You’ll start by exploring broadly and end by diving deep in an area that might not be on your radar yet.
The Academic Experience
Academics
The Barnard Degree
Critical thinking is at the core of Barnard’s interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum. It’s fueled by faculty-student interaction that develops thoughtful risk-takers.
Barnard’s professors are researchers and mentors who’ll work closely with you, inspire you, and learn from you.
With nearly 50 fields of study in the sciences, humanities, and arts, the hard part is choosing your major.
You’ll look at the Course Catalog and fill your schedule with 70 credits before remembering you’re human and no, you can’t take four classes at the same time.
Willa Smith ’20
Welcome to Class Videos
This senior studio class focuses on the architecture of embassies worldwide. The course includes an international field trip to visit an embassy abroad. It's taught by Professor of Practice in Architecture Kadambari Baxi.
Offered in the Africana Studies Department, this class examines dance forms that originated and thrive in Harlem — steps away from the Barnard campus. Led by dancer, choreographer, and teacher Sydnie Mosley '07, students not only discuss the historic movements, they dance them as well.
Meena Rao, senior lecturer in the Chemistry Department, introduces students to the world of chemistry that's “all around us.” The course examines chemistry in everyday life such as colors, food, and household items. It also gives students a chance to experiment in the lab and build 3-D molecular models.
An Education for Tomorrow
Off-campus, hands-on academic experiences right in the heart of New York City highlight cultural context.
Barnard is one of the first colleges to make digital fluency a requirement.
You’ll learn to communicate ideas in myriad ways so you can be heard and lead change.
The Columbia Connection
At Barnard, you can create an educational experience that combines small, intimate classes in a collaborative setting dedicated to women with the vast resources of a major research university.
Through Columbia’s Language Resource Center, you can apply to be matched with a Columbia graduate student to practice your target language. In a typical semester, there are tutors for around 37 languages.
Cassandra Clifford ’21
Research
Research & Scholarship
Barnard’s faculty members conduct groundbreaking research in every discipline. And because of the College’s teacher-student model, you’ll have the chance to do faculty-mentored research.
Global Focus
Study Abroad
Develop a global perspective with dozens of approved programs offered on four continents, plus themed faculty-led programs every year.
Pre-College in the City
Jump-start your Barnard+NYC experience with high-school students from around the world, pursuing rigorous academics in one of the world’s great multicultural cities.