Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Program in International Affairs and Development

The Master's degree program in International Affairs and Development at PSL is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of international affairs, development, and research. This program is a gateway to an international career, offering training that enhances and expands students' knowledge in economics, sociology of organizations and networks, international political relations, international business law, management, logistics, and finance.

Program Details

• Program Type: Continuing Education, Initial Training, Apprenticeship Training
• Degree: Master's
• Graduate Program(s): Economics
• Domain(s): Humanities & Social Sciences
• Discipline(s): Law, Economics, Business Administration - Management, Political Science
• Teaching Language(s): French
• Place: Paris

PSL Host School

The program is affiliated with PSL's graduate program in Economics and is hosted by Dauphine - PSL.

Student Story

A testimonial from Pierre, an alumnus of the Master's program in International Affairs and Development, highlights the program's impact on his career in social entrepreneurship and research.

Learning Outcomes

The program aims to:

• Deepen and widen students' knowledge in economics, sociology of organizations and networks, as well as international political relations, international law studies, management, logistics, and finance.
• Offer different perspectives within the private sector, administration, international organizations, civil society, or research.
• Foster the development of an international career.

Tracks

The Master's program offers various tracks:

Master's Year 1: 3 Tracks

• Economics
• Sustainable Development
• Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies

Master's Year 2: 7 Tracks

• International Affairs, Raw Materials, and Strategies
• Decision Support and Public Policy Evaluation
• International Economic Expertise
• International Economics and Development
• International Supply Chain Management
• Organizations, Sustainability, and Responsibility
• Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies

Opportunities

The program prepares students for careers in France and worldwide in sectors such as international business, project management, consulting, diplomacy, and academic and applied research.

Admissions

Process and Submission Deadlines 2026

• Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in management, economics, social sciences, an IEP diploma, a Grande École, or a Grand Établissement recognized as equivalent.
• Application Dates: From January 15 to February 24, 2026.
• Selection Process: Recruitment procedure based on application and interview. Applications are submitted online through the MyCandidature portal.

Tuition Fees

More information about tuition fees is available upon request.

Teaching Location

The courses are given in the heart of Paris on the Dauphine - PSL campus.

School for Registration

Dauphine - PSL

Degree Issued

Institutional diploma conferring the grade of Master, awarded by the PSL University and prepared at Dauphine-PSL.

Program Highlights

• Training in careers connected with economic, social, and environmental challenges, as well as research.
• A richly diverse student body selected from a wide range of backgrounds.
• A program of multidisciplinary study taught by a high-level faculty.
• An international academic environment that offers contact with students from around the world and opportunities for dual degrees and exchanges with partner universities.
• A wide range of career opportunities both in France and worldwide.
• A curriculum that can be tailored to students' professional lives: full-time study with an optional gap year between the first and second years; work-study programs; or executive education.