Spring 2025 UF Quest 2 Courses
About UF
UF Quest 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. In UF Quest 2, students draw upon the biological, physical or social and behavioral sciences to explore pressing questions about human societies and/or the planet.
The UF Quest 2 Requirement
Students who enter UF in or after Summer B 2021 are required take one UF Quest 2 course to complete the UF Quest 2 requirement and to satisfy 3 credits of the General Education requirement in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Biological Sciences, or the Physical Sciences (see the UF Quest Requirement page for more information). Students must first complete the UF Quest 1 requirement before taking a UF Quest 2 course. Some UF Quest 2 courses may also fulfill the International (N) requirement and/or count toward the Writing requirement.
UF Quest 2 Courses
Click on the links below to learn more about the individual courses and to access course syllabi, which will be posted at least 3 days before the semester begins. Click the Campus or UF Online button to filter by program or type in the search field to look for a particular subject, topic, instructor, etc.
For the day and periods that the classes meet, please consult the Schedule of Courses.
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BSC 2460: Can we design “better” humans?
GEO 2230: Living with Rising Seas
- Instructor: Katherine Serafin, Geography
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Science
- The Pressing Question: How can humanity adapt to sea level rise?
HUN 2192: Feeding the Planet
IDS 2935: Agritourism and Food Systems
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: Is it possible to lead without compromising your values? Is an authentic leadership style which emphasizes cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, etc.) profitable for business or is it better suited for social justice movements and non-profit contexts? How can we discern which leadership style has worked best for what contexts – and why is authentic leadership important now?
IDS 2935: Biodiversity in a Changing World
- Instructor: Jennifer Weeks, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How are humans altering the number, relative abundance, and distribution of species on Earth via changing land use, urbanization, globalization, and climate change and how are these changes impacting ecosystem services and the human experience?
IDS 2935: Bite Me?
- Instructor: Estelle Martin, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What are the emerging issues in vector biology and disease epidemiology? What can be done to manage or prevent the occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases?
IDS 2935: Can Big Data Save the Earth?
- Instructor: Geraldine Klarenberg, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Changing Clothes
- Instructor: Melissa Mellon, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 4000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
In this course, students will explore their ability to address problems in clothing production and promotion. They will ask the questions “how might consumers write to advocate for sustainable strategies in the fashion industry?” and “to which target readers might consumers communicate their concerns?
IDS 2935: Communication and Civic Engagement
IDS 2935: Community or "Cult"?
IDS 2935: Europe’s Food Environment
IDS 2935: Exercise as Medicine
- Instructor: Anna Gardner, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Questions: If exercise is medicine, why is our society plagued by inactivity and its associated negative health consequences? What entities do or should play a role in promoting an active lifestyle among Americans? What should this role be?
IDS 2935: Foundations, Principles and Applications of Sustainable Development
- Instructor: Maria Watson, Construction Management
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
What is the relationship between society, the built environment, and the natural environment, and what does it mean to develop in a sustainable way?
IDS 2935: Global Social Problems
- Instructor: Ravi Ghadge, Sociology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How do we understand social problems from a global perspective? How can we create a globally informed policy framework to address global social problems?
IDS 2935: Health Mythbusters
- Instructor: Amber Emanuel, Health Education and Behavior
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How can we navigate and debunk prevalent health myths to make informed and evidence-based choices for our well-being?
IDS 2935: History and Politics of Care and Caregiving
- Instructor: Emily Hind,Spanish & Portuguese
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How do we take care of ourselves and one another on the planet now?
IDS 2935: How Do We End Poverty?
- Instructor: Xumin Zhang, Food and Resource Economics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What is poverty, and how can we eradicate it through the synergy of economics, human capital, the environment, and human well-being?
IDS 2935: How Does US Law Affect Wildlife?
IDS 2935: Is the Planet Dying?
- Instructor: Alessandro Forte, Geological Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences
- The Pressing Question: Is the severity of the current global loss of biota sufficiently great to be regarded as a “mass extinction”, comparable to other “great dying” episodes that are identifiable in the geological record of the past 550 million years of Earth’s history?
IDS 2935: Journalism, Justice and Civic Change
- Instructor: Kim Walsh-Childers, Journalism
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: How can citizens identify and use high quality news coverage of local and state governments to foster their own and others’ effective participation in democracy in their communities and their states?
IDS 2935: Knowledge and the Universe
- Instructor: Paul Sell, Astronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can different people view the same evidence yet form or retain different conclusions?
IDS 2935: Language and Computers
- Instructor: Sarah Moeller, Linguistics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Language and Foreignness
- Instructor: Moodjalin Sudcharoen, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question: How is foreignness created by ideologies about language? How do nation-states and institutions of power manage foreigners, foreignness, and foreign voices? How do such projects lead to social inequality, discrimination, and resistance?
IDS 2935: Political Violence and Power
- Instructor: William Whitham, Hamilton Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2000 words
- The Pressing Question: What is political violence? Why can defining “terrorism” be so difficult and morally charged? What sort of person becomes a terrorist and why? How do terrorists maintain organizations, exploit media attention, and (in some cases) come to power? How can societies and states prevent political violence?
IDS 2935: Privacy in the Digital Age
IDS 2935: Sexual Controversies
- Instructor: Stephanie Bogart, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question: What are the main controversies surrounding human sexuality and how do these intersect with a person, society, culture, and government?
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How do we with communicate with AI, as explored through the ideas of who is a communicator, who is a mediator, and what is intelligence?
IDS 2935: Sports as Social Science
- Instructor: Drew Brown, African-American Studies
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: The Art and Science of Astrophotography
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
- Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Questions:
What social, political, biological, and environmental factors led to historic disease outbreaks? What would happen if our planet experienced a pandemic today? How can we prepare for the next disease pandemic?
IDS 2935: The Quest for Wisdom
- Instructor: Monika Ardelt, Sociology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How does wisdom promote human flourishing in individuals, organizations, and societies and why is wisdom not more prevalent in modern life?
IDS 2935: The Rule of Law
- Instructor: Neil Rogachevsky, Hamilton Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
What is constitutional government? When can a state be called constitutional? Does a state require a formal written constitution to be constitutional? What are the political, legal, and moral factors required for constitutional government, and how might these differ across space and time?
IDS 2935: Unintended Consequences in the Environment
IDS 2935: Water for People and Nature
- Instructor: Amanda Subalusky, Biology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: What Do Bones Tell Us?
- Instructor: John Krigbaum, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How does knowledge of vertebrate biodiversity contribute to what we know about our skeletons and ourselves?
IDS 2935: What If There Was No Stigma in Mental Health?
- Instructor: Marisa Luciano, Human Development and Organizational Studies
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: What if there was no stigma related to mental health problems in the U.S.? How would our lived experiences be changed and what outcomes would improve?
IDS 2935: What's Love Got to Do with It?
- Instructor: Jessica-Jean Stonecipher, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2,000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
What is romantic love, and how do the experiences, expectations, discourses, and desires related to romantic love help us to understand ourselves and others?
IDS 2935: Why Maps Matter
- Instructor: Ryan Good, School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Format: Hybrid
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How can we more critically consume maps to increase our understanding of the world we inhabit?
IDS 2935: World Agricultural Policy
PHY 2032: Energy and Society
- Instructor: Shawn Weatherford, Physics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
How will we meet our energy needs based on available resources in a way that is environmentally friendly, economically viable, fair, and politically attainable?
PLP 2311: What are Plants Talking About?
Honors
IDS 2935: Are We Alone? Searching for ET Life
- Instructor: Naibi Marinas, Astronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What is life, what are the conditions necessary for life, and where can we find those conditions in the universe?
IDS 2935: Collaboration with AI for Better Communication
- Instructor: Won-Li Moon, Advertising
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can experts/scientists apply AI-powered services and programs in communicating (social) scientific problems for the public?
IDS 2935: The Data Analytics Revolution in Sports
- Instructor: Elizabeth Johnson, Statistics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: Do people overestimate how much they know about the world and underestimate the role of chance in our lives? Are our subjective judgements biased? Are we too willing to believe findings based on too few observations and inadequate evidence?
IDS 2935: The Evolution of Eating
- Instructor: Rosalie Koenig, Agronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences and International
- The Pressing Question: Can science create new technologies that will address present bottlenecks in agricultural production while securing a healthy, equitable diet and minimizing impacts to the environment?
UF Online
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: Is it possible to lead without compromising your values? Is an authentic leadership style which emphasizes cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, etc.) profitable for business or is it better suited for social justice movements and non-profit contexts? How can we discern which leadership style has worked best for what contexts – and why is authentic leadership important now?
IDS 2935: Bite Me?
- Instructor: Estelle Martin, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What are the emerging issues in vector biology and disease epidemiology? What can be done to manage or prevent the occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases?
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How do we with communicate with AI, as explored through the ideas of who is a communicator, who is a mediator, and what is intelligence?
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
- Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Questions:
What social, political, biological, and environmental factors led to historic disease outbreaks? What would happen if our planet experienced a pandemic today? How can we prepare for the next disease pandemic?
IDS 2935: Why Maps Matter
IDS 2935: World Agricultural Policy
- Instructor: Jared Gars, Food and Resource Economics
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can agricultural and environmental policy be used to address emerging food security and environmental threats around the world?
GEO 2230: Living with Rising Seas
- Instructor: Katherine Serafin, Geography
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Science
- The Pressing Question: How can humanity adapt to sea level rise?
IDS 2935: Are We Alone? Searching for ET Life
- Instructor: Naibi Marinas, Astronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What is life, what are the conditions necessary for life, and where can we find those conditions in the universe?
IDS 2935: Why Maps Matter
- Instructor: Ryan Good, School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Format: Hybrid
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How can we more critically consume maps to increase our understanding of the world we inhabit?
IDS 2935: Health Mythbusters
- Instructor: Amber Emanuel, Health Education and Behavior
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How can we navigate and debunk prevalent health myths to make informed and evidence-based choices for our well-being?
IDS 2935: Exercise as Medicine
- Instructor: Anna Gardner, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Questions: If exercise is medicine, why is our society plagued by inactivity and its associated negative health consequences? What entities do or should play a role in promoting an active lifestyle among Americans? What should this role be?
IDS 2935: How Do We End Poverty?
- Instructor: Xumin Zhang, Food and Resource Economics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What is poverty, and how can we eradicate it through the synergy of economics, human capital, the environment, and human well-being?
IDS 2935: Biodiversity in a Changing World
- Instructor: Jennifer Weeks, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How are humans altering the number, relative abundance, and distribution of species on Earth via changing land use, urbanization, globalization, and climate change and how are these changes impacting ecosystem services and the human experience?
IDS 2935: Is the Planet Dying?
- Instructor: Alessandro Forte, Geological Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences
- The Pressing Question: Is the severity of the current global loss of biota sufficiently great to be regarded as a “mass extinction”, comparable to other “great dying” episodes that are identifiable in the geological record of the past 550 million years of Earth’s history?
IDS 2935: Europe’s Food Environment
IDS 2935: The Quest for Wisdom
- Instructor: Monika Ardelt, Sociology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How does wisdom promote human flourishing in individuals, organizations, and societies and why is wisdom not more prevalent in modern life?
IDS 2935: Unintended Consequences in the Environment
IDS 2935: How Does US Law Affect Wildlife?
IDS 2935: The Evolution of Eating
- Instructor: Rosalie Koenig, Agronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences and International
- The Pressing Question: Can science create new technologies that will address present bottlenecks in agricultural production while securing a healthy, equitable diet and minimizing impacts to the environment?
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
- Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Questions:
What social, political, biological, and environmental factors led to historic disease outbreaks? What would happen if our planet experienced a pandemic today? How can we prepare for the next disease pandemic?
IDS 2935: Agritourism and Food Systems
IDS 2935: Journalism, Justice and Civic Change
- Instructor: Kim Walsh-Childers, Journalism
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: How can citizens identify and use high quality news coverage of local and state governments to foster their own and others’ effective participation in democracy in their communities and their states?
IDS 2935: Sexual Controversies
- Instructor: Stephanie Bogart, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question: What are the main controversies surrounding human sexuality and how do these intersect with a person, society, culture, and government?
IDS 2935: Global Social Problems
- Instructor: Ravi Ghadge, Sociology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How do we understand social problems from a global perspective? How can we create a globally informed policy framework to address global social problems?
IDS 2935: Can Big Data Save the Earth?
- Instructor: Geraldine Klarenberg, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: What If There Was No Stigma in Mental Health?
- Instructor: Marisa Luciano, Human Development and Organizational Studies
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: What if there was no stigma related to mental health problems in the U.S.? How would our lived experiences be changed and what outcomes would improve?
IDS 2935: The Art and Science of Astrophotography
IDS 2935: Changing Clothes
- Instructor: Melissa Mellon, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 4000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
In this course, students will explore their ability to address problems in clothing production and promotion. They will ask the questions “how might consumers write to advocate for sustainable strategies in the fashion industry?” and “to which target readers might consumers communicate their concerns?
IDS 2935: Knowledge and the Universe
- Instructor: Paul Sell, Astronomy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can different people view the same evidence yet form or retain different conclusions?
PHY 2032: Energy and Society
- Instructor: Shawn Weatherford, Physics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Physical Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
How will we meet our energy needs based on available resources in a way that is environmentally friendly, economically viable, fair, and politically attainable?
IDS 2935: Foundations, Principles and Applications of Sustainable Development
- Instructor: Maria Watson, Construction Management
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
What is the relationship between society, the built environment, and the natural environment, and what does it mean to develop in a sustainable way?
IDS 2935: Language and Computers
- Instructor: Sarah Moeller, Linguistics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Water for People and Nature
- Instructor: Amanda Subalusky, Biology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Communication and Civic Engagement
BSC 2460: Can we design “better” humans?
IDS 2935: World Agricultural Policy
IDS 2935: Collaboration with AI for Better Communication
- Instructor: Won-Li Moon, Advertising
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can experts/scientists apply AI-powered services and programs in communicating (social) scientific problems for the public?
PLP 2311: What are Plants Talking About?
HUN 2192: Feeding the Planet
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How do we with communicate with AI, as explored through the ideas of who is a communicator, who is a mediator, and what is intelligence?
IDS 2935: Community or "Cult"?
IDS 2935: What's Love Got to Do with It?
- Instructor: Jessica-Jean Stonecipher, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2,000 Words
- The Pressing Question:
What is romantic love, and how do the experiences, expectations, discourses, and desires related to romantic love help us to understand ourselves and others?
IDS 2935: Sports as Social Science
- Instructor: Drew Brown, African-American Studies
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: The Data Analytics Revolution in Sports
- Instructor: Elizabeth Johnson, Statistics
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: Do people overestimate how much they know about the world and underestimate the role of chance in our lives? Are our subjective judgements biased? Are we too willing to believe findings based on too few observations and inadequate evidence?
IDS 2935: Bite Me?
- Instructor: Estelle Martin, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What are the emerging issues in vector biology and disease epidemiology? What can be done to manage or prevent the occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases?
IDS 2935: What Do Bones Tell Us?
- Instructor: John Krigbaum, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How does knowledge of vertebrate biodiversity contribute to what we know about our skeletons and ourselves?
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: Is it possible to lead without compromising your values? Is an authentic leadership style which emphasizes cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, etc.) profitable for business or is it better suited for social justice movements and non-profit contexts? How can we discern which leadership style has worked best for what contexts – and why is authentic leadership important now?
IDS 2935: Privacy in the Digital Age
IDS 2935: History and Politics of Care and Caregiving
- Instructor: Emily Hind,Spanish & Portuguese
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How do we take care of ourselves and one another on the planet now?
IDS 2935: The Rule of Law
- Instructor: Neil Rogachevsky, Hamilton Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question:
What is constitutional government? When can a state be called constitutional? Does a state require a formal written constitution to be constitutional? What are the political, legal, and moral factors required for constitutional government, and how might these differ across space and time?
IDS 2935: Language and Foreignness
- Instructor: Moodjalin Sudcharoen, Anthropology
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Diversity
- The Pressing Question: How is foreignness created by ideologies about language? How do nation-states and institutions of power manage foreigners, foreignness, and foreign voices? How do such projects lead to social inequality, discrimination, and resistance?
IDS 2935: Political Violence and Power
- Instructor: William Whitham, Hamilton Center
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2000 words
- The Pressing Question: What is political violence? Why can defining “terrorism” be so difficult and morally charged? What sort of person becomes a terrorist and why? How do terrorists maintain organizations, exploit media attention, and (in some cases) come to power? How can societies and states prevent political violence?
IDS 2935: Bite Me?
- Instructor: Estelle Martin, Entomology and Nematology
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: What are the emerging issues in vector biology and disease epidemiology? What can be done to manage or prevent the occurrence of arthropod-borne diseases?
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
- The Pressing Question: Is it possible to lead without compromising your values? Is an authentic leadership style which emphasizes cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude, etc.) profitable for business or is it better suited for social justice movements and non-profit contexts? How can we discern which leadership style has worked best for what contexts – and why is authentic leadership important now?
IDS 2935: Why Maps Matter
IDS 2935: World Agricultural Policy
- Instructor: Jared Gars, Food and Resource Economics
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
- The Pressing Question: How can agricultural and environmental policy be used to address emerging food security and environmental threats around the world?
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences
- The Pressing Question: How do we with communicate with AI, as explored through the ideas of who is a communicator, who is a mediator, and what is intelligence?
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
- Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
- The Pressing Questions:
What social, political, biological, and environmental factors led to historic disease outbreaks? What would happen if our planet experienced a pandemic today? How can we prepare for the next disease pandemic?
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