LSE/Sciences Po Double Degree: Master of Public Administration
Applications open for 2026 entry via Sciences Po.
Application deadline 8 February 2026. Apply via Sciences Po admissions.
The double MPP-MPA degree offers students a multi-disciplinary and applied public policy education that harnesses the best of two world-leading social science institutions.
The double Master’s degree in Public Policy and Public Administration between Sciences Po’s School of Public Affairs and the LSE School of Public Policy aims to equip students with a rounded, multi-disciplinary and applied public policy education that harnesses the best of two world-leading social science institutions.
In particular, the first year of the programme at Sciences Po provides students with core skills in economics and politics as well as courses that enable students to complete the requirements of one of eleven policy streams in the area that they choose to specialize in (in English or in French). Students explore the intersection between public policy and cutting-edge technologies, with an emphasis on a hands-on, concrete approach.
During the second year at LSE, the programme complements this learning with the institutional strengths of the LSE School of Public Policy. Students have the opportunity to select a second area of specialism – either complementary or distinct from – that chosen in the first year.
The programme further supplements students’ professional experience through a second year capstone project in which students will work in teams to solve a real-world policy problem.
Key features:
- Study at two prestigious institutions in two cities– Year one at the School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris and Year two at the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science
- Choice of specialisms- a broad curriculum allows you to identify your key interests and strengths and choose a specialisation from a range of electives in both your first and second year of study.
- The ‘Public Policy Incubator’(Year 1) – put your skills into practice and work in groups alongside researchers, representatives from public, private and civil society organisations to propose innovative, practicable solutions to an identified policy challenge.
- MPA Capstone(Year 2) - an opportunity to work on a real-world policy challenge as part of a six-month consultancy style project with an external client.
- A global outlook– be a part of the international communities at LSE and Sciences Po as well a network of prestigious policy schools around the world as part of the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN).
Main information
| Applications open | Apply via Sciences Po (1st year of programme) |
| Application deadline (via Sciences Po) | 8 February 2026 |
| Start date | September 2026 (at Sciences Po) |
| Duration | 21 months, full time only |
| Expected intake | 15 |
| Minimum entry requirement | 2:1 degree or equivalent in any discipline. There is no formal requirement for previous professional work experience, but students starting the LSE MPA would normally have one year of professional experience and many would have two or more years of experience. GRE/GMAT Requirement: None |
| Location | Year one: Paris, France Year Two: London, UK |