PSME Academic Calendar (2020/2021)
Fall Semester :
- Courses : 21 September 2020- 20 December 2020
- Exams: 6 January - 17 January 2021
- French Language Exams to be held on December 19th
- Fall recess : 26 October - 3 November 2020
- Winter recess : 21 December 2020 - 5 January 2021
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National Holidays (No classes)
- All Saints Day: 1 November
- Armistice Day: 11 November
- Christmas Day: 25 December
Spring Semester
- Courses : 21 January 2021 - 30 April 2021
- Winer recess : 17 February 2021 - 21 February 2021
- Spring recess : 6 April 2021 - 13 April 2021
- Exams : 4 May 2021 - 18 May 2021
- Dissertation : 20 May no later than 14h
Second Session (make up exams for the year)
- 12 June 2020 - 30 June 2020
National Holidays (No classes or exams)
- Easter Monday: 13 April 2021
- 8 May 1945: 8 May 2021
-Ascention : 21 May 2021
Courses
To obtain the degree, each student must pass 60 ECTS credits. ECTS means «European Credit Transfer System». Please click here to access 
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The PSME curriculum includes a comprehensive treatment of modern theory and empirical techniques. Students receive general training through core courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, economic growth and econometrics (Fall semester courses), as well as in more specialized fields (Spring semester courses). The general training gives the foundations necessary for graduate studies in economics, and exposure to applied fields will help students wishing to choose a specialization for their second year.
Specially-designed field courses include Finance, European Integration, Development and Transition Economics, Industrial Organization, History of Economic Thought, Political Economy, Economics of Organizations, Labor Economics, Population Economics, Mutations financières et politique monétaire and Politiques du Développement.
In addition to classical training in economic theory, the students will also learn French, at beginner, intermediate, or advanced level, depending on their initial fluency in French.
Given that the student has shown a sufficient improvement in French as a foreign language, the possibility to take one or two courses thaught in French from other Sorbonne Economics Programs exists.
All Economics Lectures are held in small classes of no more than 60 students. Tutorials are organised in smaller classes (no more then 20 students) for all courses within the first semester, to help students understand the courses and do exercises. French courses are given in classes of about 20 students.
All students prepare an extended essay (M1 dissertation) during the second semester. The dissertation has to be prepared with one of the PSME Professors as a supervisor.
You will have access to your course websites via the Paris 1 intranet once enrolled at cours.univ-paris1.fr
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The lists of tutorial groups will be sent to all the students in the orientation period.
If you work and so because of your schedule want to be part of a specific tutorial group, you can send an e-mail to psme.ees@univ-paris1.fr specifying your choice before September 1st. We will do our best to help all of the students but we will give the priority to the students who work or have real obligations.
The French groups (beginner, intermediate and advanced) will be defined by a professional French language teacher according to the test scores.
Books
All Professors provide reading lists at the beginning of the Semester. Even though all required books can be found in the library and copies can be made, some students prefer to buy their own books. The Maison des Sciences Economique (MSE), where all classes and TDs take place in the first semester, has its own library.
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All academic papers for the year can be accessed through the University online system once the students have paid their tuition fees. The library offers terminals to access scientific research online.
The following readings are recommended by the Professors:
Book list
After the Diploma
In most European countries, the Master is in two years. The first year, called M1, is normally followed by a second year, called M2. The PSME program is a M1 program.
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After this year you obtain a university diploma entitled Panthéon Sorbonne MSc. in Economics. Foreign students graduating from our PSME program will be allowed to apply to all specialized M2 programs in economics, as if they were French students. Entrance into some M2 programs, which have large numbers of candidates, is highly selective; for other programs the selection process is less severe.
A student who has obtained good results for the M1 is normally recruited without difficulty in the 2nd year M2. The PSME M1 program for foreign students is specifically designed to help foreign students enter the French system, and serious PSME M1 students (who are already selected to enter this M1 level) succeed without difficulty in the competition to enter the M2.
More and more M2 programs are taught in English, but having learned French during the PSME year remains an asset since some courses are still taught in French.
Professors of PSME
The Professors teaching and guiding their students in the PSME program are amongst the top Professors of France and around the world.
Interactive Academic Space
The PSME Interactive Academic Space - EPI (Espaces Pedagogiques Interactifs) is a web page where you will find news and updates throughout the year relevant to the PSME community, as well as the necessary course syllabus and reading materials for your classes. Please check here often for updates!
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