# Egyptology and Assyriology

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The concentration in Egyptology and Assyriology offers students a choice of two tracks: Assyriology or Egyptology.

Degree Type

A.B.

department

[Department of Egyptology and Assyriology](https://e-a.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate)

[More Information](https://e-a.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate)

[All Programs](https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs)

CIP Code

30.2202ℹ

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) was developed by the U.S. Department of Education to categorize educational programs in the U.S. for a variety of reporting purposes. Each program at Brown is assigned a CIP code that best matches its academic curriculum.

[Current STEM Eligible CIP Codes](https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/stem-opt-hub/additional-resources/eligible-cip-codes-for-the-stem-opt-extension)

- [Archaeology](https://archaeology.brown.edu/)
- [History](https://history.brown.edu/)
- [History of Art and Architecture](https://hiaa.brown.edu/)

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# Egyptology and Assyriology

The concentration in Egyptology and Assyriology offers students a choice of two tracks: Assyriology or Egyptology.

The department promotes collaborations with other academic units at Brown devoted to the study of antiquity including Archaeology, Classics, Judaic Studies, and Religious Studies. Egyptology and Assyriology also collaborates with Brown's Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World.

- [List of requirements](https://bulletin.brown.edu/the-college/concentrations/egya)
- [Honors website](http://www.brown.edu/academics/egyptology/undergraduate)

## Student Goals

Students in this concentration will:

- Gain reading proficiency in Middle Egyptian or Akkadian
- Study the ancient cultures of Egypt and Western Asia
- Become familiar with the tools of archaeology, epigraphy, and historical inquiry
- Learn interdisciplinary, comparative, and theoretical approaches to the study of ancient cultures
- Develop advanced skills in critical reading and thinking
- Hone their writing abilities
- Produce a piece of original scholarly research

## Tracks

- Assyriology
- Egyptology

## Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)

Student Leaders: Samantha Friedler

## Graduating Class

| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |

Graduates with a degree in Egyptology and Assyriology have pursued graduate and law degrees.

What are Egyptology and Assyriology concentrators doing…

The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.

- [Jonathan Russell](mailto:jonathan_russell1@brown.edu)
- [Matthew Rutz](mailto:Matthew_Rutz@brown.edu)

- [Jonathan Russell](mailto:jonathan_russell1@brown.edu)
- [Matthew Rutz](mailto:Matthew_Rutz@brown.edu)