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BECOMING
AN EGYPTOLOGIST
Most professional
Egyptologists have a PhD
in Egyptology. Doctoral
students in Egyptology
study both Egyptian
material culture and
Egyptian language, and
many have the opportunity
to participate in
fieldwork during their
studies. A number of US
universities offer a PhD
in Egyptology, including
the University of
California, Los Angeles;
University of California,
Berkeley; University of
Chicago; University of
Michigan; Brown
University; Yale
University; New York
University?s Institute of
Fine Arts; University of
Pennsylvania; Johns
Hopkins University; Emory
University; and University
of Memphis.
Studying to become an
Egyptologist requires
training in not just
Egyptian history, culture,
language, religion, and
art, but also in French
and German, the primary
languages (in addition to
English) for academic
publications since the
19th century. Egyptology
students planning to work
in Egypt may also wish to
learn Arabic, either
Modern Standard Arabic or
Egyptian Arabic.
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