Signum University — Blackberry

Welcome to SPACE, our adult continuing education program which offers interactive monthly courses for personal enrichment! Learn more here.

Welcome to our highlighted modules! These modules are featured here and on preceptor course pages. They are:

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

Student Highlighted Modules

The following modules have been highlighted by our students:

Creative Writing

Precepted by Sparrow F. Alden and Dr. Julian Barr and Christopher Bartlett and Will Estes and Batya Zamansky

General Humanities

Non-Sequential Series

Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Language

Series of 6

Precepted by Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson

Fantasy Studies

Non-Sequential Series

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown
with guest lecturers James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen and Dr. Chris Vaccaro and Patrick Lyon

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Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals	Upcoming Occurrences
Academic Writing, Research & Scholarly Publishing Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials	Academic Writing Skills	January 2026
Adaptations of Middle-earth: From Deitch and Bakshi to Jackson	Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies	Film Studies JRR Tolkien	February 2026
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry and Prose Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies
A History of the Vikings: The Viking Diaspora	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities	History The Middle Ages Viking Age
Alexander the Great: Empire, Genius, and Myth	Adam Beaton	General Humanities	Classical Literature History The Greco-Roman World
Ancient Greek for Beginners Series of 12	Dr. Larry Swain	Language	Beginning Languages Bible The Greco-Roman World
An Introduction to Classical Philosophy	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities	Classical Literature Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy
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
Beginning Quenya Series of 3	Patrick Lyon	Language	Invented Languages JRR Tolkien Linguistics
Beginning Scottish Gaelic Series of 3	Sìne Màiri MacDougall	Language	Beginning Languages Conversational Languages
Biblical Foundations: Genesis 1-11	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Biblical Hebrew Series Series of 6	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	Language	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Bible History
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone	Laurel Stevens	Fantasy Studies	Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Books I - VI) Non-Sequential Series	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien
Concerning Honey Bees	Starsha Kolodziej	General Humanities	Agriculture / Farming Education Food History Nature
Conversational Norwegian 1	Dr. Irina Manea	Language	Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Crash Course on Norse Myths	Dr. Paul Peterson	General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Germanic Studies The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Introduction To Writing In Community	Will Estes	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Workshops
Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Drama Education Ethics Poetry Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Oral Storytelling	Sparrow F. Alden Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing	Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Drama Fairy Tales Workshops
Creative Writing Skills: Critical Fantasy	Dr. Hamish Williams	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy
Creative Writing: Start Writing Mysteries!	Dr. Carol Oliver Will Estes	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Mystery Fiction
Creative Writing: Story Revision Workshop	Catherine Gonzales	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Workshops
Creative Writing: Workshop	Sparrow F. Alden Dr. Julian Barr Christopher Bartlett Will Estes Batya Zamansky	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops	January 2026 March 2026
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module)	Creative Writing Team Member	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing & Worldbuilding Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials	Creative Writing Skills	January 2026
Daughters of the North: Women in Old Norse Society	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities	History The Middle Ages Viking Age
East Asian Studies Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Skills	January 2026
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Beginners Series of 7	Shawn Gaffney	Language	Ancient Middle East Beginning Languages
Embodied Speaking: Comfort, Dynamism & Connection for Any Talk	Sarah Anne Stinnett	Living Arts	Drama Music Speech / Voice Workshops	February 2026
Exploring Violet Evergarden	Bronwyn Rivera Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies	Anime East Asian Studies Fantasy Japan Travel Literature	January 2026
Exploring Tolkien’s “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics”	Dr. Chris Vaccaro	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters The Middle Ages
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot	Dr. Patrick Malloy	Fantasy Studies	Anthropocene Science Fiction Time Travel
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
German Book Club: Advanced Beginner or Intermediate Level	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Conversational Languages
Gothic Language Series of 3	Dr. Paul Peterson	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics
Greek Tragedy: Aeschylus and The Oresteia	Adam Beaton	General Humanities	History Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
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
Le Morte Darthur Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature History Le Morte Darthur The Middle Ages
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
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
Introduction to Ancient Magic Non-Sequential Series	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Magic
Introduction to Binding Books by Hand	Praise Moyer	Living Arts	Crafting Skills Workshops
Introduction to Computer Programming Concepts	Seth Wilson	Living Arts	Digital Humanities Linguistics
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
Introduction to Linguistics	Aidan Aannestad	General Humanities	Linguistics
Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy	Dr. Joe Desloge	General Humanities	History Linguistics Metaphysics Philosophy
Introduction to Watercolor Painting	Praise Moyer	Living Arts	Art Crafting Skills Workshops
Intro to Classical Mythology	Joshua Sosa	General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Intro to Piano I	Jack Schabert	Living Arts	Music Skills	March 2026
The Hunger Games Book Club (Series of 5 Hybrid Modules) Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
Japanese for Advanced Beginners (Genki II) Series of 11	Dr. Robert Steed	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan Literacy
Japanese for Beginners Series of 8	Pilar Barrera	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan
Japanese Through Culture Series of 19	Pilar Barrera Mari Takiguchi	Language	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
Japanese Through Lyrics	Sam Roche	Language	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Music
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Fantasy Studies	Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Poetry The Middle Ages
Knewbetta’s Guide to The Silmarillion Non-Sequential Series	Knewbetta	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien
Language Learning & Philology Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Cultural Studies Skills	January 2026
Latin for Beginners Series of 12	Dr. Faith Acker	Language	Beginning Languages The Greco-Roman World
Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle: The Dispossessed	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies	Le Guin Philosophy Science Fiction Utopias
Meeting the Horned God of the Witches	Dr. Anna Milon	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Fantasy Gothic Literature Weird Fiction
Middle High German for Beginners Series of 3	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Narnia Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia Non-Sequential Series	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fantasy
Old English for Beginners Series of 7	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies
Old Norse for Beginners Series of 6	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Njál’s Saga	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	General Humanities	Germanic Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Other (Interdisciplinary or Unique Projects) [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials		December 2025
Plant-based Entheogens, Shapers of History and Consciousness	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities	History Religious Studies
Plato's Republic	Adam Beaton	General Humanities	Classical Literature Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Preparing for the Year Ahead	Keli Fancher	Living Arts	Collaborative Feedback Crafting Journaling Productivity Workshops	January 2026
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
Readings in Latin	Dr. Faith Acker Patrick Lyon Dr. Larry Swain	Language	Advanced Languages Bible Intermediate Languages Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Rebellions Are Built On Hope: A Star Wars Series Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities	Dystopian Literature Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction Star Wars
Scottish Gaelic Song	Sìne Màiri MacDougall	Language	Conversational Languages Music Poetry
Shakespeare's Epic Fairy Tales: Pericles and Cymbeline	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities	British Literature Drama Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History Magic Renaissance Shakespeare The Middle Ages	March 2026
Swedish for Beginners Series of 3	Dr. Paul Peterson	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies
Tales of Korea: Core Traditional Tales	Sam Roche	Fantasy Studies	Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy History
The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium	Dr. Chris Vaccaro	Fantasy Studies	Cultural Studies Fantasy JRR Tolkien
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Grey King	Dr. Sara Brown Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Fantastic in East Asia	Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies	China East Asian Studies Japan
The Imperial Radch Series: Unpacking a Sci-Fi Masterwork in Three Acts Non-Sequential Series	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages
The Music of Middle-earth Non-Sequential Series	Jack Schabert	General Humanities
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
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings: Books I - VI (The Music of Middle-earth series) Non-Sequential Series	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read	Elise Trudel	Living Arts	Education Linguistics Literacy Skills
The Story of Cinema: A SPACE Odyssey	Patrick Lyon	General Humanities	Film Studies
The Witch in Fact and Fiction	Dr. Anna Milon	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Fantasy History Magic	January 2026
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 Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series	Will Sherwood	General Humanities	British Literature Ecocriticism JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Philosophy Romanticism Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Sea	Jennifer Rogers	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien
Tolkien & Inklings Studies Tutorials [ST]	Signum Tutorials Faculty Member	Signum Tutorials	JRR Tolkien Skills	January 2026
Tolkien's Great Tales Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	Fantasy JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien’s Invented Languages: Next Steps Beyond The Lord of the Rings	James Tauber	Language	Invented Languages JRR Tolkien Linguistics
Tolkien's Writing Systems	James Tauber	Language	Invented Languages JRR Tolkien Linguistics
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
Video Game Storytelling	Dominic Nardi	General Humanities	Digital Humanities Fairy Tales Science Fiction Video Games
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
Wayward Children Novella Series Non-Sequential Series	Laurel Stevens	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Weird Fiction
Weird Languages	Shawn Gaffney	Language	Invented Languages Linguistics
Why We Love Faerie – A Psychological Perspective	Dori Acampora	General Humanities	Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Psychology

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