The Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris, commonly known as Sciences Po [sjɑ̃s po] or Sciences Po Paris), is a public research university, with the status of grande école and grand établissement, located in Paris, France, with further campuses in Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Poitiers and Reims. Sciences Po offers courses and conducting research in political science, history, economics, law, and sociology.