Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Evaluation of differing forms of textual and material based evidence that provides the framework for understanding ancient Egypt
- understanding of the Ancient Egyptian timeframe in terms of history and archaeology
- An appreciation of the ways in which the dead and living were integrated into Egyptian life.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present research to a specific (non-academic) audience
- Work successfully in a group
- Make/contribute to group presentations with confidence
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse and interpret evidence for the Egyptian lifecourse within broader social, economic, political and cultural contexts
- Become more confident in understanding the broader impact of ancient Egypt in developing western thought, architecture and film etc.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 48 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Tutorial | 2 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
Lecture | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.
Textbooks
Bard KA (2008). An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. London: Blackwell.
Dodson A & S Ikram (2008). The Tomb in Ancient Egypt. London: Thames and Hudson.
Baines J & J Málek (2000). Cultural atlas of Ancient Egypt. Revised edition.. New York.
Kemp BJ (2006). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization. (2nd Edition). London: Routledge.
Ikram S & A Dodson (1998). The Mummy in Ancient Egypt. London: Thames and Hudson.
Ian Shaw (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt.. Oxford: OUP.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Assessment | 40% |
Assessment | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Assessment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External