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- Degree awarded
- Master of Science PG Dip PG Cert
- Duration
- MSc 3 Years PT PG Dip 2 Years PG Cert 1 Year
- Entry requirements
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MSc: first or upper second class degree in a related subject (eg Egyptology, Archaeology, Biomedical Science) or equivalent experience.
Diploma/Certificate: lower second class degree in a related subject or equivalent experience.
- How to apply
- To apply for a course you will need to complete and submit our online application form. For information and guidance, see: How to apply .
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | N | N | N | Y |
| PGDip | N | N | N | Y |
| PGCert | N | N | N | Y |
Course overview
Explore your fascination for ancient cultures and the lifestyle and day-to-day life of people living in ancient Egypt as well as the perception of disease and the approaches used to manage illness.
Study on a truly unique course and immerse yourself in the past while viewing it from the most modern scientific perspectives.
Develop intellectual, practical and transferable skills that are valued in every walk of life while working in a stimulating areas of study.
Work at your own pace, whilst being supported by personal tutors, online lectures, discussion groups and journal clubs moderated by experts.
Open days
As the course is run entirely online, we don't offer an open day.
However, you can find out more about what it's like to study on one of Manchester's blended-learning programmes .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2020, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (part-time distance learning)
UK/EU students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800; year 2: £3,800; year 3 £1,900
International students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800; year 2: £3,800; year 3 £1,900 -
PGDip (part-time distance learning)
UK/EU students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800; year 2: £3,800
International students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800; year 2: £3,800 -
PGCert (part-time distance learning)
UK/EU students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800
International students (per annum): Year 1: £3,800 -
Modular (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £1,100 per 15 credit module
International students (per annum): £1,100 per 15 credit module
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Office
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 306 5439
- pgtaught.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/knhcentre/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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