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Academic program year 1

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Compulsory courses

Indicative program for 2025-2026 (subject to change until early September 2025)

 

Fundamental courses (CF) - 7ECTS : 

  • Comparative Political Economy - Semester 1 - 3ECTS (Syllabus)
  • International security challenges - Semester 1 - 2 ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Economic globalization - Semester 2 - 2ECTS (Syllabus)

 

Conférences de méthode (CM) - 34ECTS :

  • France : State, institutions, society (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Change in global politics (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Comparative regionalism (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)
  • The climate crisis and global politics (CMINT) - Semester 1 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Methods of social sciences (CM) - Semester 2 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Foreign and security policies (CMINT) - Semester 2 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Global perspectives on social movement and activism (CMINT) - Semester 2 - 5ECTS (Syllabus)

 

Languages, Sport, CS - 19ECTS :

  • 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 - 4ECTS (Syllabus)
  • Sport - Semester 1 & 2 - 2ECTS (Sport info)
  • 1 Specialized course (CS) of your choice - 2 ECTS (List CS Semester 1 & 2)
  • 1 Specialized course (CS) of your choice - 2 ECTS 

 

*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.

 

 


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