o Methods which reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the course :
there is interdisciplinarity in both the courses on the different fields of political science as well as the area studies

o Variety of teaching strategies (including e-learning) :
- Most of the teaching staff are familiar with new multi-media technology and innovations introduced by the University Teaching Institute (l’Institut de pédagogie universitaire) . The overall rhythm and workload of the programme is carefully coordinated each year.
- The seminars are primarily designed to help students with the methodological structure of their final piece of work.

o Different learning situations :
- the seminars bring together cross-disciplinary elements. The tutoring system helps students to combine the different subjects in order to produce their dissertation.