Bachelor in Licence - Sciences sociales

The Licence - Sciences sociales (Bachelor in Social Sciences) at Université Paris Cité in Paris, France, approaches human society from multiple scholarly angles simultaneously. Students explore sociology, anthropology, political science, demography, and economics, acquiring both the conceptual frameworks and the practical analytical tools needed to study social life rigorously. Coursework weaves quantitative methods — statistics, survey design, and data interpretation — with qualitative approaches such as ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviewing, and discourse analysis. This disciplinary breadth allows graduates to examine social phenomena, institutional structures, and collective behaviour from several perspectives at once rather than through a single lens. The programme runs over 3 years and is taught entirely in French at the Paris campus of Université Paris Cité in France, with courses beginning each September. Annual tuition stands at 178 EUR, consistent with French public university regulations. Students are trained to produce rigorous analytical writing and to engage critically with published research and statistical data. Professional paths lead to public administration, social policy agencies, NGOs, journalism, human resources, social work, market research, and academic research institutes. Many graduates continue to a master's degree to specialise further in areas such as urban sociology, political anthropology, international development, or quantitative social research methods. The Paris setting gives students access to France's main statistical bodies, public research organisations, and a dense and diverse urban environment that itself provides rich material for social observation and analysis.