Université Grenoble Alpes campus

Engineering

Diplôme de Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, parcours Transitions écologiques at Université Grenoble Alpes

Université Grenoble Alpes, France

Programme overview

Parcours training students and professionals to support and lead ecological-transition projects in administrations, associations, local authorities, cooperatives and companies. It is multidisciplinary, with reduced teaching hours and small groups, and opens to natural and physical sciences.

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

Legal, economic, political, sociological and philosophical concepts and tools of transition, plus introduction to the natural sciences used to diagnose ecological change; several modules in years 4 and 5 are freely chosen.

Career pathways

Transition-related roles in the public sector, private sector and third sector (social economy, NGOs).

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Application information

Entry requirements

4th-year entry is open to: students who completed the first cycle of Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA; students who validated the second year of a Grenoble INP engineering school (concours A4, INP route, leading to the Sciences Po Grenoble diploma with the Transitions écologiques parcours); and external candidates holding a licence with an openness to social sciences and interest in ecological transitions (concours A4). 5th-year entry is open to students who validated a 4th year in another IEP taking part in parcours mutualisation. Also open in continuing education. General concours procedure: 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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