Course Catalogue

Students in the Undergraduate Exchange Programme will have up to 16 hours of class per week. This timetable is designed to facilitate student-instructor contact, research and reading outside of class. Please note that the following information applies only to the campus in Paris, and not to the regional campuses.

French and English Lecture Courses

A lecture is composed of a cours magistral, two hours a week in a group of 100 or more students and a conference in smaller groups of 25 students, which are also gathering once a week for two hours. A lecture course is then four hours a week, decomposed in two sessions.

French and English Seminar Courses

These classes are two hours a week. These courses place a strong emphasis on written expression. Evaluation is by continuous assessment during the semester. Each lecture course has a teaching assistant, and six sessions of tutorials. 

• Fall Semester: French and English Elective Courses, Art workshops
• Spring Semester: French and English Elective Courses, Art workshops

Electives meet for two hours a week and are organized in the same way as the seminar course described above. Emphasis is put on a close interaction with the professor. Evaluation is by continuous assessment.

Foreign Language Courses

It is strongly recommended for all non-francophone students to take a French language course. It is possible to study a second language, but in this case, students must take a language previously studied at their home university. The length of the course varies from two to four hours per week, depending on the level and the language chosen (lien http://formation.sciences-po.fr/content/language-options-exchange-programme).

Sports

Students can pick one sports class per semester that is worth 2 credits.  These courses are taken on a pass/fail basis and depend on the students’ participation.  For more information about the availability of sports class, please refer to the Sports Association desk: association-sportive@sciences-po.fr or contact each representative on the different campuses (Dijon, Le Havre, Nancy, Menton, Poitiers and Reims.

Course schedules and Screen