Sciences Po - Peking University
Dual Master’s Degree in International Relations
Prospectus for 2016 Entry
October, 2015
About the Program
The Sciences Po-PKU Dual Master’s Degree is a collaborative program on general international studies and is multidisciplinary by nature, which covers political science, international political economy, and emerging subjects like energy and environment in international studies. It emphasizes multi-cultural perspectives on global security and developmental issues and provides a unique opportunity for students to study international affairs at Paris in Europe and Beijing in Asia.
Program Overview
The dual degree Sciences Po–PKU is a two-year academic program. Students spend their first year studying at Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po, where they choose between the 7 specialised masters offered in international affairs. In the second year, students join the School of International Studies (SIS) at Peking University to study a Master of International Relations with an emphasis on security and development issues and a regional focus on China and the Asia-Pacific region.
Students remain enrolled in both institutions for both years; they will therefore benefit from all the students’ services (free access to library, student unions, career services…).
Year 1 at Sciences Po
During the first year of the dual degree, students join the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po (PSIA).
Starting in 2014-2015, students joining PSIA may choose one of the following master’s programs during the first year of the dual degree:
v Master in International Security
v Master in International Public Management
v Master in International Economic Policy
v Master in Environmental Policy
v Master in International Development
v Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
v Master in International Energy
Dual degree students have to complete the required courses related to their chosen Master at PSIA. In addition, dual degree students must take at least one course on China during their year at PSIA during either the first or the second semester. Dual degree students will follow one language class at Sciences Po per semester.
The course assessment will be the same as that of regular students enrolled at the school where the students study. For more information, go to http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/dual-degree-peking-university
Year 2 at Peking University
During the second year of the dual degree, students join the School of International Studies at Peking University (SIS-PKU).
At Peking University the students will write a thesis. According to Peking University’s requirement, the students should submit a dissertation and perform oral defense of the dissertation by the end of Semester 4.
At Peking University, while Chinese students will take French language classes, international students will take Chinese language classes.
Final graduation will rely on the validation by the student of both years of the programme. Therefore, students will get a temporary graduation in July of the first year at Sciences Po, while the final graduation is upon the completion of all required studies at Peking University in the second year.
Course offering: 2015-2016 at Peking University
Go to Page 60 of 2015 Handbook for International Master's Programs at SIS, http:/pages/PDFView.aspx?id=9a08b28b-615f-45e2-a25b-6739a41567a7
必修课13学分（包括语言课程4学分及专业课至少9学分）
Required Courses for 13 credits （including Language Course for 4 credits and Subject Courses for at least 9 credits）
选修课9学分（其中英文选修至少需选6学分）：
Elective Courses for 9 credits (at least 6 credits will have to be in English)
Course offering of 2017-2018 at Peking University will be available in May, 2016 and subject to change.
Application
All applicants, including international and those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan areas of China，need to apply online before March 1, 2016 via:
http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/dual-degree-peking-university
http://www.sciencespo.fr/admissions/en/graduate-international-admissions
Applicants from Mainland China must either have the recommendation eligibility to the SIS or pass the National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate students in China.
Admission
All applications will be reviewed by the joint committee from both Sciences Po and Peking University. Joint admission notification will be sent by Sciences Po on behalf of both institutions by mid April, 2016. Upon successful completion of the first year at Sciences Po, an official PKU admission letter and visa form (for international students) will be sent out from Peking University by July of 2017.
For international applicants, Online Pre-registration steps with PKU are needed after receiving the joint offer from the program. To complete the Pre-registration steps, applicants with offers need to visit http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=89
http://www.studyatpku.com/, fill out and submit the online registration, then print a hardcopy with attaching a photo by April 28, 2016. An un-refundable fee of RMB 400 yuan is charged online as PKU’s Registration Fee. No registration will be processed without this payment. Then the printed forms should be RECEIVED at SIS-PKU together with FIVE copies of 25mm*35mm portrait photo to the address below by May 10, 2016:
LIU Lu (Ms.)
B101, School of International Studies
Peking University
Beijing 100871, China
In the meanwhile, digital version of the completed Pre-registration forms (in PDF format), and passport size photo (in white background) are required to be sent to Ms. LIU Lu at sis@pku.edu.cn by May 10, 2016. The Admission cannot be completed without receiving the documents mentioned above by the deadline.
For applicants from China areas of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, could only be admitted into this program when entitled “2016 PKU’s graduate student at SIS”.
Please see http://grs.pku.edu.cn/zsxx/gat/ and visit http://hmt.17gz.org/.
Tuition Fee and Funding
For 2016 entry, the tuition fee for year two at PKU is RMB 95,000 yuan. The tuition fee for year one at Sciences Po, please visit http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/content/dual-degree-peking-university .
According to the agreement by Sciences Po and Peking University, Sciences Po will provide ONE scholarship for students from Mainland China and China areas of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan based on the application materials to the dual degree program, while Peking University will provide ONE scholarship, approximately USD 10,000 to international students based on year one performance of the dual degree at PSIA, Sciences Po.
During the year one study at Science Po, the international students can also apply to the Chinese Government Scholarship program for year two. Information is provided by the Chinese Scholarship Council (http://www.csc.edu.cn) and the Chinese Embassy of the student’s country of origin. The CGS will provide the awardees with a monthly living stipend and assistance with accommodation arrangement. The PKU tuition fee will be partly covered by the CGS (students are expected to make up for the difference by other means).
Students from Mainland China will be eligible to apply the designated scholarship or financial aid during the second year at PKU. Since 2014, students who met the requirement were awarded RMB 6000-8000 respectively depending on different types of scholarship or financial aid.
More scholarship opportunities, for Sciences Po, please visit http://www.sciencespo.fr/admissions/en/graduate-international-admissions , for PKU, please visit http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=154 .
Degree Conferral
Upon successful completion of studies at both institutions, students will be conferred Master Degree of Law and Master Degree of International Affairs by PKU and Sciences Po respectively.
Careers
After graduation, students from this program have been employed in a wide variety of international organizations (such as International Energy Agency), government agencies (i.e. Chinese/French Ministry of Foreign Affairs), financial companies (i.e. China development Bank), consulting firms (i.e. Capgemini Consulting), NGOs (i.e. China ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center), the media sector and think tanks. Some students continued to pursue their doctoral degree.
Contact at Peking University:
LIU Lu (Ms.)
sis@pku.edu.cn
8610-6275-9615 (Tel)
8610-6275-8954 (Fax)
Contact at Sciences Po:
· For questions regarding admission procedures (application, scholarship, requirements, etc.), please contact: http://www.sciencespo.fr/admissions/en/content/contact-us
· For further queries, please contact Mylene Hardy and Huayin Liu - Sciences Po Representatives in China
· PSIA: please contact the academic advisor for the Master you are applying to – link contact page
