News to students admitted at Sciences Po J-School in 2020

>Before having the pleasure of meeting in person the students admitted to Sciences Po Journalism School in September 2020, we try to answer the frequently asked questions. Due to the COVID-19 crisis and the uncertainties on its evolution, the situation is still in progress and the information below can be adjusted. 

I WAS ADMITTED. WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS?

Congratulations! You should now proceed to your administrative registration, and then your academic registration. Here are the steps to follow.

WHEN IS THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL?

Sciences Po Journalism School organized welcome meetings for future 1st-year students, via videoconference, on July 16 and 17, 2020. Then, on September 3,  2020, technical initiation modules will start, as well as an integration program. The first day of Fall Semester 2020 is set on September 14, 2020. 

> SEE SCIENCES PO JOURNALISM SCHOOL 2020-2021 CALENDAR 

HOW WILL THE 2020 FALL SEMESTER COURSES BE DELIVERED?

In health context still uncertain, the 2020 Fall Semester (September-December) is subject to change, according the governmental guidelines in effect.

The system provided ensures the safety of all our communities (students, faculty, employees), while guaranteeing the excellence of the education, with: 

• academic courses online, reinforced on tomorrow’s world stakes (health and international crisis, artificial intelligence, Earth and environmental policies, powers and French political life, development of public opinion, etc.), meeting the requirements of a Master’s degree at Sciences Po,

• practical workshops on site, health conditions permitting, in order for the students to acquire the best professionalization in the journalism field,

• the participation in our school’s rationale, to experience our training’s added-value: 

> the collective experience, just like in a newsroom, where everyone is an essential link to the information production chain,

> the experience of intensity and adrenaline when covering the news,

> the experience of the field,

> the experience of Sciences Po Journalism School network (721 graduates and 220 members of the faculty) qui, à tout moment d'une carrière, peut conseiller, aider, orienter,

> the experience of technological and editorial innovation,

> the experience of Sciences Po prestige, with a cycle of master classes about post-COVID media and conferences dedicated to the new practices in journalism.

All this in part of the DNA of our school, created in 2004, when journalism must face numerous challenges, in particular in the coverage of the after world.

> LEARN MORE ABOUT AN UNPRECEDENTED AND INNOVATIVE TERM AT SCIENCES PO

WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE COURSES LIST?

Very soon, at the latest during the first half of July 2020, when we proceed with the academic registrations.

WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE LOCKDOWN ON THE 2020 SPRING SEMESTER?

When the closing of Sciences Po premises was ordered, on March 16, 2020, we have successfully switched both the academic courses and the practical workshops online.

We have revised the academic requirements and learning methods, from the conditions of work in the newsrooms, to the production of journalistic material without access to the field, during the lockdown.

This momentum was set in a few days only, and through the collective effort of our students and members of the faculty, we were able to experiment new courses formats and new ways of interact, even when our communities were several time zones apart, while placing digital and tomorrow’s world stake at the heart of our priorities, more than ever.

I WAS ADMITTED IN SCIENCES PO JOURNALISM SCHOOL MASTER’S DEGREE (MASTER IN JOURNALISM OR JOINT MASTER IN JOURNALISM AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS). AM I ALLOWED TO ASK FOR A DEFERRAL?

You can request a deferral of your admission for one year. This request can be granted or denied by Sciences Po. Deferral requests should be made online, via the student profile, in the appropriate section, where you can either accept the admission offer, refuse it, or request a deferral). 

Nota bene: no deferral can be granted for the dual degree programs. 

HOW TO FIND ACCOMODATION?

Sciences Po provides an institutional plateform dedicated to housing offers and will support you in your search, according to your needs.

HOW TO OBTAIN A RESIDENCE PERMIT?

Sciences Po residence permits office informs you and supports you with your first application or during the renewal process.

HOW TO RECEIVE SOCIAL AID?

Sciences Po student welfare and support office supports you individually in your administrative procedures, such as opening a