public static Module getModuleFromClass(Class<?> c)
            throws InstantiationException, ModuleLoadException,
            IllegalAccessException
    {
        if (!Module.class.isAssignableFrom(c))
        {
            throw new ModuleLoadException(
                    "Passed in Class does not represent a Module.");
        }
        else
        {
            return (Module) c.newInstance();
        }
    }