39 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Linguistics at Bard College at Simon's Rock is the study of language. Studying language enables us to understand the ways in which people encode their experience, communicate their sense of the world, transmit knowledge, and interact with each other.

The Creative Writing concentration at Bard College at Simon's Rock in creative writing offers students the opportunity to explore an array of writing styles and genres, thereby helping them discover and develop their own voices.

Understand economic, social, and political phenomena in terms of social structures, group relations, and power differences. Explore topics from race, ethnicity, class, and gender, to family dynamics, work, and the connection between identity and ownership with this Sociology at Bard College at Simon's Rock.

Most Studio Arts thesis projects at Bard College at Simon's Rock consist of a significant written component and thesis exhibition, which the student designs, installs, and documents, at one of the galleries on campus.

The requirements of the Literary Studies program at Bard College at Simon's Rock are designed to foster students’ skills as interpreters of literature and as writers, while also instilling appreciation of form and knowledge about literature and its relationship to social and political contexts.

This French and Francophone Studies concentration at Bard College at Simon's Rock is designed for students interested in achieving mastery of French language beyond the basic level. Along with their study of French language, students in the concentration also study the literature, culture, history, and politics of Europe and the francophone world.

Build from a common studio arts and art history foundation, and go on to pursue independent, self-generated upper-level studio work. At this Drawing and Painting program at Bard College at Simon's Rock you’ll investigate a wide range of traditional and experimental approaches and areas of study, and explore a variety of aesthetic ideas and theories.

Explore the technical and conceptual sides of both functional and sculptural Ceramics, while being guided in your search for personal expression at Bard College at Simon's Rock.

Biology at Bard College at Simon's Rock provides a fundamental understanding of life, from cellular functions to ecological processes.

Learn basic Chinese at Bard College at Simon's Rock in our accelerated introductory course, while being exposed to Chinese culture through movies, music, and food.

This Art History program at Bard College at Simon's Rock offers students the opportunity to analyze visual images and deepen their understanding of the role such images play in societies and cultures, past and present.

Westerners have long referred to lands east of the Bosporus and the Ural Mountains as “the Orient” or “Asia,” terms derived from Indo-European words for “east.” Apply now for this Asian Studies program at Bard College at Simon's Rock.

The Bard College at Simon's Rock Dance program encourages each student to understand movement as a form of personal expression, a kinesthetic experience, a cultural and historical phenomenon, and as a subject of aesthetic analysis.

The Environmental and Sustainability Studies concentration at Bard College at Simon's Rock offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of environmental issues—ranging from climate change, peak oil, and renewable energy to invasive species, extinction, and globalization—from a variety of perspectives, both in the classroom and in the field. 

Students in the Theatre Arts program at Bard College at Simon's Rock receive one-on-one instruction, a variety of opportunities to learn about all aspects of performance, and the encouragement to fashion their own programs of study in consultation with the faculty.

This Social Action and Social Change program at Bard College at Simon's Rock is designed for students interested in exploring the “real world” implications and emancipatory possibilities of their work in the social studies and allied disciplines.

The Arts program at Bard College at Simon's Rock complements concentrations in the arts with a focus on creativity and artistic expression. 

The concentration in Music at Bard College at Simon's Rock prepares students to excel as composers, performers, and scholars by combining theory with technique, study with performance, and individual talent with meticulous teamwork.

The Philosophical Studies program at Bard College at Simon's Rock welcomes students to explore diverse approaches to these and other fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. 

Courses in the Natural Sciences program at Bard College at Simon's Rock are interdisciplinary, combining the perspectives of several scientific fields, or explicitly combining science with the humanities.