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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.
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    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.

    Academics

    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.



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    • 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.
  • 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.

    Research

    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.



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    • 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.
A professor speaks to a class in front of directions for a science lab.
A professor speaks to a class in front of directions for a science lab.
Photo by Chris Kayden

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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    Dual-Degree Programs
    Dual-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
    4+1 BA/MS in Environmental Policy or Climate Science and Policy
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    Graduate Programs
    Through 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

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    Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program
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