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ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) · Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action

MASTER IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION, SEMESTER 4, Spring 2026

Spring semester 2025-2026

LIST OF COURSES TO BE CONFIRMED BY END OF DECEMBER 2025

Please check regularly until the day of course registration, as there may be some last-minute changes.

The link to access the course outlines will be provided by email in mid-December.


All courses will be delivered on-site in Paris unless the word "Online" appears in the course details box.

Core curriculum

Students registered in the two-year Master Degree Program must select ONE course from the mandatory "Block 5. Politics and Human Security".

They must also select ONE course from any of the following three blocks: "Block 6A. Advocacy and Negotiation", "Block 6B. Law and Security", and "Block 6C. Investigations and Project Management".


Students taking the Enhanced Master Option must select a SECOND course from any of the following three blocks: "6A. Advocacy & Negotiation," "6B. Law & Security," and "6C. Investigations and Project Management". It is not allowed to select several courses in one block - please take this course from a different block.


Students registered in the One-Year Master program, as well as Joint Journalism and International Affairs students, must select ONE course from any of the following four blocks: "5. Politics and Human Security," "6A. Advocacy & Negotiation," "6B. Law & Security," and "6C. Investigations and Project Management". You are strongly encouraged to choose a course from Block 5.

Block 5. Politics and Human Security
Compulsory6 rows
CoursesNb. heuresCrédits ECTSEnseignant principalCréneau horaireDétails
F1HH 5005 - The Human Rights Impact of Countering and Preventing Terrorism and Violent Extremism246Anne CHARBORDFRI 12:30am-2:30pm & 2:45-4:45pm 06/02; 20/02; 13/03; 27/03; 10/04; 24/04UP 54682 PARTLY ONLINE
F1HH 5135 - Management of Humanitarian Operations246Yvan CONOIRMON 8:00-10:00amUP 57435
F1HH 5140 - Mass Cultural Violations/Crimes Under State Responsibility and Individual Criminal Responsibility246Hirad ABTAHIFRI 2:45-4:45pm & 5:00-7:00pm 30/01; 06/02; 13/02; 20/02; 27/02; 27/03UP 57436
F1HH 5145 - Humanitarian Action: Issues and Perspectives246Sébastien TRIVESMON 12:30am-2:30pmUP 57437
F1HH 5090 - Victims’ Rights, International Criminal Law and Proceedings246Jeanne SULZERWED 10:15-12:15amUP 56455
F1HH 5180 - International Law and the Protection of Civilians, Displaced Persons, Women and Children246Ghazal SOTOUDEHFRI 8:00-10:00am & 10:15-12:15am 30/01; 13/02; 13/03; 20/03; 10/04; 24/04UP 59106 PARTLY ONLINE
Block 6A. Advocacy & Negotiation Advanced
Compulsory4 rows
CoursesNb. heuresCrédits ECTSEnseignant principalCréneau horaireDétails
F1HH 5030 - Humanitarian Diplomacy and Negotiation246Alain LEMPEREUR, Michele PEKARMON 8:00-10:00am & 10:15-12:15am 9/03; 16/03; 23/03; 30/03; 13/04; 20/04UP 54685
F1HH 5025 - Advocacy & Organizing: Building Power for Change246Ana BABOVICIn person: TUE 10:15am-1:30pm & WED 10:15am-1:30pm : 10-11/02; 21-22/04 Online: TUE 10:15am-1:30pm : 24/02 ; 10/03 ; 24/03, 07/04UP 55064 PARTLY ONLINE
F1HH 5075 - Strategic Nonviolent Action: an Evolution of Civil Resistance Movements246Felip DAZATHU 12:30am-2:30pm & 2:45-4:45pm 29/01; 12/02; 26/02; 12/03; 26/03; 09/04UP 56105
F1HH 5080 - Art and Human Rights: Notions, Actors and Approaches246Fiana GANTHERETMON 2:45-4:45pm & 5:00-7:00pm 02/02; 09/03; 16/03; 30/03; 13/04; 27/04UP 56400
Block 6B. Law & Security Advanced
Compulsory3 rows
CoursesNb. heuresCrédits ECTSEnseignant principalCréneau horaireDétails
F1HH 4400 - Engaging Armed Groups on International Humanitarian Norms246Stuart MASLENMON 10:15-12:15am & TUE 8:00-10:00am 02-03/02; 09-10/02; 09-10/03; 16-17/03; 13-14/04; 20-21/04UP 54164
OAGD 1020 - Reclaiming the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Agenda : Practices for Inclusive Peace246Mireia CANO VINASTHU 5:00-8:00pm & FRI 9:00-12:00am 29-30/01; 19-20/02; 26-27/03; 23-24/04UP 56546
F1HH 5160 - Technology, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action246Maria GABRIELLSEN JUMBERTTHU 2:45-4:45pmUP 58002
Block 6C. Investigations and Project Management
Compulsory4 rows
CoursesNb. heuresCrédits ECTSEnseignant principalCréneau horaireDétails
F1HH 5060 - Investigate, Expose, Change: Foundations of Human Rights Work246Sasha KOULAEVAFRI 10:15-12:15amUP 54751
F1HH 5065 - Project Management and Evaluation of Humanitarian Action246Christelle EYRAUD, Marianne VIOTTHU 10:15-12:15am & 12:30am-2:30pm 05/02; 19/02; 12/03; 26/03; 09/04; 23/04UP 54752
F1HH 5095 - NGO & Management246Vincent PRADIERMON 7:15-9:15pmUP 56485
F1HH 5055 - Sexual & Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Zones: Methodological and Ethical Principles246Nazand BEGIKHANITUE 2:45-4:45pm : 27/01; 03/02; 10/02; 17/02; 24/02; 10/03; 17/03 THU 2:45-4:45pm : 12/02; 19/02; 26/02; 12/03; 19/03UP 54750

Concentration courses

All PSIA students must select ONE course in their chosen concentration. 

Students registered in the One-Year Program must select TWO courses in their chosen concentration.

Elective2 rows
CoursesNumber of hoursCrédits ECTS
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Thematic Concentrations, Semesters 2 and 4 - Spring 2026246
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Regional Concentrations, Semesters 2 and 4 - Spring 2026246

Grand Oral / Master Thesis Defence

(You will be manually registered during the semester). 

Elective2 rows
CoursesCrédits ECTS
Grand Oral6
Master Thesis Defense6

Optional courses

For students who opt to take an optional course (including students who obtained a waiver for the Skills course), please select ONE course: either a Language course or Special Features courses.
Languages2 rows
CoursesNumber of hoursCrédits ECTS
A Modern Foreign Language244
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Special Features (Optional), Semester 2 and 4 - Spring 2026241-6

Intensive French Language Program (OPTIONAL)

All international PSIA students may register (on a first come, first served basis) for the week long Intensive French as a Foreign Language Program that will run from January 20 to January 22 2026.
Languages1 row
CoursesNumber of hoursCrédits ECTS
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] French as a Foreign Language Intensive Pre-Semester Program - January 2026200
Total minimum required ECTS - Semester 4: 24 (plus 6 ECTS for Grand Oral / Master Thesis Defense)

Total required ECTS at the end of program : at least 120

REMINDER:

Please find below the links to PSIA Degree Requirements and PSIA Student Assessment Policy: