Summer 2021 Quest 1 Courses
About UF Quest
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. 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?
The UF Quest 1 Requirement
Quest 1 courses fulfill the UF Quest 1 requirement and 3 credits of the General Education requirement in the Humanities (see the UF Quest Requirement page for more information). Honors students are required to take an Honors Quest 1 course to complete the UF Quest 1 requirement. Some Quest 1 courses may also fulfill either the Diversity (D) or the International (N) requirement and/or count toward the Writing requirement.
Current Students
Current students may register for Quest 1 courses during Advance Registration. Once Preview begins, the remaining seats in all Quest 1 sections will be reserved for incoming students. During Drop/Add, these restrictions will be lifted, and current students may register for any Quest 1 course that still has openings.
New Students
By May 4, new students will receive an email with information on how they can choose their Quest 1 course for the upcoming academic year (see the New Student Guide to UF Quest).
Quest 1 Courses
Click on the links below to learn more about the individual courses and to access course syllabi, which will be posted before the semester begins. Click the Campus, Honors, 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. A note is provided in One.UF for each Quest 1 and Quest 2 course so you can easily distinguish them.
Course Themes
Culture
Built Environment
Literature
Music
Society
Art
Theater
Dance
General Education Requirements
Diversity
International
2000 words
4000 words
Campus
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Instructors: Archie ("Chip") G Birnker IV and John ("Jay") Watkins, Jr., Music
- Format: Sections meet in the classroom four days per week for a total of four periods (75 minutes per period)
- Monday and Wednesday for lectures, delivered by the head instructor
- Tuesday and Thursday for discussions led by a graduate teaching
- The final contact hour is an asynchronous online discussion
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Syllabus: Birkner, Watkins
IDS 2935: Conflict of Ideas
IDS 2935: Ethics and the Public Sphere
IDS 2935: Place-Making, Self-Making
- Instructor: Jennifer Coenen, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom (1701, 17902, 17903, and 17904); Partially Online (Synchronous) and Partially in the Classroom (17905 and 17906)
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- Syllabus: Place-Making, Self-Making
IDS 2935: Places and Spaces
IDS 2935: The Horror, The Horror: Representations of War and Political Violence
IDS 2935: The Long Civil Rights Movement
- Instructor: Lauren Pearlman, History
- Format: Partially Online and Partially in the Classroom (17920, 17921 and 17922); 100% Online with Synchronous Meetings (17926 and 17927)
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- Syllabus: The Long Civil Rights Movement
Honors
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Instructor: Archie ("Chip") G Birnker IV, Music
- Format: Format: Sections meet in the classroom four days per week for a total of four periods (75 minutes per period): Monday and Wednesday for lectures, delivered by the head instructor, and Tuesday and Thursday for discussions led by a graduate teaching assistant. The final contact hour is an asynchronous online discussion.
- Class Number 12357: Monday and Wednesday Period 2 (classroom) and Tuesday and Thursday Period 2 (classroom)
- Class Number 12358: Monday and Wednesday Period 2 (classroom) and Tuesday and Thursday Period 3 (classroom)
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Honors: Yes
- Syllabus: Birkner
UF Online
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Format: Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Syllabus: Schultz
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Instructors: Archie ("Chip") G Birnker IV and John ("Jay") Watkins, Jr., Music
- Format: Sections meet in the classroom four days per week for a total of four periods (75 minutes per period)
- Monday and Wednesday for lectures, delivered by the head instructor
- Tuesday and Thursday for discussions led by a graduate teaching
- The final contact hour is an asynchronous online discussion
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Syllabus: Birkner, Watkins
IDS 2935: Conflict of Ideas
IDS 2935: Ethics and the Public Sphere
IDS 2935: Place-Making, Self-Making
- Instructor: Jennifer Coenen, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom (1701, 17902, 17903, and 17904); Partially Online (Synchronous) and Partially in the Classroom (17905 and 17906)
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- Syllabus: Place-Making, Self-Making
IDS 2935: Places and Spaces
IDS 2935: The Horror, The Horror: Representations of War and Political Violence
IDS 2935: The Long Civil Rights Movement
- Instructor: Lauren Pearlman, History
- Format: Partially Online and Partially in the Classroom (17920, 17921 and 17922); 100% Online with Synchronous Meetings (17926 and 17927)
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- Syllabus: The Long Civil Rights Movement
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Instructor: Archie ("Chip") G Birnker IV, Music
- Format: Format: Sections meet in the classroom four days per week for a total of four periods (75 minutes per period): Monday and Wednesday for lectures, delivered by the head instructor, and Tuesday and Thursday for discussions led by a graduate teaching assistant. The final contact hour is an asynchronous online discussion.
- Class Number 12357: Monday and Wednesday Period 2 (classroom) and Tuesday and Thursday Period 2 (classroom)
- Class Number 12358: Monday and Wednesday Period 2 (classroom) and Tuesday and Thursday Period 3 (classroom)
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Honors: Yes
- Syllabus: Birkner
IDS 1161: What is the Good Life?
- Format: Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- Syllabus: Schultz
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