Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again
An on-line course, hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University, taught in 10 weekly units.
Starting on 1 October 2007 (Course Code: ENG07A3637A)
Tutor: Dr. Dimitra Fimi
Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth from your home, in your own time. Find out about the vast mythology behind The Lord of the Rings, gain a thorough knowledge of Tolkien’s fiction and its creation, explore the northern European mythologies that inspired Tolkien’s Middle-earth, learn about Tolkien’s invented languages, their origins and sources, find out about the ‘races’ and the cultures of Middle-earth.
The course has been updated and enlarged to include a discussion of The Children of Húrin, the ‘new’ book by J.R.R. Tolkien, which was published in April 2007.
Also:
• Participate in a lively Discussion Board moderated by your tutor
• Get access to Cardiff University's electronic resources (including electronic version of the journals Mythlore and Tolkien Studies)
• Do the course for credits which you can use towards your Higher Education Qualification (optional)
To find out more, visit:
http://choices.cf.ac.uk/show_full.php?list=2&course_code=ENG07A3637A&subject_area=24
F.A.Q.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/lit_cw/fact_sheets/exploring_tolkien_faq.php
Course Units Outline
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/lit_cw/fact_sheets/exploring_tolkien_units.php
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