1. All students must fulfill the “Difference and
Justice” requirement.
Courses
fulfilling this distribution requirement have a primary focus on the study of
difference in the context of larger social dynamics such as globalization,
nationalism, and social justice. They will address differences that may include
but are not limited to ability/disability, age, body size, citizenship status,
class, color, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, geography, nationality,
political affiliation, religion, race, sexual orientation, or socio-economic
background, and will engage critically with issues of difference, diversity,
inequality, and inclusivity.
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Additionally, students are
required to take four-credits in each of the nine categories listed below. Non-native speakers of English may be
exempted from the Foreign Language and Literature requirement. A course may be cross-listed in different
programs, but can fulfill only one of the nine distribution areas.
The
analysis of arts distribution requirement teaches students to interpret both
the form and content of creative works, including visual and performing arts.
The requirement further aims to help students understand how works of visual
art, music, film, theater, and dance shape, or are shaped by, social,
political, and historical circumstances and contexts.
The
study of another language involves not just the process of internalizing new
linguistic forms but also attention to the various cultural manifestations of
that language. The goal of this requirement is to gain a critical appreciation
of non-Anglophone languages and to question the assumption of an underlying
uniformity across cultures and literary traditions. To satisfy this
requirement, students may take any course in a foreign language, a course in a
foreign literature, or a course in the theory and practice of translation.
A
course focused on analysis of change over time in society, or the distinctiveness
of a past era, using written or physical evidence. The course should alert
students to the differences and similarities of contemporary experience from
past modes of life, as well as suggest that present categories of experience
are themselves shaped historically and can be analyzed by imaginatively
investigating past institutions, texts, and worldviews.
What
distinguishes poetry, fiction, or drama from other kinds of discourse?
Foregrounding the practice of close reading to investigate the relationship
between form and content, these courses invite students to explore not only the
“what” or “why” of literary representation, but also the “how.” The goal of the
requirement is to engage critically the multiple ways in which language shapes
thought and makes meaning by considering the cultural, historical, and formal
dimensions of literary texts.
In
courses satisfying the Laboratory Science requirement, students will actively
participate in data collection and analysis using technology and methodology
appropriate to the particular field of study. Students will develop analytical,
modeling, and quantitative skills in the process of comparing theory and data.
Laboratory Science students will develop an understanding of statistical and
other uncertainties in the process of constructing and interpreting scientific
evidence.
This
distribution area addresses how humans conceptualize the nature of knowledge
and belief, construct systems of value, and interpret the nature of what is
real. Such courses may also focus on questions pertaining to the human moral
condition, human society and culture, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, or on
the ways in which civilizations have dealt with those questions. All MBV
courses will pay special attention to analysis and interpretation of texts and
practices, as well as seek to cultivate skills of argument development and the
open-minded consideration of counter-argument.
Courses
satisfying the Mathematics and Computation requirement challenge students to
model and reason about the world logically and quantitatively, explicitly
grappling with ambiguity and precision. Students will learn and practice
discipline-specific techniques and, in doing so, represent and communicate
ideas through mathematical arguments, computer programs, or data analysis.
The
practicing arts distribution requirement emphasizes making or performing as an
educational process. Courses develop students’ creative and imaginative
faculties by focusing upon a set of artistic skills or working methods. Fields
of study include dance, theater, music performance and composition, film
production, creative writing, and the visual arts. Students will learn through
experiential practices in order to cultivate the self as a primary agent of expression,
cultural reflection, and creativity.
Courses
in this area approach the study of people and society at a variety of levels of
analysis, ranging from the individual to large social institutions and
structures. Consideration is given to how people relate to and are shaped by
social structures, divisions, and groups, such as politics, economics, family,
and culture, as well as their past experiences and immediate situations. The
goal of this distribution requirement is to understand one's own or others'
place within a wider social world, and thus these courses are central to
discussions about citizenship, ethics, and the possibilities and limits of
social change.
B.A. DEGREE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
(1) A minimum of
128 credits, at least 64 of which must be taken at Bard’s Annandale campus. (2) A minimum of 40
credits outside the division of
major. FYSEM counts for 8 of these 40 credits. (3) Completion of two
semesters of First-Year Seminar. Transfer students may be exempt. (4) Completion of
the Language & Thinking and Citizen Science programs. (5) Promotion to
the Upper College by passing moderation. (6) Completion of
the requirements of the program into which the student moderates. (7) Completion of
an acceptable senior project. (8) Distribution
requirements: 4 credits from each of the distribution areas.
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GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
(B.
Music and B.A.) 1 A minimum of
160 credits, at least 64 of which must be taken at Bard. 2. A
minimum of 40 credits outside the division of B.A. major. 3. Every
student must take two semesters of First-Year Seminar. Transfer
students may be exempt. 4. Every
student must be promoted to the Upper College by passing moderation. 5. Every
student must complete an acceptable B.A. senior project in a field other than
music. 6.
Distribution requirements: one course from each of the appropriate
distribution areas. 7.
Studio instruction (CNSV 100) in every semester of enrollment for performance
majors. Composition tutorial (CNSV 102) in every semester of enrollment
for composition majors. 8.
Orchestra (CNSV 112) in every semester of enrollment for performance majors. 9.
Chamber music (CNSV 110) in every semester of enrollment for performance
majors. 10.
Conservatory Seminar (CNSV 140, 240, 330, 332) four semesters. 11.
Aural Skills (CNSV 308, 309) two semesters. [Does not apply to students who
enrolled before Fall, 2010. Also, students admitted before Fall, 2012
may satisfy this requirement through CNSV 108 and CNSV 109.] 12.
Music History (MUS 264-265). 13. Conservatory
Senior Project (CNSV 401) - includes recital. [Does not apply to students who
enrolled before Fall, 2011.]
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PATHWAYS
TO GRADUATION
Single
major - Students moderate in one program, complete
the course requirements, and complete one Senior Project.
Single major with a concentration - Students moderate in both a program and a concentration,
complete the course requirements for both, and complete one Senior Project that
combines the interdisciplinary theories and methods of both the program and
the concentration.
Double major
- Students moderate in two separate programs, complete the course
requirements for both programs, and complete two Senior Projects.
Joint
major - A joint major allows students to achieve depth in
two related fields of study without requiring two separate Senior Projects
(as with a double major). Students complete the course requirements for
two programs of study and produce one unified, integrated Senior Project
involving ideas from both disciplines. Students moderate into two
programs, ideally in a joint moderation, with members from each program on
the moderation board and on the Senior Project board. This option
requires a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and approval by the Executive
Committee.
Multidisciplinary Studies major - The Multidisciplinary Studies Program allows a student to
select an area of study or develop an individual approach to an area and then
design a program that integrates material from different programs and divisions
in order to pursue that study. In order to major in the Multidisciplinary
Studies Program, a student must submit a proposal to the Executive Committee
requesting approval for such a program. The ideal time for the proposal
is in the second semester of the sophomore year, as a substitute for moderation
into an existing program during that semester. For a proposal to be
approved, the student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or
higher, the proposed list of courses must include in-depth study in two or more
disciplines, and the proposed adviser and moderation board members must have
the expertise to supervise the proposed plan of study.