MPhil in Assyriology
University of Cambridge · Cambridge, United Kingdom
About this programme
This MPhil caters both for beginners in Akkadian and those with some previous knowledge of the language. A demanding course, this MPhil delivers competence in the language and specialist knowledge of Mesopotamian culture and social history over a relatively short time. It can be a final degree or serve as the basis for further research using cuneiform documents or material culture. The aims of the course are to: provide students with the opportunity to study, at an advanced level, substantive subjects and major debates in the field of ancient Mesopotamia, through lectures, seminars, and langua
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Social
- Duration
- 10 months
- Tuition
- £37,176 / year
- English
- IELTS 7.5 · TOEFL iBT 110
- Study mode
- Full-time
Visa
- Visa required
- Student visa
- Application fee
- GBP 558
- Proof of funds
- GBP 1,171/mo
- Processing time
- 3–8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
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- Chevening ScholarshipFully funded · Deadline November (annually)
- Commonwealth ScholarshipFully funded
- Beit Cambridge ScholarshipFully funded
- Bhutan King's Scholarship at the University of CambridgeFully funded