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BGIA offers international affairs courses in an intimate teaching environment.
Semester participants take up to four seminar-style courses, while students in the summer program enroll in two courses. BGIA's Core Seminar provides the academic framework to contextualize students' professional internships within the sphere of international relations.

Core Seminar

Core Seminar: The City as Global Actor — New York at the Center of the World

BGIA’s core seminar provides the academic framework to contextualize students’ professional internships within the sphere of international relations.

The BGIA Curriculum

Our faculty’s experience in the field of international affairs and at prestigious universities brings real-world expertise into the classroom. Recent courses include: Realism Reconsidered: Ethics in International Affairs; Issues in Global Public Health; Grand Strategy from Sun Tzu to Clausewitz; Trends in Terrorism and Counterterrorism; Writing on International Affairs; and The Development of the U.N. System. Language courses can be arranged.

Transcripts and Certification

Upon completion of the program, students are awarded a certificate in intensive academic study of international affairs and globalization, recognized by the state of New York. Transcripts for the program are issued by the Registrar's Office of Bard College.

Academic FAQs

  • How many credits will students earn in a semester?

    How many credits will students earn in a semester?

    Students earn up to 16 transferable college credits, taking a full course load of four courses at four credits each. Most students will take the full course load, but it is also possible to take three courses for a total of 12 credits.
  • What are classes like? 

    What are classes like? 

    • BGIA offers a variety of different courses throughout the year, focused on a wide range of areas. They include a writing course, taught by award-winning journalists, the intersection of foreign policy and technology, global health, global risk, gender equity, migration, and economics.
    • Most faculty are practitioners, experts at the top of their field. 
    • Classes are seminar style, kept small to encourage interaction. Most are writing intensive. 
    • As a bonus, BGIA offers writing tutoring throughout the semester.
  • What courses are required?

    What courses are required?

    All students are required to take the Core Seminar. The Core Seminar provides an academic framework to contextualize the internship. It’s meant to provide students with a broader understanding of the international affairs career landscape, with careers in government, multilateral organizations, nonprofit, arts, and business, while also learning about organizational management. Students may then choose two or three electives.
  • Does BGIA offer language classes? 

    Does BGIA offer language classes? 

    No, BGIA does not offer language instruction. However, students are welcome to take language classes outside of BGIA or join a language exchange program.
  • Will my credits transfer? 

    Will my credits transfer? 

    BGIA credits transfer to most schools in the United States. Please speak with your advisor to confirm. At Bard College and BGIA partner schools, credits transfer automatically. 
  • How does BGIA appear on my transcript?

    How does BGIA appear on my transcript?

    Upon completion of the program, BGIA students receive a certificate and a transcript from Bard College.
Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
108 West 39th St., Suite 1000A
New York, NY 10018  
Phone: 1.646.839.9262  
Email: [email protected]
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