Degree Programs in New York State

Bard College:
Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson (90 miles north of New York City), New York, is a small four-year liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Choice, flexibility, and rigor are the hallmarks of the Bard education, which is a transformative synthesis of the liberal arts and progressive education traditions. Bard students are expected to shape the subject matter of their education by the exercise of imagination and intellectual engagement.

Undergraduate Degree Programs:
The College offers the bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in more than 40 academic programs in four divisions: Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. Students who undertake an interdivisional academic program receive a degree in one of the four divisions, depending on their individual course of study and the subject of their Senior Project. In addition, Bard College offers two dual-degree programs: the Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor’s degree in music and a B.A. in another field in the liberal arts or sciences; and the Program in Economics and Finance offers a B.S. degree in economics and finance and a bachelor of arts degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than economics.

Division of the Arts:
- Art History
- Dance
- Film and Electronic Arts
- Music
- Photography
- Studio Arts
- Theater

Division of Languages and Literature:
- Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literature
- Literature
- Written Arts

Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Physics

Division of Social Studies:
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Economics and Finance
- Historical Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Psychology
- Religion
- Sociology

Interdivisional Programs:
- American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Classical Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- Human Rights
- Italian Studies
- Spanish Studies
- Russian and Eurasian Studies
- Science, Technology, and Society

Interdivisional Concentrations:
- Africana Studies
- Cognitive Science
- Environmental and Urban Studies
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Global and International Studies
- Irish and Celtic Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Latin American and Iberian Studies
- Medieval Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Social Policy
- Studies in Race and Ethnicity
- Theology
- Victorian Studies

Graduate Degree Programs:
Each of Bard’s graduate programs leads to a master’s degree; one also has a Ph.D. program. Most important, through their innovative curricula, their bringing together emerging and accomplished practitioners, and their commitments to individual practice, these programs prepare their graduates to make informed, original contributions to their fields, to shape the future of their professions.

- Master of Fine Arts (MFA and Bard-ICP)
- Master of Arts in curatorial studies (CCS)
- Master of Arts in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture (BGC)
- Master of Science in environmental policy (BCEP)
- Master of Arts in teaching (MAT)
- Master of Music in vocal arts and in conducting (Bard Conservatory)
- Doctor of Philosophy Degree in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture (PhD)

Graduate and Undergraduate Instructional Programs:
Enrollment in other than registered or otherwise approved programs may jeopardize a student's eligibility for certain student aid awards. The following degree programs have been registered for Bard College by the New York State Education Department:

Undergraduate Programs:
- The Arts (B.A.)
- Languages and Literature (B.A.)
- Science, Mathematics, and Computing (B.A.)
- Social Studies (B.A.)
- Conservatory of Music (B.Music)
- Continuing Studies (B.A./B.S./B.P.S.)

Graduate Programs:
- Art History and Appreciation (M.A./Ph.D.)
- Curatorial Studies (M.A.)
- Environmental Policy (M.S.)
- Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
- Music (M. Music.)
- Teaching (M.A.T.)