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First year basics

First year, as in every Sciences Po school, is a general year and teaches all students the basics in political science, law, contemporary history, sociology and economy.

First year’s goals :

The first year enables students to gain strong basics in social sciences. First year’s purpose is to develop a strong critical analysis upon the contemporary world thanks to the the learning of a strict methodology.

This first year is built around :
  • 8 fundamental courses and 8 methodological lectures (around 10 to 15 students per group)
  • 2 teaching units in foreign languages
  • 6 opening teachings

The program


Course name
Méthodes du droit
Méthodes et enjeux de la micro-économie
Méthodes en histoire contemporaine 1
Méthodes en sociologie politique
Méthodes en institutions politiques comparées
Méthodes et enjeux de la macro-économie
Méthodes en histoire contemporaine 2
Méthodes en philosophie politique
Course name
Sociologie générale
Géopolitique 1
Grands enjeux politiques de l’anthropocène
Introduction to gender studies
Arts et politique
Digital sociology
Geopolitics 2
Course name
Culture générale des données
Méthodes documentaires
Débats et argumentation (café philo)
B.A. – BA du climat (module numérique)
Méthodes quantitatives en sciences sociales)
Course name
Debate in foreign languages (English / Spanish)
Language and civilization course (German / italian)

Third Language (for intermediate or advanced language only) :

  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Arabic
  • Portuguese
  • Japanese
 
Course name
Writing workshop
Mathematics workshop
Technology and utilization of audiovisual devices
Supervised physical education
Oral and written methodology
Theatre
Exhibitions and spectacles
Unsupervised physical education
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