The Bard Network

Students from Bard partner institutions at Ala Archa National Park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

Bard envisions the liberal arts institution as the hub of a network, rather than a single, self-contained campus.

Numerous institutes for special study are available on and off campus, connecting Bard students to the greater community. Bard’s undergraduate program is based in Annandale, but students can take advantage of many opportunities outside the region, through Bard programs from New Orleans to Berlin. Bard’s philosophy is that colleges can and should play a broad role in education; for this reason, Bard operates or partners with high schools and graduate schools. Many Bard College undergraduate students began at Bard Early Colleges, or go on to pursue a master’s degree through Bard in conjunction with or after completing their bachelor’s.

Opportunities for Study at Bard

Our Locations

Robotics class at Bard College. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00.

Annandale Programs

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 MBA in Sustainability Program in New York City.

New York City Programs

Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
Bard Graduate Center
Bard High School Early College Manhattan
Bard High School Early College Queens
Bard Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library
Bard Microcollege for Just Community Leadership
International Center of Photography – Bard Program

Bard College at Simon's Rock. Photo by Bill Tipper

Other U.S. Programs

Bard College's initiatives reach far beyond Annandale with campuses in New York City, Boston, California, and other U.S. locations.

Louisiana: Early College in New Orleans
Maryland: Bard High School Early College Baltimore
Massachusetts: Bard College at Simon's Rock
Massachusetts: Bard Microcollege Holyoke
Massachusetts: Longy School of Music of Bard College
New Jersey: Bard High School Early College Newark
New York State: Bard Early College Hudson
Ohio: Bard High School Early College Cleveland

Al-Quds Bard Commencement, East Jerusalem.

International Programs

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).

Austria: Central European University
China: Bard Early College Chengdu and Bard Early College Houde Academy Shenzhen
Germany: Bard College Berlin
Kenya: Rift Valley Institute
Kenya: Sudan Open Archive
Kyrgyzstan: American University of Central Asia
East Jerusalem: Al-Quds Bard Partnership

Additional Curricular and Cocurricular Opportunities

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Students in Professor Myra Young Armstead's Inclusion at Bard ELAS course dedicate new public signage on campus.

Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses

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.

More about ELAS