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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

• Bachelor of Arts
• Minor
• Egyptology Courses (EGPT)

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professors: F. Haikal, K. Weeks
Assistant Professor: S. Ikram

Bachelor of Arts

The program aims at preparing students for careers in the science of Egyptology and on the preservation and management of Egypt's material heritage. Students will:

1. Acquire knowledge, appreciation and understanding of Ancient Egypt's cultural heritage and its legacy in the world.
2. Acquire mastery of the research tools upon which a career in Egyptology must depend, including Ancient Egyptian language and scripts as well as skill in excavation site analysis.
3. Prepare properly to assume the responsibility of caring for, maintaining and preserving Ancient Egypt's unique cultural heritage.

Bachelor of Arts

A total of 120 credits is required for the bachelor's degree in Egyptology:

Core Curriculum (40 credits) as stated on pages 76-81

Concentration Requirements (48 credits)

All Twelve of the following (36 credits):

EGPT/MEHT/HIST 243 History I: Pre-Dynastic Through Middle Kingdom Egypt, 3 cr.   244 History II: Middle Kingdom Through New Kingdom Egypt, 3 cr.   250 Ancient Egyptian Literature in Translation, 3 cr.   253 Hieroglyphics I, 3 cr. EGPT/MEHT/HIST 254 Hieroglypics II, 3 cr. EGPT/ARBS 261 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt I, 3 cr.   262 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt II, 3 cr. EGPT/ANTH 304 Culture and Society of Ancient Egypt, 3 cr. EGPT/MEHT/HIST 346 Societies and Cultures of the Ancient Near East, 3 cr. EGPT 353 Hieroglyphics III, 3 cr.   402 Hieroglyphics IV, 3 cr.   440 Ancient Egyptian Religion and Ethics, 3 cr.

 

From among the following (12 credits):
Students intending to pursue graduate studies in Egyptology must take EGPT 401 (Introduction to Hieratic) and 400 (Introduction to Coptic).

EGPT 202 Introduction to Ancient Egypt, 3 cr.   204 Archaeology and Prehistory, 3 cr.   301 Cultural Geography of Ancient Egypt, 3 cr.   341 Egypt in the Late Period, 3 cr. EGPT/MEHT/HIST 342 History of Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Era, 3 cr. EGPT 348 Societies and Cultures of Ancient Nubia, 3 cr.   400 Introduction to Coptic, 3 cr.   401 Introduction to Hieratic, 3 cr.   403 Independent Study in Egyptology, 1-3 cr.   459 Selected Topics in Cultural Resource Management and Museology, 3 cr.   491 Field Work in Egyptological Method and Theory, 3 cr.   499 Selected Topics in Egyptology, 3 cr.

 

Collateral Requirements (21 credits)

ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology, 3 cr.

 

Including 18 hours in related disciplines, such as anthropology, history/art, Islamic art and archaeology, linguistics, or science, possibly to constitute a minor.

Electives (11 credits)

Minor

Egyptology is the science and study of Ancient Egypt, including the different aspects of its material and nonmaterial culture. The minor in Egyptology is designed to provide students with a substantive introduction to Ancient Egyptian civilization through the study of its history, art and architecture, religion and literature.

Requirements (15 credits):
All three of the following:

EGPT/MEHT/HIST 243 History I: Pre-Dynastic Through Middle Kingdom Egypt, 3 cr.   244 History II: Middle Kingdom Through New Kingdom Egypt, 3 cr. EGPT/ANTH 304 Cultures and Society of Ancient Egypt, 3 cr.

 

and two from among the following (6 credits):

EGPT 250 Ancient Egyptian Literature in Translation, 3 cr.   253 Hieroglyphics I, 3 cr.   254 Hieroglyphics II, 3 cr. EGPT/ARBS 261 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt I, 3 cr. EGPT/ARBS 262 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt II, 3 cr. EGPT 440 Ancient Egyptian Religion and Ethics, 3 cr.

 

Egyptology Courses (EGPT)

CourseNum CourseTitle 202 Introduction to Ancient Egypt 204 Archaeology and Prehistory 243 History I: Dynastic Through Middle Kingdom Egypt 244 History II: Middle Kingdom Through New Kingdom Egypt 250 Ancient Egyptian Literature in Translation 253 Hieroglyphics I 254 Hieroglyphics II 261 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt I 262 Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt II 301 A Cultural Geography of Ancient Egypt 304 Culture and Society of Ancient Egypt 341 Egypt in the Late Period 342 History of Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Era 346 Societies and Culture of the Ancient Near East 348 Societies and Cultures of Ancient Nubia 353 Hieroglyphics III 400 Introduction to Coptic 401 Introduction to Hieratic 402 Hieroglyphics IV 403 Independent Study in Egyptology 440 Ancient Egyptian Religion and Ethics 459 Selected Topics in Cultural Resource Management and Museology 491 Field Work in Egyptological Method and Theory 499 Selected Topics in Egyptology