BARD ACADEMICS ADMISSION CAMPUS LIFE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NEWS + EVENTS ABOUT BARD COVID-19 INFORMATION GIVE SEARCH UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS CURRICULUM PROGRAMS + DIVISIONS FACULTY RESOURCES ADDITIONAL STUDY OPPORTUNITIES ACADEMICS HOME Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00 Academic Programs Undergraduate students can earn a bachelor of arts degree in one of approximately 35 stand-alone programs in the following academic divisions. They may moderate into a concentration, or cluster of related courses, in conjunction with moderation into a program. THE ARTS LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND COMPUTING SOCIAL STUDIES INTERDIVISIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONCENTRATIONS BARD CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC PROGRAM AND CONCENTRATION APPROACH TO STUDY A liberal arts education offers students both breadth and depth of learning. At Bard, the primary sources of breadth are the First-Year Seminar and the distribution requirements. The primary source of depth is the requirement that each student major in a stand-alone academic program, possibly in conjunction with a non-stand-alone field of study, or concentration, or with another program in a joint major. Programs and Concentrations A program is a sequenced course of study designed by faculty (and sometimes by students in conjunction with faculty) to focus on a particular area of knowledge or a particular approach to an area. A concentration is a cluster of related courses on a clearly defined topic. READ MORE Interdisciplinary Study With a curriculum based on programs rather than more traditionally defined departments, the faculty are encouraged to rethink boundaries between divisions and disciplines and to examine the content of their courses in terms of how the courses interact with one another. READ MORE Program Requirements The requirements for Moderation and graduation differ from program to program and are summarized in the College catalogue. All students must declare a major in a program in order to moderate from the Lower College to the Upper College and become a candidate for the bachelor of arts degree. READ MORE DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS The requirements for moderation and graduation differ between programs and are summarized in each program description in the College catalogue or on the program’s webpage. Students studying in an interdivisional program generally moderate into both the divisional program, which serves as the home discipline for their concentration, and into the interdivisional program. A student who decides to pursue a double major must satisfy the requirements of both programs. Dance students in a workshop taught by choreographer Quilan "Cue" Arnold. Photo by Karl Rabe Division of the Arts Architecture Art History and Visual Culture Dance Film and Electronic Arts Music Photography Studio Arts Theater and Performance ARTS.BARD.EDU Associate Professor of Literature Rebecca Cole Heinowitz. Photo by Scott Barrow Division of Languages and Literature Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures Literature Written Arts LANGLIT.BARD.EDU The Citizen Science Program at Bard College, in a lab taught by Professor Brooke Jude. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00 Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing Biology Chemistry and Biochemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics Psychology SCIENCE.BARD.EDU A student in Professor Tabetha Ewing's course on the Enlightenment. Photo by Scott Barrow Division of Social Studies Anthropology Economics Economics and Finance Historical Studies Philosophy Political Studies Religion Sociology SOCIALSTUDIES.BARD.EDU INTERDIVISIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONCENTRATIONS Interdivisional Programs and Concentrations is home to 24 interdisciplinary fields: 11 are offered as majors, 13 as concentrations (minors). A major in literature might pair it with a concentration in Victorian studies, or political studies with a concentration in Middle Eastern studies, or human rights with a concentration in Latin American and Iberian studies. The variety of possible combinations illustrates the richness of study at Bard. INTERDIVISIONAL.BARD.EDU Students in the Reimagined Farms in Reimagined Spaces course in the Environmental and Urban Studies Program. Photo by China Jorrin '86 Interdivisional Programs American Studies Asian Studies Classical Studies Environmental and Urban Studies French Studies German Studies Global and International Studies Human Rights Italian Studies Middle Eastern Studies Russian and Eurasian Studies Spanish Studies Photo by Scott Barrow Interdivisional Concentrations Africana Studies Experimental Humanities Gender and Sexuality Studies Global Public Health Irish and Celtic Studies Jewish Studies Latin American and Iberian Studies Medieval Studies Mind, Brain, and Behavior Science, Technology, and Society Theology Victorian Studies SPECIALIZED DEGREE PROGRAMS In addition to the bachelor of arts degree, Bard College offers two five-year, dual-degree undergraduate programs. The Economics and Finance Program offers a BS degree in economics and finance and a bachelor of arts degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than economics. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a BM in music and a BA in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than music. Preprofessional undergraduate and joint-degree options (for example, prelaw and engineering) are also available. For more information, see the “Additional Study Opportunities and Affiliated Institutes” chapter in the College catalogue. Bard and its affiliates also offer several graduate degrees. Campus Road, PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000 Phone: 800-BARDCOL Admission Phone: 845-758-7472 Admission E-mail: admission@bard.edu ©2020 Bard College INFORMATION FOR: Prospective Students Current Employees Alumni/ae Families QUICK LINKS Employment Travel to Bard Site Search Support Bard