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Economics and Finance OverviewThe Bard Program in Economics and Finance, established in the fall of 2007, is a five-year B.S./B.A. dual-degree program. Students receive both a B.S. degree in economics and finance and a B.A. degree in an academic program other than economics. The Economics and Finance Program is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to achieve a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences even as they prepare themselves for careers in the financial world. RequirementsThe B.A./B.S. program requires 156 credits; the student must fulfill all general educational requirements of the College’s B.A. academic program. The B.S. degree will not be awarded unless the student also receives the B.A. degree. However, a student may elect to step out of the program, continuing in the B.A. program. Hence, the dual-degree program is structured to allow all requirements for the B.A. to be met within four years. Candidates for the dual degree must complete 52 credits in economics and finance, comprising the core courses of the program: Introduction to Microeconomics; Introduction to Macroeconomics; Foundations of Finance and Investments; Money and Banking; Intermediate Microeconomics; Mathematical Economics; Accounting; Industrial Organization; Statistics; Topics in International Trade and Finance; Econometrics; Seminar in Contemporary Developments of Finance; Corporate Finance; and Capstone Experience Project (Senior Project, B.S.). Students are required to complete either a practicum in portfolio investing or a financial planning model.
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