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February 2025 contains spotlight modules. These are upcoming modules which we advertise in advance on Blackberry, featuring one module from each of our sectors. If these modules are added to your wishlist, we will let you know when they are available for voting or enrollment.

Module	Preceptors	Days and Times	Status	Format	Sector	Portals
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry	Dr. Larry Swain	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27	Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies
Beginning Japanese 12 Continuing Series	Dr. Robert Steed	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, and 27	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Cluster	Dr. Julian Barr	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy
Creative Writing: One Month Story Cluster	Creative Writing Team Member	TBD	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Creative Writing: Workshop	Sparrow F. Alden	TBD	Spotlight Launchpad	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Egyptian Book of the Dead	Shawn Gaffney	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26	Spotlight Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology History Magic Religious Studies
Gothic Language 2 Continuing Series	Dr. Paul Peterson	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26	Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics
Imagination Unhinged at the End of the World: Chile’s Extraordinary Science Fiction and Fantasy I	Dr. Koke Saavedra	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27	Launchpad Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Fantasy Studies	Fantasy Gothic Literature Latin American Studies Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Women's Studies
Introduction to Japanese Religions I First in the Series	Dr. Robert Steed	TBD	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval" Cluster	Dr. Liam Daley	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26	Launchpad Hybrid	Discussion-based	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Japanese: From Zero - 19 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	TBD	Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese Through Culture 7 Continuing Series	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays at 5:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on February 4, 11, 18, 25	Launchpad Mini Module	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
Old English 2 Continuing Series	Dr. Isaac Schendel	TBD	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies
Pre-Christian Religions of the North	Dr. Irina Manea	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Wednesdays at 2:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on February 5, 12, 19, 26.	Spotlight Confirmed Hybrid	Lecture-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Germanic Studies History Religious Studies Viking Age
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections	Dr. Isaac Schendel	TBD	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Dark Is Rising	Dr. Sara Brown	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on February 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Meeting for live discussion on Tuesdays at 2:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on February 4, 11, 18, 25	Spotlight Confirmed Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Folklore Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Kalevala The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages Viking Age