UGDip Egyptology / Overview

Year of entry: 2024

Degree awarded
Undergraduate Diploma (UGDip)
Duration
2 years

Full entry requirements

How to apply

You cannot apply directly to the Diploma. 

Instead, you will progress onto this course upon successful completion of  UGCert Egyptology .

Course overview

  • Strengthen your knowledge and understanding of ancient Egypt, studying topics such as social life, technology, science and literature.
  • Learn from internationally recognised scholars Dr Joyce Tyldesley and Nicky Nielsen, who lead the course.
  • All course content is delivered online, so you can study from anywhere in the world.

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Please see open days for the dates, registration, and other information.

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Please check our Coronavirus FAQs for the most up to date information regarding events. 

You can also look at our virtual open day content to help you learn more about the University.

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2024 will be 3800 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be 3800 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

As a non degree-level course, this course is not on the University's list of validated courses for the purposes of Student Finance England. Students are therefore not able to secure funding from Student Finance England for their studies on this course.

Additional expenses

There are no compulsory books to buy. All compulsory texts will be made available to you as part of the course at no extra cost. There is a suggested reading list which will be made available to you when you start the course. We do not expect you to read everything on this list, but you will benefit from reading as many of the suggested texts as you are able.

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
Andy Rigg
Telephone
+44 (0)161 275 3144
Email
Website
http://www.egyptologyonline.manchester.ac.uk/
School/Faculty overview

See: About us

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