Spring 2021 Quest 1 Courses

About Quest 1

The UF Quest program invites students to consider why the world is the way it is and what they can do about it. Students examine questions that are difficult to answer and hard to ignore in a world that is swiftly changing and becoming increasingly more complex. What makes life worth living? What makes a society a fair one? How do we manage conflicts? Who are we in relation to other people or to the natural world?

Quest 1 courses fulfill the UF Quest 1 requirement and 3 credits of the General Education requirement in the Humanities. Some may also fulfill either the Diversity (D) or the International (N) requirement and/or count toward the Writing requirement (see below). Students required to complete the UF Core (aka "Good Life") requirement may substitute any Quest 1 course for IDS 1161. Quest 2 courses cannot be taken to fulfill either the UF Quest 1 or UF Core requirement. Honors students are required to take an Honors Quest 1 course to complete the UF Quest 1 requirement. Honors sections are listed below.

A note is provided in the Schedule of Courses for each Quest 1 and Quest 2 course so you can easily distinguish them. In One.UF, you can also search for Quest courses by selecting either Quest 1 or Quest 2 in the Course Properties filter and then clicking search.

Course Format

For Spring 2021, many Quest courses will be offered simultaneously in two different formats. They will have a section that meets face-to-face in the classroom simultaneously with an online section that will participate in the meeting via Zoom. Please consult the Schedule of Courses, which will indicate whether the section meets online or in the classroom. If you register for an online section with meet times, you will be required to participate in the Zoom meeting during the times specified in the Schedule of Courses. Most Quest courses will not record their Zoom meetings.

IDS 1161 (multiple class numbers): What is the Good Life?

Please consult the Schedule of Courses for the instructors of the individual sections and the days and periods the class is offered. Sections meet synchronously (i.e., "live") either online once per week or face-to-face for a discussion led by an instructor or TA. Students are required to attend the weekly meeting during the times specified in the Schedule of Courses. The other two contact hours are an online asynchronous lecture (or the equivalent) and an online asynchronous discussion.
Gen Ed: H
Honors: Consult the Schedule of Courses for the honors sections

IDS2935 (Class Number: 15228, 27953): Women Changing Society Through Music

Instructor: Danielle VanTuinen, Music
Days and Periods: 15228 (T 4, R 4-5 On Campus), 27953 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 15254,27940, 21793, 27941): An Echo of the Invisible World

Instructor: Charles Pickeral, Music
Days and Periods: 15254 (T 7, R 7-8 On Campus), 27940 (T 7, R 7-8 Zoom), 21793 (T 4, R 4-5 On Campus), 27941 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 15256, 27942): Time, Culture, and Identity

Instructor: Emily Bald, University Writing Program
Days and Periods: 15256 (T 4, R 4-5 On Campus), 27942 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 15258. 15280, 15281, 28065, 28066, 28067): Religious Extremism

Instructor: Terje Ostebo, Religion
Days and Periods: 15258 (TR 6, F 4 On Campus), 28065 (TR 6, F 4 Zoom), 15280 (TR 6, F 5 On Campus), 28066 (TR 6, F 5 Zoom), 15281 (TR 6, F 6 on Campus), 28067 (TR 6, F 6 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21757, 21758, 21759, 28051, 28052, 28053): Places and Spaces

Instructor: John Maze, Architecture
Days and Periods: 21757 (MW 3, F 2 On Campus), 28051 (MW 3, F 2 Zoom), 21758 (MW 3, F 3 On Campus), 28052 (MW 3, F 3 Zoom), 21759 (MW 3, F 4 On Campus), 28053 (MW 3, F 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21761, 27961): Russian Fairy Tales

Instructor: Michael Gorham, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Days and Periods: 21761 (MWF 4 On Campus), 27961 (MWF 4 Zoom)
 Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21763, 28033): Asian Martial Arts Classics

Instructor: Matthieu Felt and Stephan Kory, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Days and Periods: 21763 (MWF 6 On Campus), 28033 (MWF 6 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21768, 28020): Why We Perform

Instructor: Ralf Remshardt, Theater
Days and Periods: 21768 (MWF 5 On Campus), 28020 (MWF 5 Zoom)
 Gen Ed: H, N, 2000 words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21781, 28022): Acting for Change

Instructor: Colleen Rua, Theater
Days and Periods: 21781 (T 4, R 4-5 On Campus), 28022 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
 Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21783, 27957): Blues Music and Culture

Instructor: Timothy Fik, Geography
Days and Periods: 21783 (T 5-6, R 5 On Campus), 27957 (T 5-6, R 5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21784, 28041): Soccer Explains the World

Instructor: Quinn Hansen, Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Days and Periods: 21784 (MWF 2 On Campus), 28041 (MWF 2 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21785, 27938): Body, Self, World

Instructor: Meredith Farnum, Theater
Days and Periods: 21785 (W 8-9, F 4 On Campus), 27938 (W 8-9, F 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 15226, 21786): Artistic Revelation

Instructor: Cory Alexander, Music
Days and Periods: 21786- (T 7, R 7-8 On Campus), 15526 (T 7, R 7-8 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21788, 28049): Protest & Power: Speaking Truth to Power

Instructor: Angela Walther, University Writing Program
Days and Periods: 21788 (T 4, R 4-5 On Campus), 28049 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21794, 28069): Revolution and Reconciliation in America and South Africa

Instructor: Elizabeth Ross, Art and Art History
Days and Periods: 21794 (M 9-10, W 9 On Campus), 28069 (M 9-10, W 9 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Numbers: See Below): Pirates & Power: A Global History

Instructor: Max Deardorff, History
Days and Periods: 21802 (MW 4, F 3 On Campus), 28026 (MW 4, F 3 Zoom), 21803 (MW 4, F 4 On Campus), 28027 (MW 4, F 4 (Zoom), 21804 (MW 4, F 5 On Campus), 28028 (MW 4, F 5 Zoom), 21805 (MW 4, F 3 On Campus), 28030 (MW 4, F 3 Zoom), 21806 (MW 4, F 4 On Campus), 28031 (MW 4, F 4 Zoom), 21807 (MW 4, F 5 On Campus), 28032 (MW 4, F 5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 24665, 24667, 24669, 28060, 28061, 28062): Conflict of Ideas

Instructor: Rodrigo Borges, Philosophy
Days and Periods: 24665 (MW 9, F 2 On Campus), 28060 (MW 9, F 2 Zoom), 24667 MW 9, F 3 (On Campus), 28061 (MW 9, F 3 Zoom), 24669 (MW 9, F 4 On Campus), 28062 (MW 9, F 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 24724, 24726, 24733, 27954, 27955, 27956): This Must Be the Place

Instructor: Laura Dedenbach, Urban and Regional Planning
Days and Periods: 24724 (MW 4, F 4 On Campus), 27954 (MW 4, F 4 Zoom), 24726 (MW 4, F 6 On Campus), 27955 (MW 4, F 6 Zoom), 24733 (MW 4, F 8 On Campus), 27956 (MW 4, F 8 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 24735, 24739, 24741, 28054, 28055, 28056): Ecological Urbanism

Instructor: Timothy Murtha, Landscape Architecture
Days and Periods: 24735 (TR 6, F 3 On Campus), 28054 (TR 6, F 3 Zoom), 24739 (TR 6, F 4 On Campus), 28055 (TR 6, F 4 Zoom) 24741 (TR 6, F 5 On Campus), 28056 (TR 6, F 5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27276): #sayhername

Instructor: Elizabeth Garcia, Women's Studies
Days and Periods: 27276 (T 4-5, R 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 4000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27934, 27935, 27936): Life Well Played

Instructor: Zachary Winegardner, Digital Worlds
Days and Periods: 27934 (TR 7, F 7 Zoom), 27935 (TR 7, F 8 Zoom), 27936 (TR 7, F 9 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, 4000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27937): Autobiography in Lit & Perform

Instructor: Jerry Dickey, Theater
Days and Periods: 27937 (MWF 6 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27939): Race & What is Madness?

Instructor: Nancy Hunt, History
Days and Periods: 27939 (T 8, R 8-9 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27944, 27945, 27949): Identity and Politics

Instructor: Anthea Behm, Art and Art History
Days and Periods: 27944 (TR 9, F 7 Zoom), 27945 (TR 9, F 8 Zoom), 27949 (TR 9, F 9 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 Words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27958, 27959, 27960): Women & Religion in Pop Lit

Instructor: Rachel Gordan, Religion
Days and Periods: 27958 (MW 10, F 3 Zoom), 27959 (MW 10, F 4 Zoom), 27960 (MW 10, F 5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27962, 27998, 27999): Design and Identity in Everyday Life

Instructor: Dori Griffin, Art and Art History
Days and Periods: 27962 (R 3 Zoom), 27998 (R 4 Zoom), 27999 (R 7 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

DS2935 (Class Number: 28024): Language and Emotion

Instructor: Ann Wehmeyer, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Online Asynchronous
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 28025): Just English?

Instructor: Jorge Valdes-Kroff and George Broadwell, Spanish and Portuguese Studies & Anthropology
Days and Periods: 28025 (T 4, R 4-5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 28042, 28043, 28046): Ethics & Public Sphere

Instructor: Jennifer Rothschild, Philosophy
Days and Periods: 28042 (MW 6, F 3 Zoom), 28043 (MW 6, F 4 Zoom), 28046 (MW 6, F 5 Zoom)
 Gen Ed: H, 2000 words
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 28048): Social Impact of Music Entrepreneurs

Instructor: Jose Ruiz-Resto, Music
Days and Periods: 28048 (MWF 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H
Honors: No

IDS2935 (Class Number: 28063): Comida Y Conflicto

Instructor: Kathryn Dwyer Navajas and Antonio Lopez Mendez, Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Days and Periods: 28063 (MWF 6 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N
Honors: No

Honors Quest 1 Courses

All new first-year Honors students are required to take an Honors Quest 1 course to complete the UF Quest 1 requirement. Sections listed below are reserved for students in the Honors program.

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21766, 28001): Self and Society in East Asia

Instructor: Matthieu Felt and Stephan Kory, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Days and Periods: 21766 (MWF 5 on Campus), 28001 (MWF 5 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, N, 2000 Words
Honors: Yes, this is an Honors Only course.

IDS2935 (Class Number: 21801, 28021): The Anatomy of a Story

Instructor: Alison Reynolds, University Writing Program
Days and Periods: 21801 (MWF 4 On Campus), 28021 (MWF 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 Words
Honors: Yes, this is an Honors only course.

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27275): #sayhername

Instructor: Elizabeth Garcia, Women's Studies
Days and Periods: 27275 (T 4-5, R 4 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 4000 Words
Honors: Yes, this is an Honors Only course.

IDS2935 (Class Number: 27950): Place-making, self-making

Instructor: Jennifer Coenen, University Writing Program
Days and Periods: 27950 (T 7, R 7-8 Zoom)
Gen Ed: H, D, 2000 Words
Honors: Yes, this is an Honors Only course.