Double diplôme with the Académie militaire de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan (PSIA) at Sciences Po

Two-year dual Master's between Sciences Po and the Académie militaire de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan for students of the School of Public Affairs and PSIA. Year 1 is at Sciences Po and year 2 within the Ecole spéciale militaire (ESM), alternating military and academic phases; graduates receive a Sciences Po Master and an ESM diploma equivalent to a Master's.

Faculty: Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and School of Public Affairs  |  Department: Dual degree with the Académie militaire de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English and French  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Year 1 follows the first-year Master's curriculum at the School of Public Affairs or PSIA. Year 2 at Saint-Cyr follows the second year of ESM (2nd battalion) with three possible emphases: defence policy, power geopolitics, and war and conflict. The programme develops leadership and command skills through military, academic and human training.

Career pathways

Civilian cadres for defence public policy: public sector roles at the Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale, the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, police commissioner or gendarmerie officer; private defence industry and consulting firms; NGOs on security issues; or continued military training at Saint-Cyr.

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