Political Communication & Influence

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What is an MSc Political Communication & Influence?

Beyond a classical approach to the political and institutional world, this year allows students to understand and master the methods and techniques of public decision-making. Students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to measure public opinion, understand the balance of power and major political issues, understand the networks of influence and the mechanisms of political decision-making, and master the tools of political and institutional communication.

This first year of the MSc Political Studies program is a professionalization program, and the student is required to complete several months of internship (between 4 and 6 months).

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The MSc Political Communication & Influence program

Première année

The courses are given in French.

Major course topics:

Analysis of the political news
Measuring public opinion
Stakes and structuring ideologies
Political and digital communication
Opinion media and influence
The new challenges of political communication
Professional and political networks
Lobby groups and interest representation
Political institutions and decision-making processes
Calls for tender and public procurement
Fight against corruption
Organization of public authorities
Research paper
LV1 English
LV2 – LV3 (German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese)

For this first year, there will be a common core of subjects and then specializations to choose from. At the end of the first year, students have a research paper to complete, for which they are accompanied by a research director, a specialist in the field. They are prepared in the framework of a research methodology seminar.

The course of the MSc Political Communication & Influence

The year consists of:

lectures

TD (Tutored Work) courses in small groups
group work
e-learning
seminars
face-to-face courses

Throughout the year, students are evaluated through continuous assessment. At the end of each semester, mid-term exams, case studies or oral exams are the methods used to evaluate the students.

Each fundamental course (lectures) is associated with tutorials in small groups and specialized conferences.

For the first year of the MSc program, there will be a thesis to be handed in at the end of the program and an oral presentation before a jury.

Each semester, in addition to lectures, seminars and tutorials, in French and English, students are accompanied in :

Their preparation for the professional world and the search for an internship (between 4 and 6 months)
In the realization of individual or collective projects
In the organization of a series of conferences around public figures.

The prerequisites of the MSc Political Communication & Influence

Applications for the first year of the MSc program are open to holders of or in the process of obtaining a BAC+3 (180 ECTS) or an equivalent foreign degree in humanities, law, social sciences, politics or economics.

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Access requirements for the MSc Political Communication & Influence

To enter the MSc 1, the student must put together an application file and pass an oral exam. All the details are explained in the MSc Admission page.

If a new student: the candidate obtains the results of the competition 4 weeks after presenting his/her file to a jury

If you are a former HEIP student: the re-enrollment platform is open from May 1 to July 16, 2022.

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Tuition fees for the MSc Political Communication & Influence for the academic year 2022-2023

By Year	School Fees
Year 1	70 € of file fees 8 800 € with a reservation deposit of 1 100 €. 92 € CVEC tax to be paid before the start of the school year following registration

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