Grande Ecole program Grande Ecole program

International Strategies and Diplomacy

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In short Grande Ecole program
Academic field (or area) Diplomacy, international relations, geopolitics
Type of degree Master degree
Study level Bac+5
Entry level Post-bac à bac+4
Working languages 9 languages
Accessibility Formation accessible

About the Master’s program in International Strategies and Diplomacy

Our Master’s programs offer students the opportunity to put the multilingual and intercultural expertise they have acquired during the pre-Master’s program into practice in various professional environments.

ISIT produces graduates with a strong general knowledge and a solid understanding of intercultural issues who are able to show agility in an international environment and to grasp the complexity of globalized organizations and businesses.

Faculty

  • Consultants and staff of international organizations
  • Lecturers and academics specializing in international affairs

Learning objectives

The Master’s degree in International Strategies and Diplomacy aims to:

  • Train experts in the major geopolitical issues of today’s world.
  • Produce graduates capable of managing projects in a multilateral context.

Practical skills acquired

  • Ability to analyze, understand, act and negotiate on behalf of public or private organizations in a multicultural context.
  • Ability to manage complex, long-term projects in an intercultural environment.

Courses

Year 4

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS & CONTEXTS

  • Law of International Organizations
  • Introduction to Theories of International Relations (Seminar)
  • International Cooperation
  • Geopolitics: Methods & Concepts
  • Geopolitics by Region
  • Philosophy of International Relations & Global Diplomatic Issues

COMMUNICATING IN AN INTERCULTURAL & MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT

  • Developing your Intercultural Intelligence
  • Lobbying & Advocacy in NGOs
  • Professional Writing in B Languages
  • Professional Speaking in B Languages
  • Economic & Political Analysis & Translation into A Language
  • Communicating & Contextualizing in French

UNDERSTANDING WORKING ENVIRONMENTS & PRACTICES

  • Economic & Strategic Intelligence
  • Globalization & Economic Shifts
  • Project Management
  • Business Language (in B Languages)

CAREERS SUPPORT

  • Careers forum
  • Personal development
  • Internship (at least 3 months)

RESEARCH

  • Research methodology: general & by theme
  • Making research choices
  • Assistance with information searching & bibliography

A choice of specialist professional modules: Entrepreneurship program OR Consulting asignment

Year 5

MASTERING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • Security and Defense
  • Ethics & Sociology of the Agents of Globalization
  • Cultural Diplomacy

ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS

  • International Negotiation
  • Geopolitics of Crises & Conflicts management and Strategic Foresight
  • Geopolitics of Europe
  • International Economic & Financial Regulations
  • Analysis of International Current Affairs

CAREER SUPPORT

  • Careers forum
  • Leadership and self-marketing
  • Reports on activities & portfolio of achievements
  • 6-month internship or 1-year sandwich/work-study course

RESEARCH

  • Research dissertation

A choice of specialist professional modules: Pre-incubator (on application) OR consulting assignment

Double degree available in year 2

Students of ISIT and CFJ-Paris journalism school can follow a specially designed double degree program entitled International and Intercultural Issues and the Media, leading to the award of Master’s degrees from both schools. ​

Careers

Getting ready to apply

Prerequisites

Languages

Our course is open to candidates with a solid level in their mother tongue and two other working languages: French and English are compulsory, and the third working language can be chosen from Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Students may also choose a 4th working language among the official languages of ISIT.

  • ‘A’ language 
    • 4th and 5th year: all students must have French as their mother tongue or hold a DELF or Institut français qualification demonstrating a B2 level in French. Non-native French speakers must be capable of following all their classes in French and will be treated as having French as their A language.

Degree level

  • Admission in Year 4: 3rd year of higher education (L3) successfully completed
  • Admission in Year 5: Master 1 or equivalent (4 years of higher education in France or abroad officially recognised as being worth 240 ECTS) successfully completed

IMPORTANT: For the International Strategies and Diplomacy specialization, the student’s Master 1 or equivalent qualification must be related to international relations.

Past papers

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Testimonies from our alumni

Translation
ISIT 2014

Rhys Tyler

Do your prep work, research thoroughly just as you would for an internship or job.
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Translation
ISIT 2012

Claire Liron

The CIT Master at ISIT combines high-level language skills with practical knowledge in digital and intercultural communication.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2012

Elisabeth Wu

ISIT offers a very diverse program that gives students the opportunity to experience a little bit of everything and to work in different fields.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2013

Alexandre Vacante

ISIT helped me determine a guiding principle: to understand, emphasize and apply my skills.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2013

Lucille Träger

The key is to really take advantage of your time at ISIT to build a coherent path that makes sense to you.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2012
Belgium

Joanna Szymanska

ISIT is the only school that allows students to customize their education by taking any possible language combination.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2013

Ornella Olenga Disashi

This job quenches my thirst for knowledge.
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Consulting
ISIT 2012

Thibault Motté

The additional skill set in modern languages I developed at ISIT differentiates me from other law students.
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Consulting
ISIT 2004

Stéphanie Fresson

ISIT taught me to be demanding, and gave me broad general knowledge that is important in the working world.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2012

Sarah Lanzi

I like the immediacy and the multi-faceted nature of this profession.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2013

Astrid Boitel

ISIT gives us access to the world.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2014

Jennifer Zelphati

I like the “no safety net” aspect of the job, the challenge of being ready all the time.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2013

Juliette Bonnet

When an interpreter gets into a booth, there’s no way to cheat, no way to “rewind.”
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2014

Benoît Malmontet

ISIT programs are very adapted to employers’ needs: teachers are all working interpreters.
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Consulting
ISIT 2009

Delphine Siwiec

My versatility and ability to adapt in a multicultural, multilingual environment have been very appreciated by my managers.
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Translation
ISIT 2013
China

Adrien Maynard

Develop your general knowledge and deepen your language skills, but to keep posted on the world you live in.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2012

Yasmine Khalouch

The Master in Intercultural Management is very thorough. In my current role, I’ve used something from every class I took.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2011
United Kingdom

Mathieu Isidro

At ISIT, we are taught cultural sensitivity, without which we couldn’t translate effectively.
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Translation
ISIT 2003

Carole Couque

I wanted to start my own business so I could work with a variety of clients and languages.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2012
Canada

Claire

Cross-cultural knowledge is giving you endless opportunities, and knowing which fields you can use it for will help you make a difference.
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Student
ISIT 2014
Scotland

Nicola Crawford

I chose ISIT because of its reputation and the excellent standard of education that it offers & the possibility to study with English.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2015

Ina Kang

Being an ISIT graduate is an asset on your CV.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 2015

Sophie Dibdin

The combination of languages, business and marketing at ISIT was one I hadn’t seen at any other school.
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Communication and marketing
ISIT 1994
France

Stéphane Trycionka

I had a general interest in foreign language & culture, in those who speak a language different from my own, who see the world and think differently.
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Conference Interpreting
ISIT 2014
Spain

David Cabrera Sanchez

ISIT’s many partnerships with major international organizations meant I had the opportunity to complete a number of internships working in a dummy booth, which taught me a lot.
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