UFAF 300 - The American Founding (2-4)

This interdisciplinary seminar examines the seminal texts and ideas of America’s founding. Through the works of William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, James Fenimore Cooper, and others, students will explore how early American and colonial concepts of virtue, justice, and citizenship contributed to the founding of a nation. This course includes an optional study-away component, to Washington, D.C. Prereqs: UFWT 101 and UFWT 102. Offered: Spring, on rotation.