The Bard Center for Environmental Policy's graduate programs combine an intensive course of study with practical training in preparation for environmental careers in nonprofit organizations, government, and the private sector. The programs emphasize methods of critical inquiry and provide the practical knowledge necessary to understand the legal, political, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethical forces that influence the decision-making process.
At Bard, the Environmental Studies (ES) concentration, working closely with the Center for Environmental Sciences and Humanities, prepares students to address environmental questions in and across a variety of disciplines and scales, local to global, and past/present to future. ES studies equip them with both practical and theoretical tools and ideas that have emerged from the methods and practices of environmental humanities and sciences.
Bard engages in sustainability efforts on multiple fronts. The College offers undergraduate, graduate, and dual-degree programs in environmental studies, science and policy. Bard students, faculty, and staff work locally and nationally toward a future where we can thrive. Initiatives coordinated by the Bard Office of Sustainability (BOS) are taking the Annandale campus closer to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.