The program is based in artistic practice, including studio arts, performance, media, and the interplay among them. History and theory courses take an interdisciplinary approach to draw upon the wealth of Berlin’s museums, monuments, galleries, performances, and nontraditional venues.
Curriculum
This curriculum option is a combination of practicing arts, arts-themed academics, and an internship or curatorial studies seminar. There are no prerequisites and students may freely choose four courses from throughout the curriculum. All courses carry 4 credits.
The Arts and Society track supports students who are coming to Berlin specifically to: create under the supervision of Berlin-based artists; explore connections between the arts, academic humanities, and social engagement; and experience the city’s arts culture as a participant
Coursework Spring 2020
Visit the Bard College Berlin website for a complete list of courses throughout the curriculum.
Beginners Black and White Photography Class: The Slow Photo
The Threepenny Opera: A New Musical Theater
Introduction to Aesthetics
Found Fragments & Layered Lines: mixed-media techniques for drawing and collage
The Age of Film: The Human Condition Through Visual Representation
American Art since 1945
Making a Performance: Devised Theater as Artistic Research
Advanced Courses
Painting as Object
Research-Creation: Artistic Approaches to German History, Memory of Forced Migration and the War
Photography and Social Practices
Contemporary Narratives in New Media: Systems, Mechanisms, and the Instruments of Power
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of John Carpenter
Through the Looking Glass: Art and the Oneiric
Claiming your voice; Moving images that speak
Living Double Lives: Art & Virtuality
Expanded Narration: Telling Stories in Contemporary Theatre and Performance
Contemporary Performance and Posthuman poet(h)ics
Advanced Painting: Oil Paint and After
Advanced Studio Practice
Palestinian Film: Aesthetics, History, Politics
Internship Program
Bard College Berlin offers advanced students the opportunity to gain practical experience alongside their studies by completing an optional internship and internship course. The internship provides students with the chance to contribute to an organization’s or individual’s work. The course is designed to embed the internship into an academic framework, with readings from diverse sources and related field trips. BCB assists students in finding an internship placement that matches their qualifications and interests, and our list of internship hosts is constantly growing.
Culturally rich and artistically diverse, Berlin is an exciting city to explore. Bard Abroad in Berlin’s cultural program exposes students to a wide range of artistic, historical, and cultural experiences. Film nights, dinners, gallery visits, lectures, and theater and musical performances round out the cultural program. Listed below are sample excursions from previous semesters.
Cultural Program
Walking tours of Pankow, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, and Mitte