Academic program year 1

Compulsory courses

Indicative program for 2024-2025 (may be subject to modifications in 2025-26)

Fundamental courses (CF) - 7ECTS : 

• Comparative Political Economy - Semester 1 - 3ECTS (Syllabus)
• Geopolitics - Semester 1 - 2 ECTS (Syllabus)
• Economic globalization - Semester 2 - 2ECTS (Syllabus)

Conférences de méthode (CM) - 32ECTS :

• France : State, institutions, society (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
• Change in global politics (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
• Policy lab 1 (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 6ECTS (Syllabus)
• Comparative regionalism (CMINT) - Semester 2 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
• Methods of social sciences (CM) - Semester 2 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
• Foreign and security policies (CMINT) - Semester 2 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
• Political involvement in comparative perspective (CMINT) - Semester 2 - 6ECTS (Syllabus coming soon)

Languages, Sport, CS, Student Involvement - 21ECTS :

• French as a Foreign Language IEP (FLE*) - Semesters 1 & 2 - 5ECTS (FLE course description by level)
• French as a Foreign Language CUEF (FLE*) - Semesters 1 & 2 - 4ECTS
• Academic English - Semesters 1 & 2 - 6ECTS (Syllabus)
• Sport - Semester 1 & 2 - 2ECTS (Sport info)
• 1 Specialized course (CS) of your choice - 2 ECTS (CS list - semester 1)
• 1 Specialized course (CS) of your choice - 2 ECTS (CS list - semester 2)

(CS and/or sport can be replaced by : student commitment**)

*Forstudents with a C1/C2 level in French: subject to validation by the Director of the International Course, students with a very advanced level of French must replace FLE teaching with CS/CF/CM. Replacement courses must represent a number of ECTS at least equivalent to that of the courses replaced.

**Student involvement can take the form of an internship, associative commitment, civic service or a module organized by the Accueil Handicap service.
All associative commitments require the student to be a member of the board or an active member of an association, and to present a substantial activity report orally before a jury.

Electives and Student Engagement

Optional courses (maximum 2 per semester) :

• CS (specialized courses)
• Student commitment, internship, SAH module, civic service, active participation in an association
• 3rd foreign language (German, Spanish, Italian - B1 level minimum) or UGA language course (24 hours - 90 euros per semester)
• Tutoring
  NB: No ECTS credits, but all points above 10/20 in an optional course earn a bonus added to the final grade point average .