MA Egyptology

MA Egyptology is a Masters program taught at University of Manchester, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with part-time options.

The University of Manchester offers an MA Egyptology taught entirely online on a part-time distance learning format. You study ancient Egyptian society and culture in depth, including the development of Egyptology as a discipline. The MA includes compulsory units that cover ancient Egyptian art, history, archaeology, and texts, plus optional units such as Gender and Identity in Pharaonic Egypt, the Amarna Period, and Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphs.

Teaching and learning use weekly recorded lectures and interactive discussion boards, with coursework assessed through coursework submissions and a final dissertation. The programme is formed of 180 credits: 120 credits through mandatory and optional units, and 60 credits through a compulsory dissertation within the area of one of the course units you have chosen. You can study from home and are not required to attend the Manchester campus in person during your studies.

Manchester states that the MA prepares you for a career in Egyptology and the heritage sector, or for doctoral study.

Modules

• Dissertation (Egyptology)
• Academic Skills and Research Design in Egyptian Archaeology Part 1
• Social Studies of Ancient Egypt
• Academic Skills and Research Design in Egyptian Archaeology, Part 2
• Art and Artists in Ancient Egypt
• Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Egyptian Religion and Funerary Beliefs
• Fast-Track Middle Egyptian
• Identity and the Individual in Ancient Egypt

The minimum requirements for admission in MA Egyptology at University of Manchester for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Manchester.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Manchester as pre-requiste for admission in MA Egyptology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

We normally expect students to have an academic background in Egyptology or a related discipline (such as Archaeology, History or Ancient History).

Applications are mainly considered on the basis of an assessment of past and predicted academic achievements, the academic reference(s) and any other supplementary evidence that supports the application. We strongly recommend you include a personal statement (no more than 500 words) that demonstrates your understanding of the subject and your motivation for wanting to study the programme.

• IELTS: An overall grade of 7.0 in IELTS with 7.0 in writing an no skill below 6.5
• TOEFL iBT: 100+ in the TOEFL iBT with a minimum writing score of 25 and no skill below 22

Please check detail of study units at https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/12560/ma-egyptology

• Career in Egyptology
• Career in the heritage sector
• Doctoral study

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.