I think that the fact that this table is included in this document is quite remarkable because it reveals exactly what subjects the founders of the University believed would educate the youth of that point in time in order to ensure their success in the students’ futures. The “branches of learning” were determined solely by what this group of notable authors believed would be the most influential to man’s success, whether they choose to pursue careers in government, medicine, business, etc. The topics are extremely broad to give a general overview of what the founders considered important, but it would be interesting to see a document of the details of each curriculum's requirements. Overall, not only does this list reveal the extent of what the founders thought was significant to teach students, it reveals how much (and how little) the world had progressed by the time of the creation of the University.

I think that the curriculum of a history class during the time of this document’s conception would be really interesting to read about because a lot of what we learn in school today are the events and the politics that occurred after the early 1800’s. The focus of a contemporary history class in 1817 would be completely different than the focus of a history class today. Though much of what we learn in school occurred prior to UVA’s creation, it’s still amazing how much the world and the University has changed over the years. It’s also interesting that politics and law was incorporated with history, but it’s likely because not much could be said about American politics and law during the early 1800’s because the U.S. government was still in the making.