Current Courses
Important information on Distribution and HASS credit for ExCollege courses
Fall 2020
| Course | Course Title | Instructor |
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ExCollege Signature Courses – Taught by Visiting Lecturers |
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| EXP-0001-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Urban Agriculture: Feeding Our Cities and Ourselves | Lindsay Allen |
| EXP-0002-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
#outfitoftheday: Clothing, Sustainability, and the Global Implications of Getting Dressed | Ariel Kraten |
| EXP-0003-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Students As Data: Critical Issues in Higher Ed & Tech | Lance Eaton |
| EXP-0004-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Dancehall Queens: Analyzing Bodies, Power, and Resistance Through Dance | Onisha Etkins |
| EXP-0005-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Ethics of Ignorance: How Do We Respond to What We Don't Know? | Magnus Ferguson |
| EXP-0006-F Virtual |
Twitter Fiction: New Literature and Meaning in the Digital Sphere | Daniella Gati |
| EXP-0007-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Creative Practice for Social Change | John Giordano |
| EXP-0008-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Antarctica: The Far South in Science and Culture | Marissa Grunes |
| EXP-0009-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
The Robot Jobs Apocalypse? Fact vs. Fiction | James Kossuth |
| EXP-0010-F Virual |
Legacies of Indigenous Genocide: U.S.-Mexico Border | Dillon Kim |
| EXP-0011-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Innovation: From Idea to Intellectual Property | Melissa Johannes |
| EXP-0012-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Opioids and Addiction: Examining the Current Epidemic | Emily Cummins |
| EXP-0013-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Science Fiction, Weird Fiction, Ecofiction: A Speculative Short Story Workshop | Ian Muneshwar |
| EXP-0014-F Virtual |
Behind the Reporter's Notebook: The Practice of Global Journalism in the 21st Century | Jonathan Rosen |
| EXP-0015-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Asian Americans in the Media | Aaron Parayno |
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| EXP-0018-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Investing, Psychology and Human Behavior | Doug Rachlin |
| EXP-0022-F Virtual |
Environmental Problem Solving for a Habitable World | Zdenka Myslikova |
| EXP-0023-F Virtual |
Information Technology & Society | Nicholas Rabb |
| EXP-0024-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
XP Earned: Video Games and Memory Made in Virtual Time | Peter Spearman |
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| EXP-0026-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Crimes and Criminals in the Popular Imagination | Ashley Wilcox |
| EXP-0030-F In-person |
Famous Trials in U.S. History | Ian C. Pilarczyk |
| EXP-0031-F In-person |
War, Film, and Politics | Frank Sobchak |
| EXP-0032-F In-person |
Politicized Healing: Resilience and Accountability In Apocalyptic Times | Justin P. Jiménez |
| EXP-0033-F In-person |
Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Frank Massaro |
| EXP-0049-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Unraveling Craftivism | Madeleine Delpha |
Sponsored Courses - The ExCollege collaborates with other Tufts programs to offer courses and independent learning opportunities |
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| EXP-0068-BF Virtual |
Design Thinking for Career Exploration: Creative Strategies for First-Years | Sheryl Rosenberg |
| EXP-0069-AF Virtual |
Personal Career Development | Malakia Silcott |
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| EXP-0076-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Achieving Flow: Learning to Breathe and Developing Your Full Human Potential | Edward DeMore |
| CANCELED: |
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| EXP-0079-AF Virtual |
Inquiry: China and the World | Heather Barry |
| EXP-0079-F Hybrid/Dual Modality |
China and the World | Abi Williams |
| EXP-0080-F By Special Arrangement |
Writing Fellowship Seminar | Kristina Aikens |
| EXP-0081-F/NC By Special Arrangement |
Subject Tutoring Seminar | Katherine Swimm |
| CANCELED: |
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| EXP-0100-AF By Special Arrangement |
Leading a First-Year Seminar | Amy Goldstein |
| EXP-0100-BF By Special Arrangement |
Leading a First-Year Seminar | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0102-AF Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Teaching Practicum | Amy Goldstein |
| EXP-0102-BF Hybrid/Dual Modality |
Teaching Practicum | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0104-F By Special Arrangement |
Teaching Assistantship | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0105-AF By Special Arrangement |
Independent Study | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0105-BF By Special Arrangement |
Independent Study | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0106-F By Special Arrangement |
Auditing for Breadth | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0111-F By Special Arrangement |
Mock Trial | Howard Woolf |
Spring 2020
| Course | Course Title | Instructor |
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ExCollege Signature Courses – Taught by Visiting Lecturers |
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| EXP-0001-S | The Woman Suffrage Movement and How We Remember It | Barbara Berenson |
| EXP-0002-S | Psychoactive Plants and Fungi: Remedies, Rituals, and Regulations | John de la Parra | Ernest Anemone |
| EXP-0003-S | Asian American Theatre and Performance | Yizhou Huang |
| EXP-0004-S | Immigrants & Non-profits: Services to Survive and Thrive | Pauline Jennett | Sara Jorgensen |
| EXP-0005-S | Peacebuilding and the Arts | Elke Jahns-Harms |
| EXP-0006-S | Wandering Games: Videogames, Performance, Philosophy, Protest | Melissa Kagen |
| EXP-0007-S | Breakthrough Biotechnologies: CRISPR and Beyond | Tobias Kaiser | Amanda Vernon |
| EXP-0008-S | Choreographies of Resistance | Sharon Kivenko |
| EXP-0009-S | The Morals of the Story: Literature and Ethical Identity | Isabel Legarda |
| EXP-0010-S | The Science of Light: From the Rainbow to the Retina | Avalon Owens |
| EXP-0011-S | More than a Feeling?: Critical Approaches to Emotion in Apocalyptic Times | Justin Jimenez |
| EXP-0012-S | Biofabricated Food: Cellular Agriculture & Sustainability | Natalie Rubio | John Yuen | Andrew Stout |
| EXP-0013-S | Famous Trials in U.S. History | Ian C. Pilarczyk |
| EXP-0014-S | AI, Justice, Imagination: Technology and Speculative Fiction | Janet York | Jonathan Zong |
| EXP-0015-S | An Insider's Guide to the World of Food Media | Denise Swidey |
| EXP-0016-S | Sheep to Shawl: A Hands-on Exploration | Amy Goldstein | Kim Goldinger |
Peer Taught Courses – Undergraduates teach pass/fail courses that count toward graduation |
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| EXP-0051-S | Existentialism, Film and the Search for Meaning | Nicolas Avalle | Siddharth Jejurikar |
| EXP-0052-S | Intentionality in the Outdoors: Engaging with Nature in Responsible and Sustainable Ways | Sam Collins | Max Migdail |
| EXP-0053-S | Techquity | Yaasante Owens | Tony Goss |
| EXP-0054-S | Breaking Silence in Asian America | Emma Ishida | Jennifer Kim |
| EXP-0055-S | Alternative Jewish History: American Judaism Through a Social Justice Lens | Micah Kraus | Molly Tunis |
| EXP-0056-S | Introduction to Investment Banking | Devin Lockett | Brett Rojas |
| EXP-0057-S | The Avengers and Beyond: Faces of the MCU | Thomas Risoleo | Jefferson Xu |
| EXP-0058-S | Gender, Justice, and True Crime | Francesca Rubinson | Elisa Sturkie |
| EXP-0059-S | Black Mirror & the Trajectory of Modern Technology | Eric Savage |
| EXP-0060-S | Face It: The Art & Science of Caricature | Jacob Shaw |
| EXP-0061-S | Introduction to Cardistry | Eric Wu |
| EXP-0062-S | Research in Neuroscience | Tufts NeuroNetwork Executive Board |
Sponsored Courses - The ExCollege collaborates with other Tufts programs to offer courses and independent learning opportunities |
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| EXP-0067-S | Financial Literacy: Understanding Personal Finances | Christopher Di Fronzo |
| EXP-0068-S | Design Thinking for Career Exploration: Creative Strategies for First-Years | Sheryl Rosenberg |
| EXP-0069-S | Personal Career Development for Athletes | Greg Victory |
| EXP-0070-AS | Basic RAD | TUPD Staff |
| EXP-0070-BS | Basic RAD | TUPD Staff |
| EXP-0071-S | Advanced RAD | Anthony Paolucci | Nicholas Dell'Anno |
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| EXP-0079-AS | Inquiry Teaching Group: Genocide | Heather Barry |
| EXP-0079-S | EPIIC: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities | Abi Williams |
| EXP-0083-S | Questioning Our Technological Futures: Ethics, Bias, & Imagination | Leo Settoducato |
| EXP-0089-S | Podcasting Music and Sound | Alexander Lauria |
| EXP-0101-S | Peer-Teaching | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0103-S | Theory and Practice of Participatory Education | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0104-S | Teaching Assistant Workshop | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0105-FS | Independent Study | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0105-HS | Independent Study | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0106-S | Auditing for Breadth | Howard Woolf |
| EXP-0107-S | Tufts with Rwanda Fellowship | Elebetel Assefa |
