Egyptology Uppsala University

Overview

The Egyptology program from Uppsala University entails a solid foundation for PhD studies in Egyptology at various universities in the world, but also prepares you for a career that involves aspects of cultural heritage management or administrative roles. The courses normally consists of seminars that sharpen your abilities in oral presentations and communication.

You will learn how a scholar works by studying a fascinating set of sources, and become an expert in identifying problems and suggest possible solutions from a fragmentary record by analysing and combining different types of evidence. As part of the programme, language and text studies are combined with history, art and archaeology.

Career:

A Master's degree in this subject makes you eligible to pursue PhD studies in Egyptology. Above all, it is a certificate that you possess a number of skills required to analyse and administer complex questions without simple answers. Previous students work e.g. as archivists, museum curators or guides, analysts, aid workers, travel guides, cultural writers, editors as well as researchers and teachers at universities.

 It is difficult to predict what your future career will look like, but questionnaires to alumni show that a majority of previous students value their studies in Egyptology regardless of their present occupation.