Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [German Studies] From Bard College at Simon's Rock

Students who elect this program typically enroll at an institution of higher learning in one of the German-speaking countries. In recent years, students have successfully participated in the study-abroad programs run by the University of Massachusetts in the Southwest of Germany (Baden Württenberg) and by the Philipps-Universität Marburg in Hessen, Germany. Students have enrolled in German as a second language classes and in literature, music, architecture, chemistry, and physics classes. Some students have opted to take courses offered in English, especially if they felt that their German-language skills were not strong enough yet.

Students may also wish to explore two programs in Berlin: the Bard College system’s newest addition, Bard College Berlin and, for those with advanced language skills, the exchange program with the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. The German Studies may be effectively combined with one in cross-cultural relations, European studies, linguistics, literary studies, modern studies, or with another world language.