HIST 349 Washington: Symbol and City
In this course, students get to know the history of their adopted hometown - and the nation's capital - through field trips, lectures, and discussion of original documents from the past. We venture back in time to explore two centuries of the District's history and its unique role under the U.S. Constitution as the "Seat of the Government of the United States." And we venture outside the classroom to explore Washington as a living city of neighborhoods and a symbolic city of monuments, museums, and government buildings. This course counts as a foundational course in History or Politics within the Liberal Arts Curriculum.