Our Bachelor’s degrees

Three multidisciplinary programmes

ESPOL offer three Bachelor’s programmes, all leading to a nationally recognized Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, and Management (major in Political Science), accredited by the French State.

Illustration de Licence européenne de science politique — Bachelor’s degree in European Political Science

Illustration de Licence de Philosophie, Politique et Économie — Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Illustration de la Licence de Relations Internationales — Bachelor’s degree in International Relations

Our Bachelor’s programmes in detail

Training programmes with an international focus

ESPOL’s three bachelor’s degree programmes share a common aim: to prepare students to thrive in a globalised environment. This involves developing linguistic and intercultural skills through:

Bilingual courses in French and English, right from the first year, taught by an international teaching team;
The study of two modern languages from a wide range of options: German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Turkish, BCMS;
The possibility of studying a semester abroad, within one of ESPOL’s many partner universities.

An innovative and career-focused approach to teaching

In addition to teaching the fundamentals of political science, ESPOL’s bachelor’s degree programmes enable students to develop essential skills for the professional world through a range of initiatives:

Khôlles: 30-minute oral examinations (covering course material or text analysis), structured in three parts: presentation, discussion, and debriefing
Tutoring: one-to-one sessions with a teacher to explore a topic in greater depth or work on a specific issue
Role-play and simulations: scenarios designed to encourage students to speak up, particularly in courses such as EU Policy Making or Economic, Social and Political Ethics

And after a Bachelor’s at ESPOL?

Career opportunities following a Bachelor’s degree at ESPOL are varied. 90% of graduates go on to study for a Master’s degree*, either in France or abroad, in fields such as:

Journalism, communication, international relations, social sciences, public affairs, law, economics, urban planning, sustainable development, security, governance and the agri-food sector.

Students can continue their studies by choosing one of the Master’s programmes offered at ESPOL: Multilevel Governance in Europe, Climate and Sustainability Politics, International and Security Politics, Digital Politics and Governance.

They may also sit the competitive examinations for the European, national and local civil services.

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*Statistics taken from a survey of the Louise Michel cohort (2023 graduates), six months after they completed their bachelor’s degree