Program Overview

UGDip Egyptology / Overview

Overview

The Undergraduate Diploma in Egyptology is a two-year online course that strengthens your knowledge of ancient Egypt. You will study topics such as social life, technology, science, and literature, and learn from internationally recognised scholars Dr Joyce Tyldesley and Nicky Nielsen.

Entry Requirements

• Full entry requirements are available upon request.
• You cannot apply directly to the Diploma. Instead, you will progress onto this course upon successful completion of UGCert Egyptology.

Application and Selection

• How to apply: You will progress onto this course upon successful completion of UGCert Egyptology.
• Application details: Not available.

Course Details

• Degree awarded: Undergraduate Diploma (UGDip)
• Duration: 2 years
• Course content: All course content is delivered online, so you can study from anywhere in the world.
• Course highlights:
  • Strengthen your knowledge of ancient Egypt.
  • Study topics such as social life, technology, science, and literature.
  • Learn from internationally recognised scholars Dr Joyce Tyldesley and Nicky Nielsen.
  • Find out how to use source materials in libraries and museum collections and translate simple hieroglyphic texts.

Careers

• Career opportunities: Not available.

Fees

• Fees for entry in 2026 have not yet been set. For entry in 2025, the tuition fees were £3,800 per annum for home students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2026 entry.
• Funding: As a non-degree-level course, this course is not on the University's list of validated courses for the purposes of Student Finance England. Students are therefore not able to secure funding from Student Finance England for their studies on this course.

Additional Expenses

• There are no compulsory books to buy. All compulsory texts will be made available to you as part of the course at no extra cost.
• A suggested reading list will be made available to you when you start the course. We do not expect you to read everything on this list, but you will benefit from reading as many of the suggested texts as you are able.

Policy on Additional Costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• Eligible UK students can apply for bursaries and scholarships.
• Funding for EU and international students is available on our country-specific pages.
• Many students work part-time or complete a student internship.

Regulated by the Office for Students

• The University of Manchester is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).
• The OfS aims to help students succeed in Higher Education by ensuring they receive excellent information and guidance, get high-quality education that prepares them for the future, and by protecting their interests.