Academics | Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

The College offers the bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in more than 40 academic programs in four divisions: Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. Students who undertake an interdivisional academic program receive a degree in one of the four divisions, depending on their individual course of study and the subject of their Senior Project. In addition, Bard College offers two dual-degree programs: the Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor’s degree in music and a B.A. in another field in the liberal arts or sciences; and the Program in Economics and Finance offers a B.S. degree in economics and finance and a bachelor of arts degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than economics.

Division of the Arts

Division of Languages
and Literature

Division of Science, Mathematics,
and Computing

Division of Social Studies

Interdivisional Programs

Interdivisional Concentrations

Program Requirements
The requirements for moderation and graduation differ from program to program within the home divisions and are summarized in the program descriptions that appear in this catalogue. Students studying in an interdivisional program generally moderate into both the divisional program that serves as the home discipline for their concentration and into the interdivisional program. For example, a student in the Victorian Studies Program who chooses to concentrate on literature may moderate into the Literature and Victorian Studies Programs; another student might moderate into the Historical Studies and Victorian Studies Programs. A student who decides to pursue a double major, say, Physics and Philosophy, must satisfy the requirements of both programs.

Interdivisional Programs
With only a few exceptions, the courses in the undergraduate programs are listed with one of the divisions: The Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. Courses that are required by, recommended for, or related to an interdivisional program are listed with the interdivisional program's description and are cross-listed as such in the course description in the divisional listings. For example, Art History 295, Arts of India, is cross-listed as a course in the Asian Studies Program. The cross-listings and the course lists accompanying the interdivisional program descriptions are not necessarily complete and are subject to change as new courses are developed and course content and program content change. Some of the program descriptions give only general information about the nature of the courses appropriate to the program, rather than specific course titles. Students should check with program faculty or the registrar for information about each semester's course offerings related to particular programs.

Graduate Programs

Bard offers the following graduate degrees:

master of fine arts (MFA and Bard-ICP);
master of arts in curatorial studies (CCS) ;
master of arts, master of philosophy, and doctor of philosophy in decorative arts, design history, and material culture (BGC) ;
master of science in environmental policy (BCEP) ;
master of arts in teaching (MAT); and
master of music in vocal arts and in conducting (Bard Conservatory).

Bard also offers two dual degree programs: a bachelor of arts and a master of science through the Bard Center for Environmental Policy (BCEP), and through BCEP and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, master of science and master of arts in teaching degrees.

Graduate and Undergraduate Instructional Programs
Enrollment in other than registered or otherwise approved programs may jeopardize a student's eligibility for certain student aid awards. The following degree programs have been registered for Bard College by the New York State Education Department.