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Undergraduate Programs and Concentrations
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Undergraduate Academic Programs
Undergraduate students can earn a bachelor of arts degree in one of approximately 35 stand-alone programs. They may moderate into a concentration, or cluster of related courses, in conjunction with moderation into a program.
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.
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Programs and ConcentrationsA program is a sequenced course of study designed by faculty (sometimes in conjunction with students) 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.
Programs and Concentrations
A program is a sequenced course of study designed by faculty (sometimes in conjunction with students) 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.
A student may moderate into a concentration, but only in tandem with his or her moderation into a program. The course of study in an academic program begins at the introductory level and moves in progressive stages toward the development of the ability to think and/or create, innovatively and reflectively, by means of the formal structures that the discipline provides. -
With a curriculum based on programs rather than more traditionally defined departments, faculty are encouraged to rethink boundaries between divisions and disciplines and to examine their course content in terms of how the courses interact with one another.
Interdisciplinary Study
With a curriculum based on programs rather than more traditionally defined departments, faculty are encouraged to rethink boundaries between divisions and disciplines and to examine their course content in terms of how the courses interact with one another.
This more flexible framework allows students to create interdisciplinary plans of study. Many programs and concentrations, such as Asian Studies and Human Rights, are interdisciplinary in nature and can take advantage of the faculty and offerings of the entire College. For example, the Asian Studies Program may draw from courses in history, literature, art history, and economics. -
Program RequirementsRequirements for Moderation and graduation differ for each program and are summarized in the College Catalogue. 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.
Program Requirements
Requirements for Moderation and graduation differ for each program and are summarized in the College Catalogue. 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.
A student who decides to pursue a double major—say, physics and philosophy—must satisfy the requirements of both programs and complete two Senior Projects. A student who pursues a joint major moderates into two programs, ideally in a joint Moderation, and completes course requirements for both programs and a single, unified Senior Project. A student who pursues study in a concentration must also moderate into a program, fulfill all course requirements, and produce a Senior Project that combines the interdisciplinary theories and methods of the concentration with the disciplinary theories and methods of the program.
Read more in the College Catalogue.
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 website. A student who decides to pursue a double major must satisfy the requirements of both programs. Students who wish to pursue a second focus must consult their academic adviser.
Division of the Arts
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Division of Languages and Literature
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Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
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Division of Social Studies
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Interdivisional Programs and Concentrations
Interdivisional Programs and Concentrations is home to 26 interdisciplinary fields: 11 are offered as majors, 15 as concentrations (minors). A major in literature might pair it with a concentration in Victorian studies, or politics 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.
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Interdivisional Concentrations
Specialized Degree Programs
In addition to the bachelor of arts degree, Bard College offers two five-year, dual-degree undergraduate programs. Bard and its affiliates also offer several graduate degrees.
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The Economics and Finance Program offers a BS degree in economics and finance and a BA degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than economics.
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The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a BM degree in music and a BA degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than music.
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Preprofessional undergraduate and joint-degree options (for example, prelaw and engineering) are also available. For more information, see Additional Study Opportunities.