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Spring 2027

For full descriptions, dates & times, and instructors’ bios, click the Spring 2027 Course Offerings link above. 

Courses Taught By Visiting Lecturers - 3 credits, Letter Graded

EXP-0001-S: How to Ferment Like a Scientist
Instructor(s): Nina Fitzgerald and Gabriella Floro

EXP-0002-S: Journey to the Moon - From the Moon Knowledge
Instructor: Andrew West 

EXP-0003-S: Reel Journalism: Hollywood, the Media & the Art of Storytelling
Instructor: Neal Shapiro

EXP-0004-S: Wu-Tang Clan: A History
Instructor: Toni "Bee" Brooks

EXP-0005-S: The Artist Reader: Artmaking as Literary Interpretation
Instructor: John Lehman 

EXP-0006-S: Search and Seizure: Mass Surveillance and the Law
Instructor(s): Julianna McCorkle and Mitchell Kosht

EXP-0007-S: Material Futures: What Should Tomorrow Be Made Of?
Instructor: Shonglin Gaekwad

EXP-0008-S: State Secrets: Using a Journalist’s Tools to Crack Open Government
Instructor(s): Samantha Gross and Emma Platoff

EXP-0009-S: Understanding Intellectual Property Law
Instructor: James Coe

EXP-0010-S: The Design of Good Taste
Instructor: Ludovica Cestarelli

EXP-0011-S: Paranormal Writing Workshop: Ghost Hunting as Creative Practice
Instructor: Brian "B" Dang 

EXP-0012-S: Fandom, Inc.: The Platform Economics of Attention
Instructor: Courtney Elston

EXP-0013-S: The Fallen Woman: From the Bible to Bridgerton 
Instructor: Gillian Wood 

EXP-0014-S: The Korea Brand: Understanding KPop, Film, and Culture of the Two Koreas
Instructor: Ellie Choi

EXP-0015-S: An Insider's Guide to the World of Food Media
Instructor: Denise Swidey

EXP-0016-S: Tufts Unplugged: Connection Beyond Screens - 1 credit, meets 4 times
Instructor: Staff

EXP-0020-S: Thriving After Tufts: Money, Career, and Network
Instructor: Meena Theever

EXP-0023-S: Camp: Bad Taste, Humor, and Cult-Classics
Instructor: Jo Rezes

Peer Taught Courses - 3 credits, Pass/Fail

EXP-0051-S: Brickology: Thinking in LEGO
Instructor: Elizabeth Chin

EXP-0052-S: The Psychology of Survivor: Chaos, Paranoia, Betrayal
Instructor: Sofia Qureshi

EXP-0053-S: Behind the Decks: The DJ in Modern Culture
Instructor(s): Thomas Gesick and Aaron Lai

EXP-0054-S: Sociopolitics of the Horror Adaptation
Instructor: Max Lerner

EXP-0055-S: Bread: How One Food Changed History
Instructor: Owen Liao

EXP-0056-S: Politics of Entertainment
Instructor: Alex Fiao 

EXP-0057-S: Conscious Nourishment: Foodways to Transform Our Self, Soil & Society
Instructor: Julian Staeva-Vieira

EXP-0058-S: Bad PR: Media’s Misrepresentation of Animals
Instructor: Silas Summers 

Sponsored Courses - The ExCollege collaborates with other Tufts programs to offer courses and independent learning opportunities - 1- 2  Credits

EXP-0062-S: An Introduction to Letterpress Printing: Special Collections Workshop
Instructor: Sara Brobston 

EXP-0063-S: Sustainable Spring 
Instructor(s): Ann Ward and Daniel Esposito

EXP-0065-S: Thesis Workshop
Instructor: Hannah Weildon

EXP-0067-S: Financial Literacy: Understanding Personal Finances
Instructor: Christopher Di Fronzo