The University of Florida Honors Program
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Honors sections are versions of regular UF courses, typically with a smaller class size and with variations in assignments and expectations.
Quest 1
How is political violence represented, conceptualized and memorialized across shifting literary and visual texts? What ethical questions arise in our engagement with representations of traumatic limit events and the experience of horror these events entail?
SUMMER B
Quest 2
Summer B
1 credit discussion-based courses centered around notable artists, artistic performances, and exhibits
1 credit discussion-based courses centered around books of all genres.
History + Biography
Science (Non-Health) + Science Fiction
Embark on an intellectual adventure where speculative fiction meets profound philosophy. In this one-credit honors seminar, we journey into the imaginative worlds of Becky Chambers’s A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. Explore a universe where the quest for purpose and the mystery of identity challenge our deepest assumptions about what it means to be human. Through dynamic online discussions and lively Zoom sessions, you'll dive into conversations that question whether life’s meaning is predetermined or something we create for ourselves. Join us for a thrilling exploration of human existence in a post-scarcity future, where every page invites you to rethink purpose and discover fresh perspectives on what it truly means to live a meaningful life.
Health
This course explores the growing research base that supports engaging in and prescribing nature for all- including and especially college students. Through discussion, the reading and a few on-campus field trips, it will research how individuals can find a way into, and a place in nature that is essential to their well being and how that experience can translate into personal and professional practice.
Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig is archivist and historian in the Health Science Center Library, and Director of Health Humanities in the UF College of Medicine. She has a courtesy faculty appointment in the Center for African Studies at UF and teaches a course-Culture, Health and the Arts in SubSaharan Africa- through them. She teaches health humanities courses to medical and undergraduate students, works with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honors Society and UF Chapman Society, and studies history of medicine, focusing on eugenics, and theories on race, and comparative. She studies nature and nature/arts based therapies, promoting access to healing nature. She also team teaches a Zoology/Botany course that counts toward the International Scholars Program.
Society + Culture + Politics
Borders, Bodies, and Power: An Anthropological Journey through "Soldiers and Kings" In the first quarter of 2023, over 200,000 border crossings were recorded at the US-Mexico border. In social media and in the news, we are normally bombarded with the legal side of border crossings. But what about the human lives that navigate this perilous journey? Jason De León’s Soldiers and Kings (2024; Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction) provides an essential anthropological and archaeological perspective on migration, power, and survival. This course explores the human experiences behind border policies, focusing on how militarized borders affect identity, resilience, and the violence faced by migrants. By examining De León’s narrative alongside current migration data, students will engage with the cultural, social, and historical forces shaping these movements. We will analyze themes of displacement, resistance, and the role of the state, developing a nuanced understanding of the global migration crisis and the individuals navigating it. Join us for a deep dive into the anthropology of borders, drawing connections between real-world issues and the lived experiences of those at the margins.
Business + Economics
Literature
Other
1 credit themed writing workshops taught by University Writing Program faculty.
1-3 credit courses that are interdisciplinary in focus and typically not offered elsewhere on campus.
1 credit courses focusing on leadership, career development, and other professional development topics.
Intro to Honors Professional Development
Advanced Pro Dev Topics
Signature Seminars and Course-based Honors Signature Experiences
Signature Seminars
UnCommon Classrooms
IDH 3931 Journey to the Delta to Find The Roots of American Music: Blues, Jazz and Beyond
Join Dr. Edmund Kellerman for this highly memorable, road-trip adventure to the Delta to explore the roots of and history of American music, including blues and jazz. This course, departing from Gainesville, starts at the heart of the Delta’s Robert Johnson Museum and follows the spread of Delta blues northward to Indianola (BB King’s hometown), Clarksdale (Ike Turner and Muddy Waters hometown), and to Memphis and Tupelo (Elvis’s birthplace). Students will tour blues museums, attend juke joints and blues clubs, and talk with musicians and authors.
The course will run from May 8– 14, 2025. The cost is estimated to be $682 including a double-occupancy hotel, all transportation, museum tickets, and several shows. Applications will be accepted until April 6; space is limited. Only those willing to commit to participating in this course should apply; travel planning and purchasing commences immediately upon application approval.
Application link: https://forms.gle/fxUTUw4rTbJsQdj7A
Join Dr. David Blackburn, Professor and Curator of the Florida Museum of Natural History for this rare opportunity to explore several museums of the Smithsonian like never before. Engage in behind-the-scenes tours and talks with leadership and staff at the National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of American History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Library of Congress.
The course will run from May 11 to May 15, 2025. The cost in Washington, D.C. is estimated to be $920. Applications will be accepted until April 7th; space is limited. Only those willing to commit to participating in the course should apply; travel planning and purchasing commences immediately upon application approval.
Application Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSel9z4DMSlqSmvBhioXklwLR7WrsjKKj2MOCfffp-IZSOSKAg/viewform?usp=sharing
Course-Based Camps
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