Summer 2024 UF 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
UF 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). Some UF Quest 1 courses may also fulfill either the Diversity (D) or the International (N) requirement and/or count toward the Writing requirement.
UF Quest 1 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, 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.
Course Themes
Culture
Built Environment
Literature
Music
Society
Art
Theater
Dance
General Education Requirements
Diversity
International
2000 words
4000 words
Campus
AMH 1094: Fight For Your Rights: The Long Civil Rights Movement
- Instructor: Lauren Pearlman, History
- Format: Hybrid
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: "How does one change what is not just?” 2) “Who has the power to make change?” 3) “What is powerful about social justice?”
ARC 1101: Places and Spaces
- Instructor: John Maze, Architecture
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International
- The Essential Question: What does it mean to dwell between the heavens and Earth?
IDS 2935: Art Crime
- Instructor: Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Art & Art History
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: Why is it important to safeguard humanity's tangible cultural heritage, and who are its rightful owners?
IDS 2935: For the Culture
IDS 2935: Politics and Race at UF
- Instructor: Sharon Austin, Political Science
- Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 4000 Words
- The Essential Question: How has UF addressed racial issues throughout its history? What actions need to be taken at UF to ensure that students receive equal educational opportunities and fair treatment regardless of their race?
IDS 2935: Shelter Development
- Instructor: Jason von Meding, Construction Management
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International
- The Essential Question: Do all humans have the right to safe and healthy shelter?
IDS 2935: Social Impact: Music Entrepreneurship
- Instructor: Jose Ruiz-Resto, Music
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: What role do music entrepreneurs play in empowering various sectors of society, encompassing philanthropy, digital commerce, and for-profit industries, through the convergence of music, technology, missions, and entrepreneurship?
IDS 2935: Women Changing Society Through Music
- Instructor: Danielle VanTuinen, Music
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: How have women expressed their agency, authorship, worldview, and their power through their contribution to various movements in music and how have women transformed the production and consumption of music?
JPT 1311: The Anim(E)ted World
- Instructor: Christopher Smith, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can pop culture from a foreign culture inform our conversation on what makes a fair and just society and how we can manage conflict?
PHI 1001: Conflict of Ideas
- Instructor: Rodrigo Borges, Philosophy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, 2,000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can we pursue our disagreements with each other in a. way that is both fair and productive?
Honors
IDS 2935: Art Crime
- Instructor: Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Art & Art History
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: Why is it important to safeguard humanity's tangible cultural heritage, and who are its rightful owners?
UF Online
IDS 2935: Politics and Race at UF
- Instructor: Sharon Austin, Political Science
- Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 4000 Words
- The Essential Question: How has UF addressed racial issues throughout its history? What actions need to be taken at UF to ensure that students receive equal educational opportunities and fair treatment regardless of their race?
IDS 2935: Social Impact: Music Entrepreneurship
- Instructor: Jose Ruiz-Resto, Music
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: What role do music entrepreneurs play in empowering various sectors of society, encompassing philanthropy, digital commerce, and for-profit industries, through the convergence of music, technology, missions, and entrepreneurship?
JPT 1311: The Anim(E)ted World
- Instructor: Christopher Smith, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can pop culture from a foreign culture inform our conversation on what makes a fair and just society and how we can manage conflict?
IDS 2935: Women Changing Society Through Music
- Instructor: Danielle VanTuinen, Music
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: How have women expressed their agency, authorship, worldview, and their power through their contribution to various movements in music and how have women transformed the production and consumption of music?
IDS 2935: Politics and Race at UF
- Instructor: Sharon Austin, Political Science
- Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 4000 Words
- The Essential Question: How has UF addressed racial issues throughout its history? What actions need to be taken at UF to ensure that students receive equal educational opportunities and fair treatment regardless of their race?
IDS 2935: Social Impact: Music Entrepreneurship
- Instructor: Jose Ruiz-Resto, Music
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: What role do music entrepreneurs play in empowering various sectors of society, encompassing philanthropy, digital commerce, and for-profit industries, through the convergence of music, technology, missions, and entrepreneurship?
IDS 2935: Shelter Development
- Instructor: Jason von Meding, Construction Management
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International
- The Essential Question: Do all humans have the right to safe and healthy shelter?
IDS 2935: Art Crime
- Instructor: Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Art & Art History
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: Why is it important to safeguard humanity's tangible cultural heritage, and who are its rightful owners?
IDS 2935: Politics and Race at UF
- Instructor: Sharon Austin, Political Science
- Format: 100% Online Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 4000 Words
- The Essential Question: How has UF addressed racial issues throughout its history? What actions need to be taken at UF to ensure that students receive equal educational opportunities and fair treatment regardless of their race?
AMH 1094: Fight For Your Rights: The Long Civil Rights Movement
- Instructor: Lauren Pearlman, History
- Format: Hybrid
- Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: "How does one change what is not just?” 2) “Who has the power to make change?” 3) “What is powerful about social justice?”
ARC 1101: Places and Spaces
- Instructor: John Maze, Architecture
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International
- The Essential Question: What does it mean to dwell between the heavens and Earth?
JPT 1311: The Anim(E)ted World
- Instructor: Christopher Smith, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can pop culture from a foreign culture inform our conversation on what makes a fair and just society and how we can manage conflict?
PHI 1001: Conflict of Ideas
- Instructor: Rodrigo Borges, Philosophy
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, 2,000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can we pursue our disagreements with each other in a. way that is both fair and productive?
IDS 2935: For the Culture
IDS 2935: Art Crime
- Instructor: Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Art & Art History
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: Why is it important to safeguard humanity's tangible cultural heritage, and who are its rightful owners?
IDS 2935: Social Impact: Music Entrepreneurship
- Instructor: Jose Ruiz-Resto, Music
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- Gen Ed: Humanities
- The Essential Question: What role do music entrepreneurs play in empowering various sectors of society, encompassing philanthropy, digital commerce, and for-profit industries, through the convergence of music, technology, missions, and entrepreneurship?
JPT 1311: The Anim(E)ted World
- Instructor: Christopher Smith, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Format: 100% Classroom
- Gen Ed: Humanities, International, 2000 Words
- The Essential Question: How can pop culture from a foreign culture inform our conversation on what makes a fair and just society and how we can manage conflict?
UF Quest
