<p>I’m a junior considering Brown. I’d really like to double major in biology and Egyptology/Ancient Studies. Does anyone have any information about the quality of these departments? Also, how hard would it be to double major in these areas?</p>
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<p>Brown is one of very few major research university with a completely open undergrad curriculum...so there, is probably no other place where it is so easy, convenient, and encouraged to concentrate in disparate fields.</p>
<p>Brown has the only dedicated undergrad egyptology program in the country, the oldest egyptology department in general, and one of the best egyptological libraries.</p>
<p>Biology is among the most popular concentrations at Brown, with many programs (neuroscience, etc.) and lots of research opportunities. Here are the best places to start learning more on your own.</p>
<p><a href="http://bms.brown.edu/bug/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://bms.brown.edu/bug/index.html</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Ancient_Studies/%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Ancient_Studies/</a>
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Egyptology/%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Egyptology/</a></p>
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<p>IBClass-- check out the last few messages in the Classics section of "Other College Majors"</p>
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<p>wow... such divergent majors</p>
<p>Yeah...is there anything you can do with an Egyptology major?</p>
<p>Not much, I don't think (teaching?)... That why I also want to major in biology! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, dcircle. The ability to double major is important, so I'm glad it seems feasible.</p>
<p>Just out of curiousity, why is Egyptology its own subject when Greece and Rome are combined in Classics? And most others are combined in like "East Asian Studies" or "Medieval Studies?"</p>
<p>I'm not sure why it's separate at Brown...I do know that Brown has the only "pure" Egyptology program I could find (a definite plus). The programs at other colleges were in Near Eastern Studies.</p>
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