The Foundations program will ensure that you start off on firm footing in your educational experience at the university.
During the first year on campus, all incoming students in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters choose one course to take from the more than 25 seminars offered every year.
Because Foundations seminars count toward general education requirements (DDC) and not traditional academic concentrations, we encourage you to look for a course that catches your interest, not one that is tied to your major.
Course Options
Explore courses being offered in the 2020-2021 academic year. Select a course title to read the description, meet the faculty member teaching the course, and learn other key facts.
Fall 2020: Lower-level Courses
- FNDS 1202: Democratizing Democracy: Expanding, Suppressing, Idealizing, and Ignoring the Right to Vote in America
- FNDS 1203: Because Internet: The Language of Digital Media
- FNDS 1301: Trauma, Text, & the City
- FNDS 1302 : Art, Power, and Persuasion
- FNDS 1303: Art/France — Art/Japan
- FNDS 1304: American Horror Stories
- FNDS 1306: Crossing Boundaries: ‘Passing’ and Social Identity in American History
Fall 2020: Upper-level Courses
Winter 2021: Lower-level Courses
Winter 2021: Upper-level Courses
New students!
We know this is a challenging time to start college or move to a new institution. Hear how our faculty want to help you make this transition.
Helpful links for first-year on our campus students
For More Information
START: Student Advising & Resource Team
2149 University Center (UC)
313-593-5576
umd-start@umich.edu