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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) :
|
| 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 |
| Batucada |
