This Master's 1 program offers specialized training in the management and understanding of public action at various levels (from local to international), with an emphasis on territorial policies, European and international policies, security policies, and cultural policies. It is part of a dual degree program with a master's degree from Sciences Po, awarded by Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where the courses are held.
The Master 1 in Multi-Level Public Policy is organized around four elements:
-common courses on ecological transition and administrative transformation
-specialized courses (four specializations are offered: public and regional affairs, European and international policy, arts and cultural policy, security and intelligence)
-research training enabling students to acquire methodological and analytical tools for understanding current public policies
-language courses (two modern languages are compulsory).
This Master's 1 program is divided into two balanced semesters (8 weeks of classes).
Information
Skills
- Use national and international historical and socio-political knowledge to understand the dynamics of public and political space.
- Understand local, national, and European legislative and regulatory processes.
- Master the functioning of administrations and local, national, European, and international public policy mechanisms.
- Analyze the emergence of public issues and support their management
- Identify the actors involved in public policies
- Assess the challenges and risks involved in public choices and/or public decision-making
- Deploy communication, facilitation, mobilization, and public negotiation techniques
- Design targeted lobbying and advocacy actions with local, national, European, and international public institutions
Objectives
The objective of the Master 1 in Multi-Level Public Policy is to offer training in political science related to the governance of public policies at different levels , more specifically around five main themes corresponding to specialized Master 2 courses within the political science program, with multiple career opportunities: public affairs, territorial policies, European and international policies, security and intelligence policies, and artistic and cultural policies.
This Master's 1 program trains experts who are open to the main challenges of current public policies at the various levels at which they are defined, developed, adopted, and implemented (from local to international).
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
After a Master's + PhD: researcher or lecturer
After a Master’s degree: Research analyst
Project officer environment
Project officer sustainable development
Community manager
Evaluation and Forecasting Officer
Project and regional development officer / manager
Local Administration
Political adviser
Adviser in communication
cultural project manager
Diplomacy/security and prevention professions
Public affairs officer in the relevant fields
Head of a territorial department
International relations project manager
Cultural outreach professions
Professions in performing arts administration
Cultural action and outreach Officer
Research professions
Research Engineer
Cultural professions
Design Engineer
Consultant
Project follow-up and evaluation manager
Further Study Opportunities
PhD
Master’s in Political Science
Calendar
Admission Route
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
The M1 multi-level public policy program is primarily open to students with a bachelor's degree in political science or from an Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It is also open to students who have studied social sciences and humanities, primarily sociology, public law, history, geography, and urban planning. They must also apply for the entrance exam for the fourth year at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye for the dual degree program.
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecological transition policies | 4 | Semester 2 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| State reforms and administrative change | 4 | Semester 1 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Democracy | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Sociology of politicians | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Local Government law | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Urban policies governance | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| European Public Policies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Health and social policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Political communication | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Lobbying and Public Affairs | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Sociology of Journalism | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Public Finances | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Marketing and Consumer's Behavior | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Landscape cultures, usages and policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Digitalization and public policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban policies governance | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| War and Peace Studies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Conflicts and social movements | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Sociology of law | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Crime and insecurity | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| (In)security in the cyber and digital world | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Criminal Policy Issues | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Security policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Public Policies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| War and Peace Studies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Droit international et européen de l'environnement | 5 | Semestre 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| International Public Policies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| International cooperation policies | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Cosmopolitical law | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Compellence, Coercion and Armed Conflicts in International Politics | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| International Aid Economics | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Governing the international: actors beyond the state | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| World food politics | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| International Law | 5 | Semestre 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Growth and Development | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design, communication and publication | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Open Studio | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Contemporary artistic practices | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Geopolitics of art and culture / Global Cultural Policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Contemporary Art | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Cultural economics and policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Contemporary cultural issues | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Sociology of Journalism | 5 | Semester 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Landscape cultures, usages and policies | 5 | Semester 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research methodologies | 6 | Semester 1 | 16 | ||||||||
| Research working paper | 8 | Semester 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UE libre catalogue S1 et S2 | 2.5 | Semestre 2 | |||||||||
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | Annualized | 32 | ||||||||
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | Annualized | 32 | ||||||||
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