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Summer 2023 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.

CAMPUS HONORS UF ONLINE

CAMPUS

  • 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?"
  • Syllabus
  • 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?
  • 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?
  • Syllabus
  • Instructor: Drew Brown, AAS
  • Format: 100% Classroom
  • Gen Ed: Humanities, Diversity, 2,000 Words
  • The Essential Question: 

    What is Black Popular Culture and how has it changed the world?

  • 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?
  • Syllabus
  • 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?
  • Syllabus
  • 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?
  • 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? 
  • 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?
  • Syllabus
  • 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

  • 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?
  • Syllabus

UF ONLINE

  • 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?
  • 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?
  • 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?