Description

Have you ever wondered why the ancient Egyptian culture is so popular and fascinating? Introduction to Egyptology is a unique online course of CTM that offers you a useful tool to study a wide scope of interesting areas of Egyptian pharaonic history, archaeology and language. Each module contains overview of key terminology, and carefully chosen tasks and exercises which develop your learning and language skills and critical thinking in English. Are you ready to join us on an adventurous journey?

This year-long course will guide you step by step through the study of ancient Egypt, and you will be asked to accomplish a series of tasks, quizzes, and assignments which will help you to understand the amazing culture of the ancient Egyptian. You will gain new information on the topic, you will learn how to study with academic texts, and the course will also help you to develop your learning and language skills. In order to successfully complete the course, you will be asked to accomplish 1modules, each covering one important area of interest in the study of ancient Egyptian culture.

The aim of the course is to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the study of Egyptology in various areas, including ancient Egyptian history, archaeology, religion, language and writing system. Last module makes the whole course unique, since it is devoted to the ancient Egyptian language and script, and you will learn basics of Egyptian grammar and be able to read some Egyptian inscriptions in hieroglyphs. 

The course may be of key help to you with your preparation for entrance exams in Egyptology or other related fields at university.

Course Structure

Course Structure

1. Who were the ancient Egyptians? A brief outline.
2. Discovering the land on the Nile and its resources.
3. Ancient Egyptian History I: Pre-dynastic Period and Archaic Period
4. Ancient Egyptian History II: Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period
5. Ancient Egyptian History III: Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
6. Ancient Egyptian History IV: New Kingdom
7. Ancient Egyptian History V: Afterglow of Egyptian Empire - Qhat was next?
8. Ancient Egyptian architecture
9. Ancient Egyptian art and material culture
10. Religion in ancient Egypt
11. Egyptian Hieroglyphs: An introduction to the writing system and Egyptian grammar

Course syllabus

Materials required

No additional materials required.

Price

course fee: 597,- EUR / 14 220,- Kč