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Diplôme d'IEP, first cycle (years 1 to 3) at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Programme overview

First cycle of the Diplôme d'Institut d'études politiques de Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a social-sciences programme covering political science, law, economics, sociology, contemporary history and languages. Year 1 builds the fundamentals and critical analysis methods, with more than 300 teachers and practitioners involved; year 3 is spent abroad.

Faculty: Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye  |  Duration: 3 years (year 3 is an international mobility year)  |  Study mode: full-time, French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Year 1 has 8 compulsory core courses and 8 method conferences in groups of 15 to 20 students, 2 foreign-language units (a third language optional) and 6 opening courses, including political sociology, geopolitics, constitutional law and economics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry through the common competition of seven Sciences Po schools (Aix, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Strasbourg, Toulouse), open to candidates sitting the 2026 baccalauréat or holding the 2025 baccalauréat or an equivalent. Registration via Parcoursup (19 January to 12 March 2026). Three anonymous written papers on one day: Questions contemporaines (3h, coefficient 3), History (2h, coefficient 3), Modern languages (1h, coefficient 2; German, English, Spanish or Italian). 1,220 places in 2026. Admission on a baccalauréat Très bien mention is also offered.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years (year 3 is an international mobility year)

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