more nuanced of an internship, a study abroad period or the
understanding of the complexity of the writing of a research dissertation.
contemporary world.
Students can also choose to take a gap year
Each school has developed its own identity
between the first and second year of their
with a range of programmes defined by its
master’s or, in the case of certain programmes,
professional focus. All share the same key
to complete an integrated apprenticeship during
principles: fundamental theoretical concepts,
the second year.
applied knowledge and practical experience,
active learning and internationalisation. The Dual degree programmes
goal is to train young professionals whose Sciences Po has partnered with internationally
analytical skills, creativity and capacity to adapt renowned universities (the London School
equip them for positions of responsibility in an of Economics, Columbia University, Fudan
increasingly complex world. University, etc.) and French grandes écoles to
Throughout their graduate studies, students offer some 30 dual master’s degrees. The first
are confronted with cutting-edge research year of study takes place at Sciences Po, the
through core courses taught by Sciences Po’s second year at the partner university.
permanent faculty. These are supplemented
by specialised courses taught by leading One-year master’s programmes
practitioners in their field, who play a Our one-year master’s programmes are intensive
fundamental role in preparing students for courses designed for young professionals and
professional life. They pass on their skills to the recent graduates looking to fast-track the
students, share their experiences and assist expertise they need to accelerate their careers.
them in choosing an internship, which they may Programmes are taught in French or English.
also supervise.
PhDs
Pedagogical innovation is central to the schools’ Students wishing to pursue a PhD can join one
approach. Case studies, workshops, group of Sciences Po’s five doctoral programmes in
projects and study trips are used extensively law, economics, history, political science and
to ensure active learning. These exercises sociology.
allow students to compare and expand their
individual thinking through collaborative Preparation for competitive recruitment
methods, and to gain project management exams
experience. Sciences Po offers preparatory courses for
Our programmes have a strong international students seeking to enter the French or
outlook and cover a huge range of regions. European civil service, to become a judge, state
Half of our master’s degrees and dual degree prosecutor or senior police officer (commissaire),
programmes are taught partly or entirely or to earn the agrégation in history.
in English. Language learning also forms an Sciences Po uses a proven methodology to help
essential part of our graduate programmes. 21 students prepare for both written and oral exams.
languages are taught and a C1 level in English is Consistently high success rates across different
required in order to graduate. competitive exams are a testament to the quality
of its training.
Applications
The French procedure Procedure for one-year master’s
This is open to standard and dual programmes
master’s degree applicants with a French Depending on the programme, applicants are
undergraduate degree, or who have completed expected to have a prior undergraduate or
a course of higher education equivalent to master’s degree and sufficient professional
180 ECTS credits. Admission is decided on experience. Admission is decided on the basis
the basis of an online application and remote of an online application.
interview.
The admissions calendar
The international procedure A full list of the dates and eligibility
This is open to standard and dual master’s requirements, as well as an applicant guide for
degree applicants with an undergraduate each admissions procedure, can be found at
degree from a foreign institution. Admission is https://www.sciencespo.fr/admissions/en
decided on the basis of an online application.

Sciences Po ranks first in France for the social sciences and second
worldwide for political science and international relations.
* according to THE and QS
rankings respectively

Our programme at a glance

DOCTORAL SCHOOL
on the Paris campus

LAW
ECONOMICS
PhD PhD
5 PROGRAMMES HISTORY
DOCTORATE DOCTORATE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
SOCIOLOGY

GRADUATE SCHOOLS
on the Paris campus

School of Public Affairs

Paris School of International Affairs
Law School
MASTER’S MASTER’S
7 SCHOOLS School of Journalism
graduate graduate
School of Management and Innovation
Urban School
School of Research

UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE
on one of seven campuses

STUDY ABROAD
BACHELOR’S BACHELOR’S
undergraduate DIJON LE HAVRE MENTON NANCY PARIS POITIERS REIMS undergraduate
CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS
4 School of Public Affairs
“The School’s vocation is to train individuals capable of finding innovative
solutions to the major challenges facing humanity and of making informed,
honest and ethical decisions in a complex world.”
Yann Algan - Dean of the School of Public Affairs

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Careers by sector
• Public Policy
• European Affairs 27% Public Administration/
Public Sector
Policy streams: Public Administration / Security
and Defence / Health - Global Health / Energy, 20% Audit - Consulting
Environment and Sustainability / Culture - Cultural
Policy and Management / Economics and Public Policy / 10% Culture - Cinema
Management and Public Affairs / Digital, New Technology
and Public Policy / Social Policy and Social Innovation /
9% Press – Media – Publishing –
Politics and Public Policy / Europe in the World.
Communications – Technology
One-year master’s programmes 7% International Organisations – NGOs –
• Master in Public Affairs Non-Profit Organisations
• Master en Arts politiques 6% Banking - Insurance - Finance

Recruitment exam preparation 6% Industry - Energy - Transport

• Preparation for 14 French administration exams
• One preparatory course for EU recruitment 5% Education - Research - Think Tanks
exams
10% Other
Dual degree programmes
In France: AgroParisTech - École du Louvre -
HEC - ISAE - Supaero - St-Cyr Coëquidan Careers by role
International: Government agency director – public sector
Columbia University - Freie Universität - Hertie consultant: digital transformation, innovation,
School of Governance - Lee Kuan Yew School energy – parliamentary attaché – institutional
of Public Policy - London School of Economics - relations officer – French or European civil
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy servant – public law and regulations consultant
(Toronto) - Bocconi University – Fudan University – cultural institutions manager – development
- University of St.Gallen analyst – museum director – hospital director

Who are our 2,213 students?

30 in one-year
327 studying master’s 30%
for competitive
International
recruitment
exams
1 856
in two-year 70 %
master’s (of which French
296 are in dual
degree programmes
and 119 in
apprenticeships)
5 Paris School of International Affairs
“Given the current upheavals in international politics, teaching of the subject
must be modernised at all costs. We have risen to the challenge of working to
equip our students with the firm theoretical and practical compass they need to
navigate these global changes.”
Enrico Letta - Dean of PSIA, former Italian Prime Minister

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Careers by sector
• International Security
• International Governance and Diplomacy 19% Public Administration/
• International Economic Policy Public Sector
• International Development 18% International Organisations
• Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
• Environmental Policy 15% Audit – Consulting
• International Energy
12% NGOs – Non-Profit Organisations
Programme offered in partnership:
• Journalism and International Affairs with the 8% Education – Research – Think Tanks
Sciences Po School of Journalism
6 regional concentrations: Africa/the Americas/Asia/ 6% Industry - Energy - Transport
Europe/the Middle East/Russia
12 thematic concentrations: Agriculture/Diplomacy/ 6% Environment - CSR
Human Rights/ Global Economics/Environment and
Sustainable Development/Project Management/ 4% Banking - Finance - Insurance
Intelligence/News and Media/Methods/Migration/
Global Risks/Global Health 12% Other
One-year master’s programme
• Master in Advanced Global Studies for
professionals with at least five years of Careers by role
experience International relations or public affairs
Dual degree programmes consultant – analyst - consultant - diplomat -
writer - researcher – policy advisor – project
International: Columbia University-SIPA - Freie
Universität - Georgetown Law - King’s College manager – programmes coordinator – project
London - London School of Economics - MGIMO supervisor and evaluator – field officer -
- Peking University - Bocconi University- journalist – entrepreneur
University of St.Gallen - Stockholm School of
Economics
In France: AgroParisTech - ISAE-Supaero -
Sorbonne Université - St-Cyr Coëtquidan

Who are our 1,630 students?

25 in
one-year master’s 28%
French 62%
International
1 296
311 in in two-year
dual degree master’s
programmes (across 7
programmes)
10%
Binational
6 Law School
“Over the course of two or three years, the Law School trains high-calibre
legal professionals with the skills to adapt and flourish in a constantly evolving
professional environment. The School’s strength is its interactive teaching method,
which fosters critical thinking, a vibrant academic community and an exceptional
international network. No prior legal training is required.”
Sébastien Pimont - Dean of the Law School

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Results of competitive legal exams
in 2018 and 2019
• Judicial and Legal Professions
• Economic Law Bar
Intensive first year dedicated to learning and
mastering the fundamentals of law. 50 % dof students pass the Bar exam.
Second year focused on acquiring expertise In 2019, the success rate was 75% (67% in
2018 and 2017).
and soft skills and honing knowledge acquired
in the first year.
Police superintendent
Six specialisations are offered in the second year:
Economic Litigation and Arbitration / Public Law
& Economics / Companies, Markets, Regulation /
25 admitted out of 32 available
positions (2019 exam)
Global Business Law and Governance (GBLG) / Global
Governance Studies (GGS) / Innovation Law.
 rogramme offered in partnership:
P École Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM)
• Law and Finance (three-year programme) with In 2020, the success rate of our
the Sciences Po School of Management and students was 50%.
Innovation. 7 students ranked in the top 10
Master en 1 an candidates in 2019.
• LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Careers by role
Settlement - directed by Professor Diego P.
Fernández Arroyo, this LLM (Master of Laws) is Barrister - magistrate - state prosecutor –
designed for young professionals wishing to specialise police superintendent – corporate lawyer –
in the field of transnational arbitration and dispute lawyer in an NGO, international organisation or
settlement. financial regulation agency ­– academic
Two preparatory classes for competitive
recruitment exams in law (ENM, EOGN, ENSP)
A network of partner universities
Columbia - Frankfurt – Harvard - Keio - McGill
- Northwestern - NYU - Cornell - University of
Texas - Sao Paulo - Stanford - Sydney - Tsinghua
- Tel-Aviv - Buenos Aires - Los Andes

Who are our 968 students?

318 56 in the Master 15%

of Law and International
in preparatory Finance
classes
350 7%
in the Binational 78%
French
109 on a gap Master in
Economic
year
Law
89 in the Master in
Judicial and Legal 46 PhD
Professions candidates
 7 School of Journalism
“At the School of Journalism, we immediately immerse our students in their
chosen profession through a programme of study conducted in newsroom
conditions. From their first year here, students live the life of a journalist,
while being encouraged to reflect on the raison d’être of their profession, its
development through history and its daily impact.”
Bruno Patino - Dean of the School of Journalism

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Careers by sector
• Journalism 32 % Digital journalism (news sites,
news start-ups, pure players)
Programme offered in partnership:
• Journalism and International Affairs with the 28% Multimedia and TV journalism
Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (television, audiovisual production, online videos)

Dual degree programmes 10% Agency journalism (AFP, Bloomberg, Reuters)

• Dual journalism degree with Columbia
Graduate School of Journalism 9% Print media
• Dual programme with École 42
8% Radio (podcasts, radio)

The Sciences Po Media Centre 14% Other (start-ups, studies)

Founded in 2017, the Media Centre gives
students at Sciences Po a better understanding
of the media and its workings, and trains them in
the techniques of journalistic narration. Careers by role
Journalist - reporter – local affairs
correspondent - video journalist – presenter -
editor – producer

2014 2016
1st Albert Londres Prize Bayeux-Calvados Prize
awarded to Sylvain Lepetit, Class of 2006, Young War Reporter category, awarded to
for his report “The War on Polio”, shot in Pierre Sautreuil, Class of 2016
Afghanistan and Pakistan

Who are our 138 students?

4 in the Columbia/ 26%
Sciences Po dual
35 degree International
in the joint Master
in Journalism and
International Affairs 64%
French
99 10%
in the
Master in Binational
Journalism
8 School of Management and Innovation
“The School of Management and Innovation trains international leaders capable of
thinking beyond shareholder value and taking an active interest in corporate impact
and equity. Creativity and innovation are at the core of the School’s curriculum and
teaching. Our programmes synthesize specialist skills and wide-ranging knowledge in
the arts and social sciences to cultivate students’ vision, judgment and openness
of mind.”
Natacha Valla - Dean of the School of Management and Innovation

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Destinations by sector
• Communications, Media and Creative 26% Audit - Consulting
Industries
21% Banking - Insurance - Finance
• Law and Finance
• Innovation and Digital Transformation 17% Communications - Marketing -
Luxury - Media
• International Management and Sustainability 8% Technology - Data – Web
• Finance and Strategy
7% Human Resources
• Marketing and Society
6% Public Administration/Public Sector –
• Marketing: New Luxury & Art de Vivre International Organisations - NGOs
• Organisational Behaviour and Human 5% Industry - Energy - Transport
Resources
5% Environment - CSR
Programmes offered in partnership: 2% Culture - Cinema
• Law and Finance (three-year programme) with 1% Urban Planning - Housing - Architecture
the Sciences Po Law School 1% Education - Research - Think Tanks
• Innovation and Digital Transformation in 1% Law
collaboration with Télécom Paris-Tech.
Careers by role
One-year master’s programmes
Financial analyst - investment banker – auditor
• Corporate Strategy - financial controller - auditor, financial risk
consultant - business developer - strategy
Dual degree programmes consultant - management consultant - strategic
planner - account manager - communications
AgroParisTech - ISAE - SUPAERO - Bocconi
manager - human resources manager -
University - University of St.Gallen - University of recruitment officer - diversity coordinator -
Pennsylvania - Fundação Getulio Varga-Escola compensation & benefits manager - digital
de Administração de Empresas - Stockholm & innovation manager - marketing manager
School of Economics - Fudan University - digital project manager - advertising manager
- content manager - social media manager -
artistic director - entrepreneur

Who are our 1,332 students?

13 in one-year Master’s 21%
32 in dual
degree International
programmes

1,287
in two-year
Master’s
64%
15% French
Binational
 9 Urban School
“An Urban School comparing increasingly globalised metropolises and
regions in France, Europe and around the world in order to educate
innovative urban governance professionals who speak all the languages of
the city. Cities are back in town: they are the laboratory of the new worlds
for which the Urban School prepares its students.”
Patrick Le Galès - Dean of the Urban School

Our Programmes Where do our graduates work?

Master’s programmes Destinations by sector
• Regional and Urban Strategy 45 % Urban Planning -
Housing - Architecture
• Governing the Large Metropolis 17% Audit - Consulting
• Urban Planning Programme
1 % Public Administration – Public Sector
• Governing Ecological Transition in European Cities
4% Environment, CSR
Specialised programmes:
• Research track (Master in Regional and Urban 3% Education - Research - Think Tanks
Strategy, Governing the Large Metropolis, 3% International Organisations
Governing Ecological Transitions in European
Cities) 2% Industry - Energy - Transport
• Risk track (Master in Regional and Urban 2% NGOs, Civil Society Organisations
Strategy)
• Cities of Africa track (Master in Governing 2% Technology - Data - Web
the Large Metropolis in collaboration with 5 % Other
Sciences Po Bordeaux)

Careers by role
Dual degree programmes
Ministerial cabinet director- director of an
• Master in Urban Policy dual degree with urban planning agency - urban planner
London School of Economics and forecaster - programme manager
(LSE, UK) - partnership manager - business and
• Master in Comparative Urban Governance dual development manager - operations manager
degree with Centro de Estudios Demográficos, - political staffer - consultant - design and
Urbanos e Ambientales (CEDUA) at Colegio planning project manager - design engineer
- regional services manager - public relations
de México
manager - marketing and development
manager - social enterprise - real estate
manager – public finances consultant -
sustainable development consultant

Who are our 374 students?

25 in a dual degree 167 in the
16,5%
programme Master in International

58 in the
Regional
and Urban
Urban Planning
programme
Strategy 12,5%
Binational
44 in the 71%
Master Governing French
Ecological
Transitions in
80 in the Master
Governing the
European Cities
Large Metropolis
10 School of Research
“The School of Research (formerly the Doctoral School) offers its students first-class
training in social science research. Our students are fully integrated into Sciences Po’s
research centres and play a vital role in the work carried out there. Some go on to
academic careers in France, Europe or around the world, while others choose to
work for public or private organisations, nationally and internationally.”
Pierre François - Doyen de l’École de la recherche

Our master’s programmes Our PhD programmes

•H  istory •  aw
L
• Economics • History
• Political Science • Economics
- Political behaviour • Political Science
- Comparative politics • Sociology
- Public policy
- International relations
- Political theory
- Political Science (general track)
• Sociology

Dual degree programmes Dual degree programmes

• Sciences Po/Paris 1: Dual degree in Economics •C
 olumbia University
and Quantitative Economics, Master’s in (Political Science)
Economics from Sciences Po & Pantheon- •N
 orthwestern
Sorbonne University (Sociology)
•S  ciences Po/École du Louvre: Sciences Po
• International Max Planck School
Master’s in History and the École du Louvre
(Political Science and Sociology)
research programme (history of art applied to
collections and museology)
• Sciences Po/King’s College London: Graduate
Programme in Global & International History
(with a Master’s in History from Sciences Po)

Career prospects for master’s Career prospects for PhD

graduates graduates
40% Public administration, 65% Secondary
European institutions, international organisations, school teaching, higher education and research
media/communications /journalism/publishing,
NGOs, think tanks, secondary education 35% Public administration,
15% Preparations for European or international organisations, think tanks,
international civil service and diplomacy entrance consulting, business
exams
45% PhD study

Who are our 311 Master’s students? Who are our 320 PhD students?
33
66 in Economy 137
in Political
in History 151 in
Political 45 Sciences
Science in law

40 65 in
in Sociology Sociology

54 40
in Economics in History
11 Our Graduates’ Careers
L’édition 2020 de l’enquête d’insertion professionnelle des jeunes diplômés de
According to Sciences Po’s 2020 Graduate Employability Survey, which reports on the
career paths of graduates from the Class of 2018, 85% of the cohort decided to enter
the job market. 12% decided to pursue further study or to prepare for a competitive
recruitment exam. Students receive career guidance and support throughout their time
at Sciences Po, with the aim of facilitating their transition into the professional world.
Graduates who decide to enter the job market continue to find employment very rapidly.
In 2018, 86% of graduates found their first job within six months of graduating and
nearly one in two students secured a position prior to leaving Sciences Po.

9 graduates
out of 10
66 % > 1 in 3
39K¤
are currently work in the
students start their average gross
private sector
employed career abroad annual salary

Diverse Destinations by
sectors geographical region

12% 5%
International South and Central
organisations America
or European
institutions 11%
66% North America 55%
Europe
Private
sector
14%
22% Asia/
Public Oceania
sector

15%
Middle East
and Africa

Overall employment rate Quality of the positions held

98% 72%
of graduates are in
stable employment
12 Career Prospects

 ress, media,
P  egal
L
publishing careers
Typical employers: Typical employers:
•T
 V channels, news agencies, radio stations • Law firms
newspapers/press, websites, media in the • Legal departments of large companies
broad sense
• Governmental or non-governmental
> School of Public Affairs European or international institutions
> School of Journalism
> School of Management and Innovation > School of Public Affairs
> School of Research > Law School

 arketing, communications
M  rban
U
and creative industries professions

Typical employers: Typical employers:

•A
 dvertisers or organisations needing to •H
 ousing agencies, real estate, mobility,
publicise their activities, mission or products: economic development, social housing
fashion, industry, media, associations, • Design and engineering firms, architectural
multinationals, ministries, etc. firms, consulting firms
•C
 ommunication, marketing, advertising • Local authorities or international
agencies organisations, urban planning or
• Your own business development agencies

> School of Management and Innovation > School of Public Affairs

> Urban School

 uman resources and

H   trategy/development,
S
social relations audit/consulting, finance

Typical employers: Typical employers:

• Public
 and private organisations: HR • Consulting and audit firms
development roles (recruitment, school • Companies (management, strategy or
relations, training, career management, etc.), business development roles)
HR studies, HR communication or social • Financial regulatory authorities
relations
•R
 ecruitment agencies, HR consulting or > School of Public Affairs
management firms > Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)

> School of Public Affairs > School of Management and Innovation

> School of Management and Innovation

  ublic administration and
P Research,
politics think tanks
Typical employers: Typical employers:
• European institutions • Secondary or higher education institutions
• National and local government • Research institutes
• Large companies dependent on public • Think tanks
procurement or European affairs
> School of Public Affairs
> School of Public Affairs
> Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)
> Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)
> Urban School
> Law School
> School of Research
> Urban School
> School of Research

Entrepreneurship
International cooperation
and development 
Typical employers:
Typical employers:
• Start-up as founder and CEO
• Global governance organisations (OECD, UN,
•P
 ublic or private organisations
IMF, WTO, World Bank, etc.)
(entrepreneurship development missions)
• Non-governmental organisations
> All schools, with the support of the Centre for
> School of Public Affairs Entrepreneurship
> Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)
> Law School
> Urban School
> School of Research
 November 2020
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