Université Grenoble Alpes campus

Health Sciences

Diplôme de Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, parcours Politiques publiques de santé (PPS) at Université Grenoble Alpes

Université Grenoble Alpes, France

Programme overview

Parcours developed in partnership with the Grenoble University Hospital (CHU) to train decision-making managers for health organisations such as hospitals, medico-social institutions, local authorities and national administrations. It receives continuing-education health professionals and initial-education students.

Faculty: Sciences Po Grenoble, Institut d'études politiques, UGA  |  Department: Ecole Solidarités, Innovations et Territoires  |  Duration: 2 years (4th and 5th years of the IEP diploma)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time; French  |  Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

A multidisciplinary programme mixing political science, management, law, public health and sociology, with 18 modules including public health and health inequalities, sociology of health organisations, risk management and quality, and a tutored workshop on evaluating a health policy. Year 5 follows an alternance rhythm of one week per month on campus.

Career pathways

Senior health executive or head of department, project officer or manager, institution director; graduate surveys 2021-2023 report all respondents in employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry by file and interview each spring, in 4th year (initial education students) and in 5th year (health professionals in continuing education such as doctors, nurse managers, nurses, midwives and project officers, who may enter directly in 5th year). General concours conditions for initial education: Second-cycle parcours of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA diploma (4th year entry by concours): open to any initial-education student holding a licence or equivalent (180 ECTS), validated or in progress. Selection is by file: official transcripts for the three licence years (or first two years plus current enrolment certificate), CV, and a three-part candidate project (personal and academic background, scientific project, professional perspectives), each part limited to 2 pages. Candidates with a non-European bachelor's must supply the degree certificate. Admissible candidates are ranked and admission follows an interview with a jury. Up to two parcours can be applied for. Application fee EUR 110 (EUR 25 for scholarship holders). Applications are made on the school's online concours platform; the 2026 session ran 9 March to 4 May 2026, with interviews 3-12 June and results 23 June 2026. Third-year Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA students follow an anticipated internal recruitment procedure.

International applicants: EUR 6,300 a year (2026-2027). Maximum rate applied where the student's parents declare all income outside the European Economic Area; fees for other students are income-based (no flat amount published) and scholarship holders are exempt. CVEC (EUR 105) excluded. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 5 years (specialisation in years 4 and 5)

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