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Special Features (optional), Semester 1 - Fall 2026

Fall semester 2026-2027

The Fall 2026 course offering almost complete. Please check back by the end of June 2026 for an updated descriptions of all courses.
Last update: 15/06/2026

PSIA's Special Features courses are OPTIONAL, but if you register for the course, you are expected to attend as you would a core course.

You may select up to 6 ECTS :

either a language class OR
an OBME (Methods) course (restricted to students applying to the Master's Thesis track) OR
PSIA Special Features and/or a "Writing and Rhetoric Center" course and/or a "Centre for Entrepreneurship" course.

Communication Courses

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Courses	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
KINT 4005 - Develop your charisma in Public Speaking	24	2	Paul VIALARD, Maxime THOMAS	Mon 8:00 am - 10:00 am	UP 19317
KINT 4010 - Building my own charisma : Sharing, Confidence, and the Use of the Self	24	2	Cyril DELHAY, Richard SEGISSEMENT	Wed 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm	UP 19316
KINT 4025 - Atelier d'Art Oratoire	24	2	Cyril DELHAY	Thurs 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	UP 13929
KINT 4030 - Public Speaking Workshop	24	2	Cyril DELHAY, Paul VIALARD, David JACQUIN	Mon 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm	UP 13930
KINT 4045 - Staying Safe in an Uncertain World	24	2	Cyril DELHAY, Hugues DÉCHIROT	Mon 10:15 am - 12:15 pm	UP 20158
KINT 4055 - Advocacy, Influence and Strategic Communication in Global Affairs	24	2	Trisha SHETTY	Fri 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm	UP 20189

Finance Courses

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Courses	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
KINT 8150 - Financial skills for project managers	24	4	Jean-Pierre GODBILLON	Fri 8:00 am - 10:00 am	UP 18423

Technology and Programming Courses

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Courses	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
KINT 6005 - AI-assisted Data Analysis for Social Sciences	24	4	Andrei MOGUOTOV	Tues 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm	UP 20159
KINT 6010 - Introduction to mapping with Quantum GIS (QGIS)	24	4	Danielle KITCHINGMAN-ROY	Thurs 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm	UP 20157

Skills, Methods, and Misc Courses

Students can choose an OBME (Methods) course as an optional course ONLY IF they will apply to undertake a Master's thesis research during the 3rd semester.

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Courses	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
OBME 2110 - Research Workshop in Social Sciences	24	6	Richard BALME	Gr 1: Mon 10:15 am - 12:15 pm Gr 2: Tues 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Gr 1: UP 13946 Gr 2: UP 19796
Health Center Workshops: Care, Health, and Well-Being			Sophie ARCHAS, Elise LAROCHE, Emmanuelle REY, Thibault MARLIN, Daniel COHEN-SEAT

Institute for the Arts and Creation (Maison des Arts et de la Création)

These transversal workshops are optional and open to all students wishing to improve their rhetorical skills - both written and oral. These optional modules are 16h or 24h, giving 2 ECTS after validation.
The workshops employ active teaching methods to put students at the heart of Sciences Po's learning approach and ensure they play an instrumental role, both in their own public speaking and in their studies at Sciences Po.

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Courses	Number of hours	ECTS Credits
[MAISON DES ARTS ET DE LA CREATION (COLLÈGE MASTERS) ] Maison des Arts et de la Création, semestre d'automne 2026-2027	16 to 24	2

Centre for Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Entrepreneurship offers Sciences Po students lectures, study trips, and a wide range of courses, from introductory to advanced. More than 20 courses and workshops are taught each semester by instructors from the business and innovation community. The themes range from an introduction to entrepreneurship to design thinking, the pitch, business plans, and coding.

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Courses
[CENTRE POUR L'ENTREPRENEURIAT ] Centre pour l'entrepreneuriat - Semestre d'automne 2026-2027