Sciences Po - Peking University

Dual Master’s Degree in International Relations

Prospectus for 2015 Entry

October 16, 2014

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 at Sciences Po, while the final graduation is upon the completion of all required studies at Peking University in the second year.

Course offering: 2014-2015 at Peking University

Go to Page 58 of 2014 Handbook for International Master's Programs at SIS, http:/cn/InternationalExchange/InternationalAdmissions/0000000034/do

必修课13学分：

Required Courses for 13 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 2016-2017 at Peking University will be available in May, 2015 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 2, 2015 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, 2015. 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 by July of 2016.

For international applications, 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://pku.17gz.org/, fill out and submit the online registration, then print a hardcopy with attaching a photo by April 28, 2015. An un-refundable fee of RMB 400 yuan is charged online as PKU’s Registration Fee. No registration will be processed without this payment. 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, 2015:

LIU Lu (Ms.)

B101, School of International Studies

Peking University

Beijing 100871, China

For applicants from China areas of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, could only be admitted into this program when entitled “2015 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 2015 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 2. Information is provided by the Chinese Scholarship Council (http://www.csc.edu.cn) and the Chinese Embassy of the student’s country of origin.

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

Graduates from the program have been employed all over the world in a wide variety of international organizations, multinational corporations, public entities, and the media sector. Many students have also advanced to doctoral research.

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 et Huayin Liu - Sciences Po Representatives in China

·         PSIA: please contact the academic advisor for the Master you are applying to – link contact page