Law - Political Science - Public Administration

MASTER'S DEGREE - POLITICAL SCIENCE TRACK

Political Science

  • Intended Level of Study

    5 years of post-secondary education

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training Structure

    School of Law and Political Science

Overview

Major in Political Science

  • Master's in Research and Consulting
    Program Director: Aurélia Troupel
  • Master's in Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition:
    Program Directors: Julien Audemard and Mathias Reymond

 

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Master's in Research and Consulting Professions

Major in Political Science

  • Master's in Research and Consulting
    Academic Directors: Aurélia TROUPEL

Established in 2008, the Master’s program in “Research and Consulting Professions ” (M2CO) has established itself as the first degree program in this field.

It primarily prepares students for careers as research analysts (qualitative, quantitative, online) and as consultants in governance (public policy evaluation, stakeholder engagement, sector-specific consulting firms) or in communications (political communications, digital communications, etc.).

The M2CO is a highly career-oriented program taught by a faculty composed of experienced academics and leading industry experts.

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  • EU Public Policy and Governance

    7 credits

    • TD Public Policy and Governance

    • Master's in Public Policy and Governance

  • EU Case Study/Applied Sociological Research (ST)

    5 credits

  • Political Sociology of Elites (ST)

  • European Political Institutions (ST)

  • Environment and Policy (ST)

  • EU Quantitative Studies

  • EU Language

    • English

  • Digital Skills - In-Depth Research

  • EU Qualitative Methods

  • Preparation for Employment

    1 credit

  • EU Local Government

    7 credits

    • TD Local Power

    • CM Local Government

  • EU Language

    • Choose one: 1 out of 1

      • English

  • Thesis

    2 credits

  • Constitutional Law of Local Governments (ST)

  • Local Finance (ST)

  • Sociology of Political Organizations (ST)

  • Optional

    • Legal Clinic (F)

    • Thesis (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Job Placement Workshops (F): Resume/Cover Letter

    • Supervised Project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal Monitoring (F)

  • Governance

    14 credits

  • Investigative Techniques: Practical Approaches

    9 credits

  • The public opinion and market research industry

    11 credits

  • Applied Communication

    5 credits

  • Choosing Professional Support

    • Choose one of the following two options:

      • Choice: Personalized Career Guidance + Commitment

        • Student Engagement

        • Personalized Career Guidance

          1 credit

      • Personalized Career Guidance

        3 credits

  • Internship Report

    12 credits

    • Internship Report (Workshop)

    • Internship or apprenticeship

  • Group Project

    6 credits

    • Supervised Project

Master's in Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition

The interdisciplinary Master’s program in economics and political science, titled “Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition” (GSTT), builds on the dual-degree program in economics and political science, established in 2021 at the University of Montpellier, which provides students with a high-level education in both disciplines. Building on this foundation, this Master’s program is open to students who have received a solid education in the social sciences, particularly in Economics and Political Science. It will prepare students for careers in fields of the future or in evolving sectors.

The curriculum for the Master’s in Economics and Political Science has been designed with an eye toward the major challenges that are transforming the way our societies and regions are organized: energy and ecological transitions, transportation and mobility, health, digital technology… as well as democratic and cultural transitions and institutional changes.

This multidisciplinary master's program, the only one of its kind in France, brings together, in a balanced way, the economics and political science departments at the University of Montpellier.

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  • Optional

    • Elective Spanish, Semester 1

    • Analytical Tools for Economics and Political Science

  • EU Public Policy and Governance

    4 credits

    • Master's in Public Policy and Governance

    • TD Public Policy and Governance

  • Energy Conservation 1

    2 credits

  • Applied Computer Science for Projects

    2 credits

  • EU Quantitative Studies

  • Economic Analysis of Public Policy

    4 credits

  • Thesis Methodology

  • Artificial Intelligence and Society

    3 credits

  • EU Political Sociology of Gender

    2 credits

  • English

  • Environment and Policy (ST)

  • Economic Analysis and Project Finance

    4 credits

  • EU Local Government

    3 credits

    • CM Local Government

    • TD Local Power

  • Thesis Methodology

  • EU Environmental Law

    2 credits

  • Regulation of Health Care Systems

  • Econometrics of Qualitative Variables

  • EU: New Security Challenges

    3 credits

  • Research Thesis

    4 credits

  • Geopolitics of Energy

  • English

    2 credits

  • Regional Economy

    2 credits

  • EU Migration, Societies, and Territories

    2 credits

  • Media and Society

    2 credits

  • Comparative Politics (ST)

  • Optional

    • Spanish Elective

    • Analytical Tools for Economics and Political Science

  • Territories and Inequalities

    4 credits

  • Economics and Digital Policy

    3 credits

  • Governance of Metropolitan Areas

    4 credits

  • Cultural Policies

    4 credits

  • Sustainable Transportation and Mobility

    3 credits

  • Environment and Health

    2 credits

  • Natural Resource Governance

    3 credits

  • Energy and Environmental Transition

    3 credits

  • Employment Placement

    • Choose one of the following two options:

      • Thesis

        20 credits

      • Internship

        20 credits

  • Supervised Project

    2 credits

  • Group Project

    8 credits