Admission requirements
BA degree or degree of equivalent level, preferably in Ancient History, Classics, or a comparative study.
Description
Being an area study, Egyptology deals with a specific, geographically and historically defined society and culture. The sources available for this area are of many different types, which can be subsumed under the headings ‘textual’ and ‘archaeological’. Above all, Egyptology stands for an integrative approach to these sources. Despite its disciplinary pluriformity, it has a clearly defined research tradition reaching back for two centuries, the entire output of which is made accessible by Egyptological periodicals, monographs and online publications, as well as by centrally compiled bibliographies and other search tools.
In this course, the student is introduced to the nature of Egyptology as a scholarly subject, and to practical aspects of doing research in this field. The use of literature and reference works is explained, as is the range of digital research tools currently available.
Course objectives
- understanding the objectives and methods of Egyptology as a scholarly field – being able to find one’s way in, and to work with, Egyptological literature and online resources – being able to identify the primary source material relevant to one’s research
Timetable
Please consult the timetable on the Classics and Ancient Civilizations website.
Mode of instruction
Lectures, assignments; collective discussion of assignments; personal discussion of essay
Course load
Total 140 h., including:
3 lectures with reading: 30 h.
2 sessions for assignments: 30 h.
Paper: 80 h.
Assessment method
Assignments (working with literature and search tools): 30%.
Essay (4000 words) presenting the state of knowledge and discussion of a particular research topic within the wider context of Egyptology, accompanied by a bibliography including the most important and recent of relevant titles: 70%.
Blackboard
Yes, see Blackboard&
Reading list
Reader ‘Research tools in Egyptology’ in Blackboard module.
Further reading to be announced during the course.
Registration
Contact information
Dr B.J.J. Haring
Matthias de Vrieshof 4, room 205A
P.O. Box 9515
Nl-2300 RA Leiden
+ 31 71 527 4170