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  1. Modules that our preceptors would love to teach or reoffer soon
  2. Modules that we are wanting to gauge student interest in
  3. Modules that are sometimes newer to Blackberry

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Wishlist Module Preceptor Sector Portals Format Occurrences
Adaptations of Middle-earth: From Deitch and Bakshi to Jackson Patrick Lyon Fantasy Studies Film Studies
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry and Prose Non-Sequential Series Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Arcane: League of Legends Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series Pilar Barrera General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Art
Bible
Comparative Mythology
Crafting
Cultural Studies
History
Modernism
Philosophy
Renaissance
Romanticism
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity June 2024
Beginning Scottish Gaelic Series of 3 Sìne Màiri MacDougall Language Beginning Languages
Conversational Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Discussion-based
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Creative Writing
Dune
Fall Survey 2023
Fantasy
Frank Herbert
May Showcase 2023
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Laurel Stevens Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
Monsters
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Books I - VI) Non-Sequential Series Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based
Crash Course on Norse Myths Dr. Paul Peterson General Humanities Comparative Mythology
Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Creative Writing: Introduction To Writing In Community Will Estes Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
May Showcase 2023
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity May 2023
Creative Writing: Oral Storytelling Sparrow F. Alden
Christopher Bartlett
Creative Writing Children’s Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Drama
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Start Writing Mysteries! Dr. Carol Oliver
Will Estes
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Mystery Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Story Revision Workshop Catherine Conners Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Workshop Sparrow F. Alden
Dr. Julian Barr
Christopher Bartlett
Will Estes
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • High intensity November 2022 November 2024 January 2025
Egyptian Book of the Dead Shawn Gaffney Language Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
History
Magic
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Egyptian Hieroglyphs Series of 4 Shawn Gaffney Language Ancient Middle East
Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
English Sonnet Readings Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Poetry Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Exploring Natsume’s Book of Friends Non-Sequential Series Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Japan
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring Violet Evergarden Bronwyn Rivera
Nancy "Anni" Foasberg
Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fantasy
Japan
Travel Literature
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot Dr. Patrick Malloy Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
Fall Survey 2023
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Japan
Magic
Monsters
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Gothic Language Series of 3 Dr. Paul Peterson Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Greek in a Year Series of 12 Dr. Larry Swain Language Beginning Languages
Bible
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Haunting Tales Non-Sequential Series Dr. Amy H. Sturgis General Humanities Gothic Literature
Oct Showcase 2023
Weird Fiction
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Haunting Tales: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson General Humanities Gothic Literature
Weird Fiction
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion October 2023
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series Dr. Faith Acker
Dr. Gabriel Schenk
Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Cultural Studies
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Philosophy
Women's Studies
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Sin Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Japan
Discussion-based
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits Dr. Brenton Dickieson Creative Writing Archival Research
Arthurian Literature
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Composition
Crafting
Creative Writing
CS Lewis
Digital Humanities
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Owen Barfield
Poetry
Science Fiction
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Intermediate Old English: The Phoenix Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Kerra Fletcher
Jay Moses
Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
Comparative Mythology
Drama
Ecocriticism
Epic Fantasy
Ethics
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Film Studies
Magic
Metaphysics
Monsters
Weird Fiction
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Ancient Magic Non-Sequential Series Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Fall Survey 2023
Magic
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Basics Dr. Joe Desloge Language Beginning Languages
Linguistics
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Introduction to Binding Books by Hand Praise Moyer General Humanities Crafting
Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities Anime
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Ethics
History
Japan
Magic
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Linguistics Aidan Aannestad General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Linguistics
Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy Dr. Joe Desloge General Humanities History
Linguistics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Introduction to Watercolor Painting Praise Moyer General Humanities Art
Crafting
Skills
Workshops
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Intro to Classical Mythology Joshua Sosa General Humanities Comparative Mythology
May Showcase 2023
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity May 2023
Inventing King Arthur: Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Fall Survey 2023
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity November 2024 Spotlight January 2025
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval" Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based
Japanese Through Culture Series of 7 Pilar Barrera
Hitomi Takemura
Language Anime
Conversational Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Linguistics
Literacy
Video Games
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Japanese Through Lyrics Sam Roche Language Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Japan
Music
Discussion-based • Low intensity
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Fantasy Studies Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Knewbetta’s Guide to The Silmarillion Knewbetta Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
May Showcase 2024
Discussion-based • Low intensity May 2024
Korean Culture for K-Drama Lovers Sam Roche General Humanities Drama
East Asian Studies
Film Studies
Food
History
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Latin In A Year Series of 13 Dr. Faith Acker Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Oct Showcase 2023
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Medieval Drama: Staging the English Bible Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Bible
Drama
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity December 2024
Meet The Last Man Dr. Amy H. Sturgis General Humanities Anthropocene
British Literature
Ecocriticism
Gothic Literature
Romanticism
Science Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Middle High German Series of 3 Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Middle High German: A Month of Minnesang Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
May Showcase 2024
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity May 2024
Narnia Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia Non-Sequential Series Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
CS Lewis
Fantasy
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Old English Series of 7 Dr. Isaac Schendel
Dr. Larry Swain
Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Old Norse Series of 6 Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Njál’s Saga Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson General Humanities Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Plant-based Entheogens, Shapers of History and Consciousness Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities History
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Pre-Christian Religions of the North Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities Germanic Studies
History
Religious Studies
Viking Age
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Reading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Part 1: Anne of Green Gables Dr. Brenton Dickieson General Humanities Canada
Children’s Literature
Creative Writing
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Magic
Modernism
Romanticism
Speculative Fiction
Women's Studies
Worldbuilding
Young Adult Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Readings in Latin Dr. Faith Acker
Patrick Lyon
Dr. Larry Swain
Language Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Sanderson's Mistborn Series (Cosmere Club) Non-Sequential Series Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Epic Fantasy
Fall Survey 2023
Sanderson
Discussion-based • High intensity
Scottish Gaelic Song Sìne Màiri MacDougall Language Conversational Languages
Music
Poetry
Discussion-based
Swedish for Beginners Series of 3 Dr. Paul Peterson Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Low intensity
The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium Dr. Chris Vaccaro Fantasy Studies Cultural Studies
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity June 2024
The Dark is Rising Sequence Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Magic
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
The Fantastic in East Asia Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies China
East Asian Studies
Japan
Oct Showcase 2023
Lecture-based • Low intensity October 2023
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas Dr. Julian Barr General Humanities Bible
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
History
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity Spotlight December 2024
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths Dr. Hamish Williams General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Archaeology
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Classical Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Film Studies
History
Modernism
Monsters
Science Fiction
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Utopias
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
The Music of Middle-earth Non-Sequential Series Jack Schabert Fantasy Studies
The Old Saxon for Old English Readers Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity November 2024
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read Elise Trudel Cedeño General Humanities Education
Linguistics
Literacy
May Showcase 2024
Skills
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity May 2024
The Second Age of Middle-earth James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Lecture-based • Medium intensity
The Story of Cinema: A SPACE Odyssey Patrick Lyon General Humanities Film Studies
May Showcase 2024
Discussion-based • Medium intensity May 2024
Tolkien and the Classical World Dr. Hamish Williams Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Epic Fantasy
Ethics
Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
May Showcase 2024
Philosophy
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity May 2024
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series Will Sherwood General Humanities British Literature
Ecocriticism
JRR Tolkien
Legacy
Literacy
Philosophy
Romanticism
Women's Studies
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Tolkien and the Sea Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Tolkien's Great Tales Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Tolkien’s Invented Languages in The Lord of the Rings James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Tolkien's Writing Systems James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Medium intensity
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Folklore
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Kalevala
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity November 2024 Spotlight February 2025
Video Game Storytelling Dominic Nardi General Humanities Digital Humanities
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Science Fiction
Video Games
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Wayward Children Novella Series Non-Sequential Series Laurel Stevens Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Weird Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Weird Languages Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Why We Love Faerie – A Psychological Perspective Dori Acampora General Humanities Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Psychology
Lecture-based • Medium intensity November 2024
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