Egyptology

Entry requirements

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant subject – with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Our PhD Egyptology programme offers you the chance to make a genuine scholarly contribution to the field through your thesis. You may undertake your PhD either full-time or part-time.

Egyptology at Manchester has a long history dating back to the late 19th century, and we have a broad range of world-class resources which you can use as part of your research programme, including the following.

• The Manchester Museum Ancient Egypt and Sudan Collection: Numbering more than 18,000 artefacts from Egypt and Sudan, ranging from the Neolithic to the Islamic Period. The museum offers students access to a large and well-provenanced collection of research materials.
• The John Rylands Library: The Library holds an enviable collection of ancient texts, including hieratic, demotic and Coptic papyri, which can also be made available to researchers.

Egyptological research at Manchester is characterised by several themes:

• New Kingdom and late Period material culture including pottery;
• Ancient Egyptian military studies;
• Non-royal tombs between the Old Kingdom and the Late Period;
• Western Thebes in the New Kingdom;
• Material philology and transmission of texts in Ancient Egypt;
• Ancient Egyptian literature and literary culture.

Egyptology is part of the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology and, as such, our doctoral students will be able to participate in a vibrant academic environment and engage with specialists across a wide range of disciplines. View a comprehensive list of our research interests.

At the end of your time at Manchester, you will produce and submit an 80,000 word thesis and defend it in a viva (oral examination).