How do I prepare for an Egyptology Major?

pwar
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:59:11 +0000

As is said above, if you want to be a practising archaeologist or want to spend time there to study (although not all Egyptologists are archaeologists, and all don’t go there), learn Arabic.

Egyptian Arabic is a dialect which can be learnt in classes, although not as commonly as Modern Standard Arabic… A saving grace is that Egyptian Arabic is easier than MSA.

Secondly, if you’re really interested in Egyptology, start now. There’s no reason why you can’t dive into the content. Learning the language of Ancient Egypt is a must in any university major. I would recommend Collier’s book ‘How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs’, which is straight-forward and quite basic. Even learning the history and showing an interest in that would surely help your application?

Good luck with it all.