Graduate Program in Social Sciences
The Graduate Program in Social Science offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary curriculum of advanced study and research, from the Master's to the Doctorate degree, at the intersection of the social sciences. Supported by the IRISSO and CSI laboratories and the Centre Maurice Halbwachs and operating in close synergy with EHESS, including its CESSP and CEMS laboratories, the graduate program includes three Master’s degrees in which research plays a central role. Students may also choose elective courses designed to improve their transdisciplinary skills and broaden their curriculum.
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Subjects
Sociology
Political science
Anthropology
Economic sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Urban planning
Management
A five-year track from Master’s to PhD
Upon entering the Master’s degree program, each student will define their scientific project with the graduate program's faculty and researchers. Students will have an academic advisor and will be heavily involved in research throughout the program.
Choose your Master’s degree and define your academic path
The graduate program offers the following Master’s degrees:
Pursue a PhD
Doctoral research is conducted in a PSL laboratory. Training is conducted in a doctoral school..
Graduate program doctoral schools
- Decision, Organizations, Society and Exchange Sciences (SDOSE) Doctoral School - ED 543
- Jointly accredited PSL-EHESS Doctoral School - ED 286
Graduate program laboratories
Partner laboratories
Enhance and customize your academic path: elective courses
Complementary university-wide courses
Graduate program students at both the Master’s and PhD level have access to university-wide trainings in core competencies, both introductory and advanced, designed to supplement their academic study.
Those complementary university-wide courses, available in all of PSL’s component schools, are eligible for ECTS credit.
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Career opportunities
Trained in and through research, PSL alumni find numerous employment opportunities in the public, private and entrepreneurial sectors as well as in the academic world.
Contact
Graduate Program Directors:
- Céline Bessière (Dauphine - PSL)
- Jérôme Deauviau (ENS - PSL)