ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) · Master in International Development

Master in International Development, Semester 4 - Spring 2026

Semestre de printemps 2025-2026

ALL COURSES will be delivered ON SITE IN PARIS, unless the word "online" appears in the course details box.

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>> LIST OF COURSES TO BE CONFIRMED BY END OF DECEMBER 2025 <<

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

Core curriculum

All students must select one course from Block 5 Applied Economics and Finance AND one course from Block 6 Advanced Topics in Development.

In addition, students who have selected the Enhanced Master Option must also select one further course either from Block 5 Applied Economics and Finance OR from Block 6 Advanced Topics in Development.

Students who are on the one-year Master's in Advanced Global Studies (MAGS) Program or who are (incoming) Dual Degree students from Bocconi University must select three Core courses from Block 3, Block 4, Block 5 or Block 6, but should NOT select two courses from the same Block.

Block 5: Applied Economics and Finance (MANDATORY)
* Please select ONE course

Obligatoire5 lignes

Enseignements	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
F1ID 5035 - International Trade and Sustainable Development in Practice	24	6	Olivier CATTANEO	FRI 12:30 - 2:30pm	UP 54680
F1ID 5085 - Financing Sustainable Development in the Global South	24	6	Elisa DUFIEF, Ben KATOKA	TUE 10:15am - 12:15pm	UP 57603
F1ID 5015 - Country Development Strategies	24	6	William MAKO	FRI 12:30 - 2:30pm	UP 54648
F1ID 5110 - Advanced Policy Evaluation (NEW)	24	6	Jack WILLIS	FRI 10:15am - 12:15pm	UP 59098
F1ID 5100 - The International Political Economy of Offshore Financial Centers (NEW)	24	6	Ricardo SOARES DE OLIVEIRA	THU 12:30 - 2:30pm	UP 58694

Block 6: Advanced Topics of Development (MANDATORY)
* Please select ONE course

Obligatoire5 lignes

Enseignements	Nb. of hours	ECTS Credits	Main teacher	Timeslot	Course details
F1ID 4090 - Corruption and Anticorruption: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives	24	6	Elsa FOUCRAUT, Diane ZOVIGHIAN	FRI 10:15am - 12:15pm	UP 54303
F1ID 5010 - Global Poverty	24	6	Olivier DE SCHUTTER	MON 2:45 - 4:45pm	UP 54647
F1ID 5095 - Access to Energy in Developing Countries: Development, Technology, Financing, and Policy	24	6	Philippe COPINSCHI, Alexandre GALICIER	TUE 2:45 - 4:45pm	UP 57605
F1ID 5025 - Development, Development Banking and Official Development Agencies	24	6	Alvaro ARTIGAS	MON 7:15 - 9:15pm	UP 54649
F1ID 5105 - Unpacking Philanthropy for Development (NEW)	24	6	Priscilla BOIARDI, Bathylle MISSIKA	FRI 10:15am - 12:15pm	UP 58696

Concentration courses

* All PSIA students must select ONE course in their chosen Concentration.

* Only students pursuing a two-year program exclusively at PSIA who have not selected the "Enhanced Master Option" must also choose one course in their second chosen Concentration.

À option2 lignes

Enseignements	Nombre d'heures	ECTS Credits
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Regional Concentrations, Semesters 2 and 4 - Spring 2026	24	6
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Thematic Concentrations, Semesters 2 and 4 - Spring 2026	24	6

Grand Oral / Master Thesis Defence

(You will be manually registered during the semester)

À option2 lignes

Enseignements	ECTS Credits
Grand Oral	6
Master Thesis Defence	6

Optional courses

For students who opt to take an optional course (including students who obtained a waiver for the Skills course), please select EITHER a Language course OR Special Feature course(s).

Langues3 lignes

Enseignements	Nombre d'heures	ECTS Credits
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] Special Features (Optional), Semester 2 and 4 - Spring 2026	24	1-6
A modern foreign language (optional)	24	4
[CENTRE POUR L'ENTREPRENEURIAT ] Centre pour l'entrepreneuriat - Semestre de printemps 2025-2026	12h - 24h	2 - 4

Intensive French Language Program (OPTIONAL)

All international PSIA students may register (on a first-come, first-served basis) for the Intensive French as a Foreign Language Dates coming soon

Langues1 ligne

Enseignements	Nombre d'heures
[ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA) ] French as a Foreign Language Intensive Pre-Semester Program - January 2026	20

Total required ECTS - Semester 4: 24 ( 6 for Grand Oral / Master Thesis Defence)

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:

PSIA Degree Requirements
PSIA Student Assessment Policy