EGYT at Brown University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate EGYT coursework.

• EGYT 1320Introduction to Classical Hieroglyphic Egyptian Writing and Language (Middle Egyptian II)opens 5 courses (3.5 directly)
• EGYT 2410Late Egyptianopens 1 course (0.5 directly)

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in EGYT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at EGYT 2610

  1. EGYT 1310Introduction to Classical Hieroglyphic Egyptian Writing and Language (Middle Egyptian I)
  2. EGYT 1320Introduction to Classical Hieroglyphic Egyptian Writing and Language (Middle Egyptian II)
  3. EGYT 2410Late Egyptian
  4. EGYT 2610Introduction to Demotic

A suggested order for the 9 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 12 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.

Grade medians

Teaching in Spring 2027

Instructors on EGYT sections in Spring 2027, from the registrar's schedule.

• Christelle Alvarez
• James Allen
• John Steele
• Jonathan Russell
• Laurel Bestock
• Matthew Rutz

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under EGYT yet.

Clubs students here join