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BA in Artistic Practice and Society

Bard College Berlin's BA degree program in Artistic Practice and Society offers students the opportunity to explore all areas of the practicing arts in the context of a liberal arts education, with a core program in the central works and innovations of the past, and the chance to engage with the most recent and exciting developments in contemporary art. 

The BA in Artistic Practice and Society has enrolled its first cohort of students in Fall 2023.
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Structure of the Program

  • Core
    The core curriculum consists of courses that address some of the most important texts and artifacts in the cultural legacies of Europe and the world.

     
  • Areas of Artistic Practice
    Students take courses at foundational and advanced level in the following fields and investigate the links between them: painting, drawing and sculpture, video, film, creative writing, performance, and theater. Other artistic practices addressed include dance, sound, ceramics and architecture.

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  • German Language Study
    Language study in German from beginner to advanced level is available throughout the program. All BA in Artistic Practice and Society candidates must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in German by the end of their second year.
  • Electives
    A wide range of electives in philosophy, art history, literature, and social theory are available. 


     
  • Study Abroad (optional)
    Study abroad in Europe (through the ERASMUS network) or the United States (at Bard College or its affiliated programs and campuses) and around the world (within the Bard network or through Bard College Berlin's international exchange agreements) is possible in the third year.
  • Internship (optional)
    An internship program supports the undertaking of practical training in the work of political and cultural organizations, public or private, for academic credit. Internships should be undertaken in the third year of the BA program.
     
  • BA Thesis Project
    The culminating or capstone element of the degree is a senior project, completed under the supervision of an individual faculty member. The project consists of two main components that are equally weighted: a creative work and an academic thesis.
Qualifications

Qualifications

The BA prepares its graduates for work in all areas of art production, and gives them a unique foundation of skills and knowledge for creative endeavors. Offering the opportunity to acquire competency to advanced level in theater, performance, sculpture, painting, drawing and filmmaking, the program prepares students for work in any area of the art world, and for work in cultural and political organizations related to it. Read more about our BA alumni >>

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Art facilities at Bard College Berlin

Take a closer look at the arts spaces on campus: from the ceramics studio in the Factory to the glassblowing and marble sculpture workshops at our new Monopol location, BCB offers a range of opportunities for artists to hone their craft. 

Many of our students come to us with a strong interest in art but also a desire to engage in meaningful and transformative ways with the pressing issues of our time. What is the role of art in 21st-century societies? How is art political? How can art contribute to the production of embodied, experimental and holistic forms of knowledge? Our program aims to provide tools and a compass so that you can develop your own answers to these questions.

- Prof. Dr. Dorothea von Hantelmann

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