International Economic Development – 111 - Master’s Year 2

This track consists of 355 hours of classes taken between the months of September and June. These theoretical courses are taken during the first semester (S3).

The seminars (which take place between October and February), thesis, internship report, and thesis project or research project are undertaken in the second semester (S4).

Students must write and defend a major thesis under the direction of a professor or researcher.

Students are advised to pursue a research internship, which they then defend at the same time as the major thesis; a thesis project or research project can be substituted for the internship report.

Students must complete a research internship of 3 to 6 months in a research center at Université Paris Dauphine – PSL (or another institution of higher education), an international organization such as UNESCO, or the World Bank, in an administration such as the Economic Affairs branch of the Banque de France, or in the Economic Mission of an embassy.

It can be conducted under the aegis of the French National Research Agency or a European program. Dauphine-PSL research centers such as LEDa and DIAL may offer internships to certain students.
The internship can serve as research for the major thesis. Indeed, students defend their internship report at the same time as they defend their thesis.