Bard's main campus houses the following degree-granting programs:
Bard Undergraduate Program
Bard College Conservatory of Music
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Bard Prison Initiative
Center for Curatorial Studies
Center for Human Rights and the Arts
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy
Master of Arts in Teaching
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
The Orchestra Now
Bard College's initiatives reach far beyond Annandale with campuses in New York City, Boston, California, and other U.S. locations.
Bard Abroad offers students a wide range of opportunities to engage in international dialogue with study abroad opportunities as well as campus-based programs such as the Institute for International Liberal Education and the Program in International Education (PIE).
In 2020, Bard College and Central European University launched the Open Society University Network (OSUN), a global network of educational institutions that integrates learning and the advancement of knowledge—in the social sciences, the humanities, the sciences and the arts, on undergraduate and graduate levels—across geographic and demographic boundaries, promotes civic engagement on behalf of open societies, and expands access to higher education for underserved communities.
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) courses link coursework and critical thinking skills with engagement activities that contextualize course materials and enhance learning. A significant portion of the learning takes place outside of the classroom, where students engage with different geographies, organizations, and programs in local communities, or in the communities where Bard’s national and international partners are based.