Overview
- Degree awarded
- Undergraduate Certificate (UGCert)
- Duration
- 3 years
- How to apply
Important:
At the start of the application form (link below), please ensure that you:
- Select Academic Year 2024/5.
- Include the two following questions in the form's personal statement section (no more than 200 words for each answer):
- Why does Egyptology interest you?
- When you watch television programmes, consult the internet, read books or encounter new theories about Ancient Egypt you have to make judgements about the information presented. How do you decide what to believe?
Applications for this course close on 13th September, 2024. Only applications with the above information included in the personal statement will be considered.
Course overview
- Gain a general knowledge of the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt from circa 3100 BCE to the Arab Conquest.
- Find out how to use source materials in libraries and museum collections and translate simple hieroglyphic texts.
- Learn from internationally recognised scholars Dr Joyce Tyldesley and Dr Nicky Nielsen, who lead the programme.
- All course content is delivered online, so you can study from anywhere in the world.
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2024 will be 2600 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be 2600 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Additional expenses
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
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Contact name
- Admissions
- MASALC@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.egyptologyonline.manchester.ac.uk/
- School/Faculty overview
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Entry requirements
Home-schooled applicants
If you have followed a non-standard educational route and have been, for example, educated at home, your application will be considered against the standard entry criteria of the course to which you applied. You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the academic entry requirements as specified for the course. We will also require a reference which should be written by somebody who knows you well enough, in an official capacity, to write about you and your suitability for higher education. Please refer to UCAS for further information: UCAS reference guidelines
English language
All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:
- GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade C/4 or;
- IELTS 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in any one component, or;
- An acceptable equivalent qualification.
Please note that if you hold English as a second language iGCSE qualification, we may also require you to offer one of our acceptable equivalent English Language qualifications or achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above. Please contact the academic School for clarification.
The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requires that every student from outside the UK and the EU must show evidence of a minimum level of English Language in order to be granted a UK visa (Tier 4 visa) to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This level is often referred to as the 'B2 level'.
Additionally, our individual Schools may ask for specific English Language proficiency levels that are necessary for their academic programmes. In most cases these requirements are likely to be higher than the B2 level. Further information about our English Language policy, including a list of some of the English Language qualifications we accept, can be found here .
English language test validity
Application and selection
How to apply
Important:
At the start of the application form (link below), please ensure that you:
- Select Academic Year 2024/5.
- Include the two following questions in the form's personal statement section (no more than 200 words for each answer):
- Why does Egyptology interest you?
- When you watch television programmes, consult the internet, read books or encounter new theories about Ancient Egypt you have to make judgements about the information presented. How do you decide what to believe?
Applications for this course close on 13th September, 2024. Only applications with the above information included in the personal statement will be considered.
Advice to applicants
Important:
The application form can be found in the link below. You must include the two following questions in the form's personal statement section (no more than 200 words for each answer):
- Why does Egyptology interest you?
- When you watch television programmes, consult the internet, read books or encounter new theories about Ancient Egypt you have to make judgements about the information presented. How do you decide what to believe?
Applications for this course close on 19th September, 2022. Only applications with the above information included in the personal statement will be considered.
Computer requirements
The course is delivered completely online using the Blackboard learning environment.
You will need a computer with internet connection to access the course.
Access to a scanner, digital camera or an all-in-one printer is also recommended for the hieroglyphic element of the course.
Accessing the course on a mobile device
Our students can expect to have access to lecture materials, video lectures, discussion boards, quizzes and submission areas via web browsers on mobile devices (such as tablets and smartphones), assuming they have access to a good mobile data or Wi-Fi signal.
If you are planning to use a tablet as your primary device, you must ensure that it has a reasonably good specification for accessing the internet and viewing videos.
Your tablet should have word processing software.
While access is available via smartphones, we advise that students do not use a smartphone as their only device, as the screen size will cause difficulties in some aspects of the course, such as essay writing, and may make some areas of the course difficult to read.
Course details
Course description
Our three-year Certificate in Egyptology offers the opportunity for serious academic study of Egyptology, learning from Dr Joyce Tyldesley and Dr Nicky Nielsen .
The course draws upon the important Egyptological collections of The University of Manchester's museum and libraries to enable students to build their knowledge of ancient Egypt, develop their study skills and learn how to translate simple Hieroglyphics.
The course is delivered entirely online through stimulating and attractive learning materials. The programme offers the opportunity for structured study of museum collections, tutor support and contact with other students through online discussion groups and discussion boards.
Teaching and learning
The course is delivered completely online using the Blackboard learning environment.
This gives students their own online learning space.
Topics will be released throughout the year, providing you with an easy-to-follow course.
Illustrated core materials are made available to students at regular intervals throughout the course.
You are expected take part in online discussion, and participation is supported by a tutor.
In addition, you will take part in interactive online activities to support your learning.
An online informal pre-course unit will enable you to familiarise yourself with online learning and develop appropriate skills for self-directed study.
The study of hieroglyphs will form an integral part of the course.
There are no face-to-face meetings and no need to travel to Manchester.
However, it is important that you make regular postings to the course discussion boards, where you will be discussing your work with your fellow students.
Course dates
Teaching starts on 1 October, but you will be able to access the Community part of the course (an online resource shared by students from the Certificate, Diploma and Master programmes) once you have completed University registration in September.
The Community area includes an introduction to Blackboard, guides to study skills, and a discussion area.
The Certificate in Egyptology course has fixed term dates.
- Community opens: early September
- Teaching starts: 1 October
- Christmas break: 15 December to 15 January (inclusive)
- Spring break: 15 March to 15 April (inclusive)
- Teaching ends: 15 July
- Community closes: 31 July
Study hours
Private study, directed reading and preparation of coursework means that you should be prepared for a total time commitment of around 400 hours per year.
This equates to roughly ten hours per week during term-time, and includes time spent reading, contributing to discussion, essay writing, completing quizzes, internet-based research and private study.
Everybody works at different speeds; therefore the two breaks allow students time to catch up if necessary, and to work on their essays.
Students in different time zones
This course is designed to be accessible 24 hours a day, and all lectures are pre-recorded, so you can study at the time that suits you best.
Occasionally there may be a live event such as the annual awards ceremony, however, live events will always be recorded so that you can watch at a time that suits you.
Coursework and assessment
Course unit details
An online informal pre-course unit will enable you to familiarise yourself with online learning and develop appropriate skills for self-directed study.
The course as a whole is spread over three years, as follows:
- Year 1 - Predynastic times to the Hyksos Period
- Year 2 - From the beginning of the New Kingdom to the establishment of Dynasty 19
- Year 3 - From the later New Kingdom to the Arab Conquest
Course content for year 1
Course units for year 1
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Hyksos Egypt | CAHE51110 | 40 | Mandatory |
| Dynasty 18 | CAHE52220 | 40 | Mandatory |
| Post Amarna Egypt | CAHE53300 | 40 | Mandatory |
Additional fee information
Facilities
You will be able to draw upon the excellent Egyptian collections at the Manchester Museum using digital images.
In addition, you will have access to resources available at the John Rylands Library , one of the leading academic libraries in the country.
This includes access to a large collection of electronic journals.