The next generation of leaders will require unprecedented expertise in understanding global systems. To that end, Bard's undergraduate, graduate, and dual-degree programs enhance students' critical thinking around environmental, political, legal, economic, financial, and cultural systems.
Academic + Research Resources
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AcademicsBy training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals, higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to understand and address sustainability challenges. Institutions that offer courses covering sustainability issues help equip their students to lead society to a sustainable future.Academics
By training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals, higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to understand and address sustainability challenges. Institutions that offer courses covering sustainability issues help equip their students to lead society to a sustainable future.
Resources- Bard’s campus is used as a living lab in the following categories: Air & Climate, Buildings, Energy, Food & Dining, Grounds, Purchasing, Transportation, Waste, Water, Coordination & Planning, Diversity & Affordability, Investment & Finance, and Well-Being & Work.
- Sustainability Literacy was assessed for students in the Bard Center for Environmental Policy graduate program and in an Environmental & Urban Studies undergraduate course using the Sulitest.
- Bard CEP offers a sustainability-focused immersive educational study program each January.
- A Green Fund overseen by the Sustainability Council offers annual incentives for faculty to develop sustainability courses as well as to support campus sustainability projects, with awards averaging $2500.
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Conducting research is a major function of colleges and universities. By researching sustainability issues and refining theories and concepts, higher education institutions can continue to help the world understand sustainability challenges and develop new technologies and strategies to address them.Research
Conducting research is a major function of colleges and universities. By researching sustainability issues and refining theories and concepts, higher education institutions can continue to help the world understand sustainability challenges and develop new technologies and strategies to address them.
Resources- Bard Green Fund awards are provided annually for incorporating sustainability into pedagogies, research, and practice.
- Bard Senior Projects in Sustainability reflect the institution's focus on sustainability challenges and solutions.
- Learn more about the Ecology Field Station.
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Undergraduate Programs in Sustainability
Environmental stewardship is a core element of Bard’s emphasis on civic engagement and social responsibility. The College offers rigorous, interdisciplinary training in environmental studies and ensures that all undergraduate students receive science education. The Citizen Science intensive is required of all Bard first-year students, and the Environmental and Urban Studies (EUS) Program offers majors a solid background in the sciences, humanities, economics, and policy.
Dual-Degree and Graduate Programs
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Photo by Pete Mauney ’93 MFA ’00Dual-Degree ProgramsDual-degree programs are available through Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability.
Undergraduate
4+1 BA/MS in Environmental Policy or Climate Science and Policy: an accelerated dual-degree program
Graduate
MS and JD with Pace Law School
MS and MAT with Bard’s Master of Arts in Teaching
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Graduate ProgramsThrough Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, the College gives students the tools to excel in green business and government.
Programs of Study
MS in Environmental Policy
MS in Climate Science and Policy
MEd in Environmental Education
MBA in Sustainability
Professional Certificate Programs
Peace Corps
Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program
