Program Objectives
The first year of the Master's in Public Policy prepares generalists. The common core of courses taught in the first semester is designed to guarantee that students have the basic fundamentals. In the second semester, students choose a pre-specialization in the targeted 2nd year program is offered according to 4 majors:
- Major in Public Service Careers and National Exams
- Major in Corporate Policy and Social Responsibility
- Major in Public Policy and Opinion
- Major in Urban Policy and Territorial Governance
Students choose to write a research thesis or complete an internship.
Program objectives:
- Acquire a base of methodological and theoretical fundamentals in the social sciences.
- Become an expert in qualitative and quantitative methods in the social sciences;
- Acquire sufficient knowledge to specialize in the second year
- Broaden professional perspectives in a wide range of disciplines
When you enroll in a Master's program, you also join Université PSL. Ranked in the top 50 universities in the world (THE and QS), PSL offers excellent graduate programs at the Master's and PhD level, which benefit from the scientific capabilities of its member institutions. The degree is prepared at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and awarded by Université PSL.
- Types of education
- Initial training
- Language(s)
- French
- ECTS Credits
- 60 credits
- Internship
- 8 weeks
- Capacity
- 90
- Type of Diploma
- National diploma
- Academic Year
- 2025/2026
Contacts
Jérôme HEURTAUX
Associate Professor
Director of the 1st year of the Master's degree
Sophie BERNARD
University Professor
Director of the 1st year of the Master's degree
Sheona Fernando
Teaching assistant
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The challenges of the ecological and social transition in the Master's degree programs
Several courses and tools are offered to students in the Master’s program, regardless of their specialization
- “Ecological Transition and Social Responsibility” Certificate
- “Dauphine Durable” SPOC A common base of knowledge in the areas of ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development. It tackles the basics of CSR: control, human resources, finance, marketing, strategy, climate issues and the environmental transition.
- “Managing SDGs” SPOC A unique learning experience in which students from multiple countries work together on real-life case studies.
- Virtual University of the Environment and Sustainable Development At PSL, Dauphine is a founding member of Université Virtuelle Environnement et Développement durable (Virtual University of the Environment and Sustainable Development), which allows it to provide its students with a set of resources and MOOCs.