This major offers comprehensive study of the history, society, religions, and material culture of Ancient Egypt and the Near East, particularly of Mesopotamia and the Levant. It covers a wide range of periods, from Predynastic Egypt (c. 3000 BCE) and the early civilisations in the Near East, through to Late Antiquity (c. 600 CE). It traces the development and interaction of the Egyptians, Israelites and other Near Eastern cultures, Greeks and Romans, as well as the origins of Judaism and Christianity. Learn about the personalities of these worlds, such as Pharaohs and conquerors, patriarchs and prophets, farmers and artisans, and the events in which they participated.

Key Features

• The only comprehensive program in Egyptology in New South Wales.
• The only opportunity to study the archaeology of Ancient Israel and the history of Coptic Egypt in Australia.
• A critical interdisciplinary approach, which includes archaeological fieldwork in Egypt and/or Israel, learning the Egyptian language from Hieroglyphs to Coptic, and studying the languages of the ancient Near East, such as Hebrew and Akkadian.
• The scope of this major takes you from the rise of the Pharaohs in Egypt and the first civilisations in the Near East, through ancient Israel and the birth of Christianity, to its spread west and east into the new cultures, languages, and religions that arose in Coptic Egypt and the Late Antique Near East.
• You will gain knowledge, research and communication skills, as well as the capacity to engage in higher degree research on Egypt and the Near East.

• archaeologist
• archivist
• art consultant
• cultural adviser
• gallery or museum curator
• government historic sites manager
• historian
• historical site administrator
• journalist
• production/content researcher
• researcher
• tourism and travel consultant
• writer