School of Public Affairs

“The school’s educational approach aims to shape professionals who are able to tackle the biggest challenges facing humanity with innovative solutions and to make informed, honest and ethical decisions in a complex world.” Yann Algan, dean of the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs.

A multidimensional and far-reaching vision of public affairs

The Sciences Po School of Public Affairs offers four programmes. The Master in Public Policy and the Master in European Affairs are two-year taught graduate programmes open to applicants with an undergraduate degree. The school also offers one-year programmes designed for young professionals: the Master in Public Affairs and the Experimental Programme in Political Arts (SPEAP).

Career prospects

The Sciences Po School of Public Affairs trains students for public administration and for a wide range of public affairs-related careers spanning the public and private sectors and the local to global scales. It also aims to instill a sense of the common good in students who will construct the world of tomorrow.