Master in Quantitative Sociology and Demography

Why join this program?

• Asset n ° 1: Develop expertise on current issues in Quantitative Sociology and Demography.
• Asset n ° 2: Benefit from the expertise of ENSAE, UVSQ and ENS Paris-Saclay.
• Asset n ° 3: Training in research and pursuing a doctorate or entering the professional world.

Description

The Quantitative Sociology and Demography course offers innovative and demanding training in quantitative sociology, in line with the most contemporary developments in the discipline and fully in line with the scientific dynamics of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris .

The training responds to current challenges by relying on the recognized expertise of ENSAE, on the solid teaching experience in this field of UVSQ and on the historical commitment of ENS Paris-Saclay in training. students in quantitative methods. Privileged partnerships with the laboratories of the three establishments (LSQ, Printemps, CESDIP, IDHES, ISP) and collaboration with INED aim to train students in research through research.

Students benefit from learning sociological reasoning coupled with learning demographic and statistical methods, from the most classic to the most innovative, and software (SAS, STATA, R, Python) dedicated to the collection, processing and data analysis, taught and practiced during training. They collectively learn to design an original quantitative survey, to administer it and to analyze the data collected.

Students are familiarized, through thematic courses, with contemporary research in social stratification and inequalities, gender and family, social networks, immigration, lifestyle and cultural practices, health and sociogenetics, political sociology, among others.

Research training involves the follow-up of research seminars in partner laboratories and the completion of a thesis and / or research internship in M1 and M2.

Application periods for this Master's program: 03/11/2022 to 31/05/2023 with 3 sessions

• Session 1: 03/11/2022 to 02/02/2023
• Session 2: 03/02/2023 to 13/04/2023
• Session 3: 04/14/2023 to 05/31/2023

Institut Polytechnique de Paris overview

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is a world-class Institute of science and technology encompassing 5 prestigious French engineering Schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis.

A campus just outside Paris

Located on the Plateau de Saclay, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris campus brings together its five founding Schools. It offers students, faculty members and staff top-notch facilities to pursue their activities in a lively and stimulating environment. Set in the heart of one of the world's top eight innovation hubs, the campus benefits from the dynamism created by the private and public players based within the cluster. Ideally located just outside Paris, the campus is easily accessible by public transportation, allowing students and faculty members to take advantage of the economic dynamism and rich cultural life of the French capital

Cutting-edge disciplinary and interdisciplinary research

Research at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris is built on the recognized expertise of its Schools in ten major disciplines: Biology; Chemistry and Processes; Economics; Information, Communications and Electronics; Computer Science, Data, and AI; Mathematics; Mechanics and Energetics; Physics; Humanities, Arts, Literature and Languages; Social Sciences and Management. The research programs established by the disciplinary departments identify key fields and develop transdisciplinary research projects in partnership with industry. Research focuses on 12 research areas: Environment & climate ; Energy transition ; Artificial Intelligence and Data science ; Networks and the Internet of Things ; Mathematics and digital simulation ; Cybersecurity ; Defense ; Geopolitics and strategy ; Innovative Materials and Quantum Technologies ; Lasers and plasma Science ; Robotics ; Bioengineering. To this end, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris has set up major interdisciplinary centers to take up the greatest economic and social challenges of our time.