Master's Degree, Year 1
The Master 1 in Political Science is the first year of the Political Science Department’s Master’s specialization program. In this first year, some courses are electives. Students must therefore make choices based on their areas of interest and their career goals for the Master 2 program. As part of the Master 2 programs offered by the Department of Political Science at the University of Montpellier, the academic directors of these programs recommend specific tracks to better prepare students for admission to these Master’s programs: the Professional Master 2 in Research and Consulting, the Professional Master 2 in Journalism, the Professional Master 2 in International Cooperation and Development, and the Bilingual Master 2 in Comparative Politics and Public Policy.
Semester 1
TU Optional with TD (choose 3 out of TU )
The Press and Power
Political Sociology of Elites
Local Government
Applied Quantitative Research and Surveys
TU International Policy
TU Elective courses without a teaching assistant (choose 4 out of TU )
Political Sociology of Elites
European Political Institutions
Environment and Policies
Colonial and Postcolonial Issues
Institutions and Politics of English-Speaking Democracies (course taught in English)
Local Government Law / Shared with the M1 Local Government Law program
TU required
TU Great English-Speaking Political Figures
Semester 2
TU Optional with TD (choose 3 out of TU )
The Sociology of Journalism
Public Policy and Governance
Sociology of Political Organizations
Development Policies
Applied Qualitative Research Methods
TU Elective courses without a tutorial (choose 3 out of TU )
Defense Policy
Nation and Nationalism
Politics of Southern Europe
Readings from the Major Authors in Political Sociology
Public Policy and Governance (if not selected with TD)
Local Finance (33 hours of lectures – 3 ECTS) shared with the M1 in Local Government Law
TU required
TU Political Communication: TV Ads in U.S. Presidential Elections
TU Internship or Thesis (3 ECTS)