Summer 2023 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 Quest 2 course (either in their first or second year) 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). Some UF Quest 2 courses may also fulfill either the Diversity (D) or 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. 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 2935: Biotech Medicine & Agriculture
  • Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Knowledge and the Universe
  • Instructor:  Paul Torrey, Astronomy
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed:  Physcial Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Religion and Social Movements
  • InstructorAnna Peterson, Religion
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences, Diversity, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Rhetoric & Privacy in the Digital Age
  • Instructor: Angela Bacsik, University Writing Program
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: The Circular Nature of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Instructor: Olga Munoz, One Health Center
  • Format: Hybrid w/ In-Person Meetings on Friday Period 4
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
  • Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer A
  •  Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: What Can Social Science Tell Us about Happiness and Living a Happier Life?
  • Instructor: Michael Weigold, Advertising
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Why Chemistry Matters
  • Instructor: Gail Fanucci, Chemistry
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, Diversity 
  • Syllabus

UF Online

IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
  • Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  •  Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: What Can Social Science Tell Us about Happiness and Living a Happier Life?
  • Instructor: Michael Weigold, Advertising
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
  • Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer A
  •  Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: The Circular Nature of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Instructor: Olga Munoz, One Health Center
  • Format: Hybrid w/ In-Person Meetings on Friday Period 4
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Rhetoric & Privacy in the Digital Age
  • Instructor: Angela Bacsik, University Writing Program
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: What Can Social Science Tell Us about Happiness and Living a Happier Life?
  • Instructor: Michael Weigold, Advertising
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: What Can Social Science Tell Us about Happiness and Living a Happier Life?
  • Instructor: Michael Weigold, Advertising
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Religion and Social Movements
  • InstructorAnna Peterson, Religion
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Social Sciences, Diversity, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Why Chemistry Matters
  • Instructor: Gail Fanucci, Chemistry
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Physical Sciences, Diversity 
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Biotech Medicine & Agriculture
  • Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer B
  • Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, 2000 Words
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: Knowledge and the Universe
  • Instructor:  Paul Torrey, Astronomy
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed:  Physcial Sciences, International
  • Syllabus
IDS 2935: The Next Pandemic
  • Instructor: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Geography
  • Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
  •  Term: Summer A
  • Gen Ed: Biological Sciences, International
  • Syllabus