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Fall 2026

For full descriptions, dates & times, and instructors’ bios, click the Fall 2026 Course Offerings link above. 

Courses Taught By Visiting Lecturers - 3 credits, Letter Graded

EXP-0001-F: Forensics: From Crime Scene to Courtroom
Instructor: David Lewis 

EXP-0002-F: Designing the Future: Worldbuilding & Time Travel
Instructor: Antonio Viva

EXP-0003-F: Black Mirrors and Dark Psychology: The Adverse Effects of AI on the Mind
Instructor: Meia Chita-Tegmark

EXP-0004-F: Punk Rock: History, Theory, and Practice
Instructor: Micah Huang

EXP-0005-F: Financial Innovation through Technology: New Ways of Building the Future
Instructor: Dahiana Duarte

EXP-0006-F: Medicine, Ethics, and the Law
Instructor: Pam Gilman

EXP-0007-F: The Right to Privacy in Modern America
Instructors: Doug Martland and Steve Sharobem

EXP-0008-F: Fiber Craft: Creation and Culture
Instructor: Heather Dwyer

EXP-0009-F: Dark Tourism: The Attraction of Human Tragedy - Approved for Humanities Distribution Credit
Instructor: Kristin Gallas

EXP-0011-F: Chinese Games, Chinese History
Instructor: Sarah Bramao-Ramos

EXP-0012-F: Books Unbound - Approved for Arts Distribution Credit
Instructor: McCall Hollister

EXP-0013-F: Engineering and Technology in the Ancient World
Instructor: Max Peers

EXP-0014-F: Behind the Reporter’s Notebook: Global Journalism in the 21st Century
Instructor: Jonathan Rosen

EXP-0015-F: Fashion Histories: Thinking With Clothes
Instructor: Margot Rashba

EXP-0016-F: Humans and Animals: New Perspectives
Instructor: Stephen Strout

EXP-0018-F: Investing, Psychology, and Human Behavior
Instructor: Doug Rachlin and Raphael Leeman 

EXP-0019-F: The World of Crosswords - 1 credit, half semester
Instructor: Nate Hall 

EXP-0020-F: Reading in a Digital Age - Cross-listed as CLS 0186 and DH 150
Instructor: Peter Nadel

Explorations - Peer Taught Courses - 3 credits, Pass/Fail 

EXP-0050-A: Thinking Like a Kid: Philosophy Calvin and Hobbes
Instructors: Hannah Carter and Gavin Federizo 

EXP-0050-B: The Game of Bridge: Strategy & Probability
Instructor: Madison Verner 

EXP-0050-C: The Lord of the Rings: History, Language, Culture, and Impact 
Instructor: Nathaniel Smith 

EXP-0050-D: The Dirty Side of Democracy: Political Scandals and Corruption in the US 
Instructors: Camille Utter and Julia Vela 

EXP-0050-E: Pioneers of Slow Cinema: Art-House & Experimental Film
Instructor: James Oley 

EXP-0050-F: How to Listen to Classical Music 
Instructor: Matthew Seliger 

EXP-0050-G: Illness in the Literary Imagination
Instructors: Grace Lee and Annika Pillai  

EXP-0050-H: Constructing Nationhood: Identity and Independence 
Instructor: Robert Goldsmith 

EXP-0050-J: This Class Is A Joke: Sitcoms and Society
Instructors: Maggie Herlihy and Madeline Rogers

Sponsored Courses - The ExCollege collaborates with other Tufts programs to offer courses and independent learning opportunities - 1- 3 Credits

EXP-0066-F: Building Bridges: Conversations Across Difference
Instructor: Lauren Bloom

EXP-0068-F: Designing Your Career Journey
Instructor: Kelly Roberts

EXP-0070-F: Parchment to Print: Special Collections Workshop
Instructors: Elettra Conoly and Christopher Barbour 

EXP-0080-F: Writing Fellows Seminar
Instructor: Hannah Weildon