HAAR0130-1 : Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Civilization

Study Programmes 2015-2016

HAAR0130-1

Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Civilization

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)		5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Dimitri Laboury

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Specialized course, complementing the Seminar and aiming at investigating in details a specific topic relating to Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Civilization, with a special focus on the importance of the study of material culture in the more general context of Egyptology.
The theme of the course varies from a year to the other ("From Akhenaten to Tutankhamun, or the Atenist Episod", "Arts and powers at the time of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III", "The Theban Necropolis in the 18th Dynasty", "Portrait in Ancient Egyptian Art", "Creation and function of Ancient Egyptian image", ...), in complementarity with the topic of the Seminar, and will be on display a few weeks before the first lecture.
The course might be given in English, in part or entirely.

Learning outcomes of the course :

- developing a specialized approach of a particular issue relating to the history of Ancient Egyptian material culture within a broader Egyptological context

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Having passed the examination of the BA 2 course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires