Overview
About the programme
Assyriology is an interdisciplinary research subject at Uppsala University dealing with all cultures during the first half of human history ca. 3400 BCE–100 CE writing in cuneiform on clay tablets. The several hundred thousand preserved cuneiform texts give a unique possibility to conduct an intensive study of contemporary society from many diverse aspects by means of a combination of texts and archaeological material.
The subject provides historical and linguistic perspectives, in part through interdisciplinary perspectives, and can be used as a complementary discipline in studies of, among others, other linguistic, historical and cultural subjects.
Programme Structure
Research projects include:
- Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW): Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of the Cuneiform Corpus
- Memories for Life: Materiality and Memory of Ancient Near Eastern Inscribed Private Objects
- Sargonic Period Personal Names: A Philological and Prosopographical Study
- Digital Model and Topographical Study of Babylon
- The Artefacts from the German Excavations in Babylon
- Reconstruction and Publication of the Archive in Nebuchadnezzar’s South Palace in Babylon
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Ancient History Linguistics View 6 other PhDs in Ancient History in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
- PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.
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