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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010
Academic Courses
The courses offered in the undergraduate program are described in this catalogue under the four divisional headings and the interdivisional programs and concentrations heading. Courses that are required by, recommended for, or related to another program are cross-listed in the course description in the divisional listings. For example, Art History 359, Manet to Matisse, is cross-listed as a course in the French Studies Program.
Courses numbered 100 through 199 are primarily, though not exclusively, for first-year students; 200-level courses are primarily for Lower College students; and 300- and 400-level courses are designed for Upper College students. Every semester, approximately 500 courses are offered, about a fifth as tutorials (often student designed) and the rest as seminars, studio courses, lectures, Senior Projects, and independent studies. The average class size is 17 in the Lower College and 11 in the Upper College.
Most courses in the Lower College meet twice weekly for 80 minutes each session, although instructors may vary the length and frequency of meetings according to their estimation of a class’s needs. Many seminar courses in the Upper College meet once a week for two hours and 20 minutes. Laboratory courses usually meet three times a week (two two-hour seminars or lectures and a laboratory session). Introductory language courses customarily have four one-hour sessions each week, intensive language courses have five two-hour sessions each week, and immersion language courses have five three-hour sessions each week. Most tutorials meet once a week for one hour.
All courses carry 4 credits unless otherwise noted. There are several 2-credit seminars; intensive language courses carry 8 credits and immersion language courses 12 credits. A normal course load is 16 credits each semester.
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