Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university, including 30 credits of ancient Egyptian language. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

After passing the course, students should be able to independently:

• find relevant literature for case studies of inscribed objects or monuments;
• identify the genre of the text, find parallels to it and translate the text;
• analyse the common characteristics and exceptional features within the case studies;
• discuss the analysed material culture as a representative of its object category including its precursors and successors;
• present the results in written and oral form including the application of theoretical perspectives to the interpretation of the case study.

Content

Inscribed objects or monuments dated from the third millennium BCE to the end of the Roman era will be studied in a holistic manner. The analysis of the objects and monuments will be based on the historical, art historical, religious and archaeological relevance of the artefact and their interpretation will benefit from the understanding and application of relevant theoretical perspectives. The grammatical analysis of the texts on these artefacts, their genre and the relationship of text and object form another part of the holistic approach and analysis of artefacts. Several case studies from different periods will be encountered during the course. Analysis of an object or a group of objects from a particular museum is a key part of the course.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars with written and oral presentation tasks. The course will be taught in English.

Assessment

Examination takes place continuously through active participation in seminars, oral presentations and a written exam.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Other regulations

Active participation in all lectures, seminars and excursions are compulsory.