Master 2 Droit – Plaidoyer et affaires publiques at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL

Programme overview

The master develops the ability to grasp the stakes of a sector and take part in designing public policy, to coordinate State actions in decentralised services, to master interest-representation techniques and lobbying strategy, and to apply project-evaluation methodology.

Faculty: Master Droit | Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time, work-study (alternance) or executive education; French | Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Semester 3 compulsory units include parliamentary law, public probity, the European decision-making process, negotiation practices, communication and situational-intelligence workshops, lobbying strategies, advocacy practice and legal aspects of negotiation.

Career pathways

Mostly public sector or consulting roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

BAC+4 (240 ECTS) or equivalent from Dauphine, a university, business school, IEP or other institution in law, political science, history or international relations; applicants from other disciplines submit a personal work on a legal theme before interviews. Selection in three steps: online application, eligibility decision, interview. Applications 15 January to 23 February 2026. Capacity 35.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National master fee for French and EU students (excludes CVEC of 105 EUR). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Applied to non-EU students unless a partial exemption to the national rate of 255 EUR is requested at administrative registration (excludes CVEC). Source

Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://dauphine.psl.eu/formations/masters/droit/m2-droit-du-plaidoyer-et-affaires-publiques/admissions

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