Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Egyptology

Students will gain an in-depth understanding of Ancient Egypt’s archaeology, art, religion, history and society through the acquisition of key interpretive skills. This programme provides training in the Ancient Egyptian language from elementary to advanced level, giving students access to original hieroglyphic and Coptic writings and inscriptions. Experts will bring their excavations and projects to the classroom, giving students privileged access to cutting-edge research.

An Egyptology BA gives students a well-rounded grounding in the discipline’s major subject areas:

• The history of Ancient Egypt (from the Predynastic Period to Egypt under Roman rule)
• The various stages of the Egyptian language (hieroglyphs of the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and Coptic)
• The writings of Ancient Egypt (both documentary and literary)
• The archaeology of Ancient Egypt (its sites, monuments, and artefacts)
• The society and culture of Ancient Egypt (including daily life, technology, art, funerary beliefs and religion).

Students will be introduced both to the language (writing, grammar and texts) and the archaeology and history of Ancient Egypt, as well as to basic methods of archaeology. Students will progress to study the language and texts of various periods, as well as Egyptian art, religion, history, and society. Final year students will have the opportunity to engage in independent Egyptological research.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 70.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 78 (Min Listening: 19.0, Min Reading: 19.0, Min Speaking: 21.0, Min Writing: 19.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 55 (Min Listening: 51, Min Reading: 51, Min Speaking: 51, Min Writing: 51)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 46 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 14, Min Writing: 14)
  • Min IELTS overall: 5 (Min Listening: 4.5, Min Reading: 4.5, Min Speaking: 4.5, Min Writing: 4.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 46 (Min Listening: 36, Min Reading: 36, Min Speaking: 36, Min Writing: 36)