Signum University — Blackberry

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August 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
Adaptations of Middle-earth: From Deitch and Bakshi to Jackson	Patrick Lyon	Meeting Mondays & Fridays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	Film Studies JRR Tolkien
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Prose	Dr. Larry Swain	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies
Ancient Greek 1 First in the Series	Dr. Larry Swain	Meeting Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26	Spotlight Confirmed	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity	Language	Beginning Languages
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子	Dr. Robert Steed	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27	Spotlight Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	General Humanities	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: Setting & Worldbuilding (Year of the Novel) Cluster	Will Estes	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28	Spotlight Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Year of the Novel
Creative Writing: Weekend Retreat	Sparrow F. Alden	Meeting August 1, 2, 3 according to this plan: Friday, August 1st at 8:00 PM Eastern for two hours Saturday, August 2nd at 10:00 AM for three hours Saturday, August 2nd at 3:00 PM for six hours, including a supper break together Sunday, August 3d at 1:00 PM for three hours	Candidate Intensive vote by July 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Daughters of the North: Women in Old Norse Society	Dr. Irina Manea	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Sundays at 12:00 noon Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on August 10, 17, 24, 31	Candidate Hybrid vote by July 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	History The Middle Ages Viking Age
Discovering the Discworld: The Adventures of Rincewind	Dr. Sara Brown	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Fantasy
Dune: A Study in Adaptation Cluster	Dr. Julian Barr	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on August 7, 14, 21, 28	Spotlight Confirmed Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Film Studies Science Fiction Video Games
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 3 Continuing Series	Shawn Gaffney	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27	Candidate vote by July 15	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Ancient Middle East
German Book Club: Advanced Beginner or Intermediate Level	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:30 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Conversational Languages
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Text, Translation, Film	Dr. Liam Daley	TBD	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Adaptation Theory Fairy Tales Fall Survey 2023 Film Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters The Middle Ages
Japanese for Advanced Beginners 5 (Genki II) Continuing Series	Dr. Robert Steed	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28	Candidate vote by July 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan Literacy
Japanese for Beginners 3 Continuing Series	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Low intensity	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan
Japanese: From Zero - 24 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Meeting Tuesdays & Fridays at 9:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on August 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Latin for Beginners 5 Continuing Series	Dr. Faith Acker	TBD	Candidate vote by July 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages The Greco-Roman World
Old Norse 5 Continuing Series	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	TBD	Candidate vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	TBD	Candidate Hybrid vote by July 1	Discussion-based • Low intensity	Fantasy Studies	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies