Diplôme d'IEP (grade de master), years 4-5: Intelligence and Security (double diplôme with M1 Politiques Publiques Multiniveaux) at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Two-year master-level cycle of the Diplôme d'Institut d'études politiques de Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, specialisation Intelligence and Security, pursued as a double diploma with the M1 Politiques Publiques Multiniveaux (Université Paris-Saclay, co-accredited with CY Cergy Paris Université). All year 4 and M1 teaching takes place on the Saint-Germain-en-Laye campus from early September to the end of March, followed by a compulsory internship. The partner Master 2 is Politiques de prévention et de sécurité, compatible with the DiReM or DAGSeN diplomas.

Faculty: Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye  |  Department: Political Science  |  Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 of the IEP diploma, with M1 and M2 of the partner master)  |  Study mode: full-time, French (some English-language seminars)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Year 4 combines the shared contemporary-issues courses and two compulsory seminars with six electives such as conflicts and social movements, delinquency and insecurity, criminal policy, public security strategies, sociology of law, cyber insecurity and War and Peace studies. Year 5 (from 2027/2028) adds the Grand Oral, a professionalisation module, two compulsory digital modules and an optional expertise module, alongside a partner Master 2 (partner M2 options are listed on the year 5 page).

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