ANCW10006 Ancient Egyptian 1 (University of Melbourne): rated 4.9/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ANCW10006 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Ancient World Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 古埃及语1
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Ancient World Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Ancient Egyptian writing or language. It introduces students to the writing and grammar of Ancient Egyptian through word formation, sentence formation, transliteration and translation, and the reading of simple hieroglyphic texts.
ANCW10006 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.9/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.9/5).
On Reddit: "Highly recommend ancw10006 ancient egyptian 1. Brent the lecturer is amazing and the exam is all open book and online. I didn't even do much study for this subject and no prior knowledge is required, only an eagerness to learn. So if you are interested about egyptian culture and…"
On Reddit: "Absolutely do the subject, it's brilliant! Brent the lecturer is lovely, it's super interesting and H1 is definitely achievable - my highest score in my whole undergrad degree was in ANCW10006. The subject is mostly learning the grammatical structures and memorising glyphs/ word…"
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Q: Is ANCW10006 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANCW10006, and when is it offered?
A: ANCW10006 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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