ARCH 0026 - Ancient Egypt

Instruction Method Online / Virtual

Course Description

Survey of roughly 4,000 years of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern civilization spanning c. 3,200 BCE to 651 CE. Analysis of the interrelations between art, architecture, history, and ideology, as preserved in material culture, inscriptions, and literary texts: pyramids, temples, tombs, settlements and cities, exceptional masterpieces and artifacts of daily life. Multiple excursions into religion, diplomacy, hieroglyphic writing, and artistic technique. Examination of the internal and external relations of Egypt in the context of a world system that included the kingdoms and empires of the Near East and the Mediterranean: from the Sumerians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Babylonians, to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and the Imperium Romanum.

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Basic Enrollment Requirements:

Academic Year (Fall/Spring): Unofficial Transcript – High School Diploma or current high school transcript (for high school students only in applicable classes), Bachelor’s Degree, or progress towards a Bachelor’s Degree + 3.0 GPA.

Summer: None

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Remission Eligible: Yes; first day of term; all university policies apply.

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ARCH 0026 - A

Summer I 2024: 6-wk

Online / Virtual

Available

Civ of The Nile & Near East

Online, self paced

May 22, 2024 to Jun 28, 2024

Online / Virtual

Non-Credit: Audit for High School Students credit (4 units)	$1,300.00	Click here to get more information
Non-Credit: Auditor credit (4 units)	$1,300.00	Click here to get more information
Undergraduate Credit credit (4 units)	$4,196.00 or $450.00 deposit	Click here to get more information
Undergraduate Credit for High School Students credit (4 units)	$4,196.00 or $450.00 deposit	Click here to get more information

4 credit(s)

Section Notes

This is an online/virtual asynchronous course that has no fixed meeting pattern and gives students the flexibility to interact with course content on their own schedule; please note: some asynchronous courses may include required sessions and/or proctored exams at specific times. Tufts virtual courses are designed to provide high-quality, flexible, and interactive courses to Tufts and visiting students. For more information about virtual course policies and expectations, please visit https://it.tufts.edu/learning-remotely

This section is open to high school students who are rising 11th or 12th grade students. High School students will be prompted to submit an additional application after enrollment including: a high school transcript, letter of recommendation, parental permission, and other required consent forms.