Study Egyptology in British Universities

Egyptology is the study of Egyptian Archaeology and numerous academic programmes at master level and doctoral level are offered by many British Universities. Professional Egyptology courses offered by world renowned universities such as Oxford University and Cambridge University are highly sought after courses worldwide.

Oxford University and University of Cambridge conduct Egyptology courses at the Faculty of Oriental Studies: Near and Middle East and doctoral level Egyptology courses allow candidates to choose specialization in any of the subjects such as Egyptian Languages, Ancient Egyptian History, Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Ancient Egyptian Arts and Literature and similar highly focused study areas.

Other renowned British universities that offer study programmes in Egyptology are University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Liverpool, University of Wales, University College London and University of Durham.

University of Birmingham conducts Egyptology study programmes at the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology while Department of Archaeology of University of Bristol awards master and doctorate degrees in Egyptology for interested students.

University of Liverpool offers its professional courses in Egyptology at the Department of Egyptology, School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology while Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology of University of Wales is having a good reputation in the field of providing Egyptology education.

Department of Egyptology of University College London and School of Oriental Studies of University of Durham are also preferred by most of the international students to obtain a higher qualification in the subject of Egyptology and Egyptian Archaeology.

International applicants who wish to pursue a Doctorate degree in Egyptology in British universities must have a post graduation in a relevant subject such as MA in Archaeology, MA in Egyptian Archaeology, MA in Egyptian Languages or any other related field. He should also have proven linguistic skills in any of the languages such as Arabic, French or German in order to carry out advanced research in the field of Egyptology. Other admission requirements include a proven English Language Proficiency such as an IELTS or TOEFL certificate.