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MLSC 576 001 (CRN: 15374)
JEFFERSON AND HIS WORLD
Long Title: THOMAS JEFFERSON AND HIS WORLD, 1740-1830
Department: School of Continuing Studies
Instructor: Boles, John
Meeting: 6:00PM - 9:00PM T (21-AUG-2023 - 1-DEC-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required)
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 21-JAN-2025 10:36AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: An examination of the thought and career of Jefferson set in the context of his time in all its complexity. This course will contextualize Jefferson within the era of the Revolution and the consequent creation and growing into maturity of the new nation, including the writing and ratification of the Constitution, the setting of the new government underway, the evolution of
political parties, the changing role of the presidency, the evolution of the Supreme Court, international events, economic and cultural changes, and the decline of the political era of the so-called Founding Fathers.