- Degree awarded
- Undergraduate Certificate (UGCert)
- Duration
- 3 years
- How to apply
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, 2023. 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.
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Fees
Fees for entry in 2023 have not yet been set. For entry in 2022 the tuition fees were £2,050 per annum for home students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2023 entry.
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
- Dr Nicky Nielsen, Course Director
- nicky.nielsen@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.egyptologyonline.manchester.ac.uk/
- School/Faculty overview
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