Bachelor's Degree in Law, Governance & Political Humanities

To train professionals capable of working in legal, institutional, and political environments, equipped with a solid understanding of law, a keen grasp of contemporary issues, and the ability to analyze, argue, and produce legal and political documents.

Year 1 – Legal Fundamentals and Political Culture

Educational objectives

• Acquire a basic understanding of law (civil, constitutional, administrative).
• Understanding the major milestones in political and institutional life.
• Develop basic writing, argumentation, and public speaking skills.
• Learn about contemporary international issues.

Teaching units

EU 1 – Fundamentals of Law

• Introduction to law and sources of law
• Constitutional Law I: French and European Institutions
• Civil Law I: Persons, Family, Property
• Legal methodology (case studies, commentaries, essays)

EU 2 – Political Humanities

• Political Sociology I
• History of political ideas
• Introduction to Public Policy
• Major contemporary issues (ecology, digital technology, migration)

EU 3 – Cross-cutting skills

• Public speaking
• Argumentation techniques
• Written and oral communication
• Introduction to documentary research

EU 4 – Languages and international outlook

• General English
• Introduction to Legal English
• Preparation for the international semester (Brussels)

UE 5 – Projects & Professional Development

• Collective political analysis project
• Observation internship (4 to 6 weeks)

Year 2 – Legal specialization & international immersion

Educational objectives

• Delve deeper into the major legal disciplines.
• Develop a detailed understanding of international relations.
• Strengthen language skills (full English semester).
• Experiment with professional scenarios.

Teaching units

EU 1 – Public Law and Institutions

• Administrative Law I
• Constitutional Law II: Constitutional Litigation
• General criminal law

EU 2 – Business Law and Economics

• Commercial Law I
• Introduction to corporate law
• Political economy and regulation

EU 3 – International Relations & Geopolitics

• Theories of international relations
• Contemporary geopolitics
• European institutions (preparation in Brussels)

EU 4 – Languages & Communication

• Business English
• Legal English II
• Political and legal communication

EU 5 – Immersive experiences

• Semester in full English in Brussels (European institutions)
• International seminar in Abu Dhabi
• Internship (6 to 8 weeks)

Year 3 – Professionalization & pre-Master's specialization

Educational objectives

• Consolidate legal skills with a view to obtaining a professional master's degree (particularly in business law).
• Develop a strategic vision for organizations.
• Mastering governance, compliance, and ethics issues (CMI UK).
• Complete a professional project.

Teaching units

EU 1 – Advanced Law

• Corporate Law II
• Commercial Law II
• Business criminal law
• Public international law

EU 2 – Governance & Public Policy

• Public policy analysis
• Ethics, Compliance, and Governance (CMI UK)
• Influence strategies and lobbying

EU 3 – Leadership, Strategy & Innovation

• Leadership and change management
• Business strategy 
• Entrepreneurial project :
  • Intrapreneurship
  • Solving real business problems
  • Strategic innovation project

EU 4 – Professional skills

• CV/LinkedIn/pitch workshop
• Negotiation simulation
• Drafting of legal and policy briefs
• Preparation for the Professional Master's Degree

UE 5 – Long internship & professional thesis

• 4- to 6-month internship
• Legal or policy analysis thesis
• Defense before an academic and professional jury

AT1 – Legal analysis and production of legal documents

• Identify the sources of law applicable to a situation.
• Conduct legal monitoring.
• Write notes, summaries, analyses, and case studies.
• Produce simple legal documents (contracts, notes, memos).

AT2 – Political, institutional, and geopolitical analysis

• Analyze a public policy or institutional situation.
• Produce decision support notes.
• Mapping stakeholders and issues.
• Interpreting geopolitical dynamics.

AT3 – Legal and political communication

• Oral presentation of a legal or political analysis.
• Arguing in a contradictory setting.
• Make complex content accessible to a wider audience.
• Produce communication materials.

AT4 – Project management and professionalization

• Lead a group project (analysis, research, event, study).
• Working as part of a team in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Mobilize professional digital tools.
• Complete an internship and a professional thesis.

Block 1 – Conducting legal analysis and producing legal documents

Skills:

• Identify the rules applicable to a given situation.
• Mobilize legal methods (case studies, commentary, essays).
• Draft simple legal documents.
• Ensure structured legal monitoring.

Assessment methods:

• Legal case studies.
• Comments on the decision.
• Professional legal notice.
• Monitoring file.

Block 2 – Analyzing public policies and institutional issues

Skills:

• Describe and analyze the functioning of French and European institutions.
• Evaluate a public policy.
• Produce a decision support note.
• Mobilize the tools of political sociology and geopolitics.

Assessment methods:

• Analysis of a public policy.
• Mapping of stakeholders.
• Strategic note.
• Oral presentation.

Block 3 – Communicating and arguing in a legal or political context

Skills:

• Structure an argumentative speech.
• Present an analysis orally.
• Make complex content accessible to a wider audience.
• Produce communication materials.

Assessment methods:

• Oral defense.
• Debate with arguments.
• Communication file.
• Professional pitch.

Block 4 – Leading a professional project and entering the legal and public policy professions

Skills:

• Design and manage a group project.
• Use professional digital tools.
• Develop a professional network.
• Complete an internship and a thesis.

Assessment methods:

• Group project (report + defense).
• Skills portfolio.
• Professional thesis.
• Internship evaluation.

• Lectures and tutorials
• Case studies, role-playing, simulations
• International mobility

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Admission by competitive examination
• Possibility of parallel admission to the 2nd or 3rd year depending on prerequisites

• Master's Degree in Business Law
• Master's Degree in Public Policy
• Business schools (parallel admissions)
• Master's degrees in Law, Political Science, International Relations

• Paralegal
• Project manager in a community or institution
• Junior Public Affairs Analyst
• Junior Strategy or Compliance Consultant
• NGOs, international organizations
• Preparation for civil service examinations

Bachelor's degree: €10,000 per year

Professional master's degree: €12,000 per year with the possibility of a work-study program