Bard is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences offering bachelor of arts degrees in more than 40 academic programs, a dual-degree program in the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and graduate degrees: master of fine arts; master of arts in curatorial studies; master of arts and doctor of philosophy in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture; master of science in environmental policy; master of arts in teaching; and master of music in vocal arts and in conducting.