Initial Training
Open to international students
Master's Degree, Year 1 (or equivalent)
French and EnglishEducational Objectives of the Program
- Training in the fundamental concepts and paradigms of sociology.
- Learning about the diversity of research methods—both qualitative and quantitative—from basic to advanced techniques.
- Development of a critical and reflective mindset.
- Practicing disciplinary, cultural, linguistic, and international openness.
For more information on the Master 2 in Contemporary Political Sociology, visit the Université Paris-Saclay website.
The academic environment
- The program is taught by the faculty in sociology and other disciplines (economics and history) at the DER SHS, as well as by faculty from partner universities.
- Two research laboratories at the ENS : the Institute for Social and Political Sciences (ISP), which combines sociology, history, and political science; the Institutions and Historical Dynamics of the Economy and Society Laboratory (IDHES), which develops a multidisciplinary approach to economic activities and the institutions that structure them.