Admission requirements
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Description
The words ‘Egyptian archaeology’ and ‘Egyptology’ are nearly synonymous, and refer to the scholarly research of a specific, geographically and historically defined culture. The sources available for this culture are of many different types, which can be subsumed under the headings ‘textual’ and ‘archaeological’. Above all, Egyptology/Egyptian archaeology stands for an integrative approach to these sources.
In this course, the student is introduced to Ancient Egyptian cultural history by means of self-study of literature, lectures presenting in-depth analysis of some specific case studies in Egyptian archaeology, and instructions for working with Egyptological literature and research tools. Together, these components constitute a training for doing scholarly research in the field of Egyptian archaeology.
Course objectives
Overview of Ancient Egyptian cultural history;
Understanding the objectives and methods of Egyptian archaeology;
Being able to conduct a small-scale research project with the help of Egyptological literature and research tools.
Being able to present the results of this research in a written paper.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Research
Assessment method
Assessment
Written examination at the end of the course (50%)
Short paper presenting the state of knowledge and discussion of a particular research topic (30%)
Assignments (20%)
Instructions for the assignments and paper will be handed out and discussed during the course.
Weighing
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.
Resit
The grade for the resit replaces the original grade for the examination. In case the grade for the paper is 5.0 or less, an improved version is to be submitted and graded.
Inspection and feedback
Students will be invited to review the written exam and discuss the paper individually with the teachers, as soon as the results have been published.
Reading list
K.A. Bard, An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Malden MA etc. 2015;
Further readings will be announced on the syllabus.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal.
Remarks
Not applicable.