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Master in Public Policy at Sciences Po

Sciences Po, France

Programme overview

Two-year Master giving a multidisciplinary foundation in public economics, public policy analysis and evaluation, and law and public policy. It examines the role of the state, its reforms and its interaction with non-state actors, and is combined with a policy stream.

Faculty: Sciences Po School of Public Affairs  |  Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS minimum)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English and French  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Five core courses over three taught semesters: Democracy and Public Policy, Public Economics, Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Law and Public Policy and Case Studies. The final semester is off campus (internship, thesis, personal project or exchange); the second year can be completed as an apprenticeship. Policy streams in French: Public administration, Security and Defence, Culture, Education and Research. English streams: Social and Health Policies, Politics and Public Policy, Economics and Public Policy, Digital, New Technology and Public Policy, Cultural Policy and Management, Energy, Environment and Sustainability.

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Entry requirements

A French language test is required for French-taught policy streams and an English language test for English-taught streams. A placement test in quantitative skills precedes registration for Public Economics. Selective admission through the domestic procedure (French undergraduate degree or 180 ECTS from a French-system programme) or the international procedure (non-French undergraduate degree or 180 ECTS, or a master's-level degree where universities award no undergraduate qualifications); an applicant uses only one procedure per campaign. Language tests are required for the language of instruction. Programme-specific prerequisites apply where listed.

International applicants: EUR 20,640 a year (2026-2027). Students whose parents' tax residence is outside the EEA; rate applies to first-time enrolment in a Master's programme in September 2026. Source

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS minimum)

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