Montpellier Science Politique (MSP) is the name of the new entity created at the start of the 2022 academic year within the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier, bringing together all political science courses. MSP is the successor to the Department of Political Science, founded in 1999. This change marks a new stage in the development of political science in Montpellier, establishing MSP as one of the leading political science training centers in south-eastern France.
The Faculty's offer is unrivalled in this geographical area, with a Bachelor's degree in political science (ISO 9001 certified since 2016), a Bi-Licence in economics and political science (the only one of its kind in France), two professional Master's degrees, a research Master's degree (other Master's degrees are currently being created) and a doctoral program. MSP is one of only a handful of universities in France to offer a complete political science curriculum, from Licence 1 to doctorate.
The courses on offer are also particularly effective in terms of success and professional integration, and prepare students for a wide range of professions: research, studies and consultancy, journalism, communication, international cooperation, public policy evaluation, and so on.
MSP welcomes nearly 400 students and employs around 20 teacher-researchers (including 11 full professors): professors, CNRS researchers, lecturers, associate professors, ATERs, PhD students and tutors.
Its management team consists of Éric Savarese (president of the political science section), Alexandre Dézé (section vice-president), Sylvia Gonçalves-Buadès (administrator) and Béatrice Piel (administrative manager). The Bureau Des Étudiants (BDE ) in political science is also particularly active, and is a key player in the associative and intellectual life of MSP.
A few indicators :
- Licence success rate: L1 (81%) L2 (96%) L3 (94%) ;
- Degree completion rate (96%) ;
- Level of professional integration in M2 (example of M2CO: 85%);
- 91% of students " rather " and " very " satisfied with their year;
- 88% of students rate the lectures as "good" and "very good".
