Summer 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/or 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 either 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.
Course Themes
Culture
Built Environment
Literature
Music
Society
Art
Theater
Dance
General Education Requirements
Diversity
International
2000 words
4000 words
Campus
HOS 2333: Fighting Food Waste and Loss (Summer A)
- Instructor: Tie Liu, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
- What are the connections between food waste and climate change, and how can addressing food waste contribute to broader sustainability efforts?
- How can we improve the measurement and tracking of food waste and loss at every stage of the supply chain to better understand the scale of the problem and identify areas for improvement?
- How can we improve public awareness and education about food waste, its environmental impact, and strategies for reducing it?
- How can emerging technologies, such as data analytics and artificial intelligence, be harnessed to predict and prevent food waste and loss?
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul (Summer B)
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Questions:
IDS 2935: Collaboration with AI for Better Communication (Summer B)
- Instructor: Won-Ki Moon, Advertising
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Information Literacy in Medicine and Agriculture (Summer B)
- Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: New technologies in food and medicine are amazing; why do people oppose them, what information is real and what isn't?
IDS 2935: Plants for Human Medicine (Summer A)
- Instructor: Satya Nadakuduti, Environmental Horticulture
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Questions:
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence (Summer A )
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Online
- 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 (Summer A)
- Instructor: Drew Brown, African-American Studies
- Format: 100% Online
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Why Chemistry Matters (Summer B)
- Instructor: Gail Fanucci, Chemistry
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
JOU 2380: Future Food (Summer A & Summer B)
- Instructor: Kelsi & Keri Matwick, Journalism
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Question: What do we eat, and how can we eat for a more sustainable future?
REL 2158: Religion and Social Movements (Summer A)
- Instructor: Anna Peterson, Religion
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: How does religion influence movements for social change?
Honors
IDS 2935: Information Literacy in Medicine and Agriculture (Summer B)
- Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: New technologies in food and medicine are amazing; why do people oppose them, what information is real and what isn't?
UF Online
IDS 2935: Privacy in the Digital Age (Summer B)
- Instructor: Angela Bacsik, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
JOU 2380: Future Food (Summer A & Summer B)
- Instructor: Kelsi & Keri Matwick, Journalism
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Question: What do we eat, and how can we eat for a more sustainable future?
IDS 2935: Plants for Human Medicine (Summer A)
- Instructor: Satya Nadakuduti, Environmental Horticulture
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Questions:
JOU 2380: Future Food (Summer A & Summer B)
- Instructor: Kelsi & Keri Matwick, Journalism
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Question: What do we eat, and how can we eat for a more sustainable future?
JOU 2380: Future Food (Summer A & Summer B)
- Instructor: Kelsi & Keri Matwick, Journalism
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Question: What do we eat, and how can we eat for a more sustainable future?
REL 2158: Religion and Social Movements (Summer A)
- Instructor: Anna Peterson, Religion
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: How does religion influence movements for social change?
IDS 2935: Why Chemistry Matters (Summer B)
- Instructor: Gail Fanucci, Chemistry
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Information Literacy in Medicine and Agriculture (Summer B)
- Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: New technologies in food and medicine are amazing; why do people oppose them, what information is real and what isn't?
IDS 2935: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence (Summer A )
- Instructor: Michael Harmon, Dial Center
- Format: 100% Online
- 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?
HOS 2333: Fighting Food Waste and Loss (Summer A)
- Instructor: Tie Liu, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
- What are the connections between food waste and climate change, and how can addressing food waste contribute to broader sustainability efforts?
- How can we improve the measurement and tracking of food waste and loss at every stage of the supply chain to better understand the scale of the problem and identify areas for improvement?
- How can we improve public awareness and education about food waste, its environmental impact, and strategies for reducing it?
- How can emerging technologies, such as data analytics and artificial intelligence, be harnessed to predict and prevent food waste and loss?
IDS 2935: Authentic Leadership: How to Lead without Selling your Soul (Summer B)
- Instructor: Anita Anantharam, Religion
- Format: 100% Online, Asynchronous
- The Pressing Questions:
IDS 2935: Privacy in the Digital Age (Summer B)
- Instructor: Angela Bacsik, University Writing Program
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Collaboration with AI for Better Communication (Summer B)
- Instructor: Won-Ki Moon, Advertising
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Sports as Social Science (Summer A)
- Instructor: Drew Brown, African-American Studies
- Format: 100% Online
- The Pressing Question:
IDS 2935: Information Literacy in Medicine and Agriculture (Summer B)
- Instructor: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
- Format: 100% Classroom
- The Pressing Question: New technologies in food and medicine are amazing; why do people oppose them, what information is real and what isn't?
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