Students study temples, tombs and religion on trip to Egypt

Kaitlyn McCoy '26 didn't just study ancient Egyptian history in January. She lived it.

McCoy was part of the Egypt: Temples, Tombs and Ancient Egyptian Religion course. The study abroad opportunity was part of a pilot program offering departmental courses during Interim. The course was taught by Dr. Jessica Tomkins, assistant professor of history, and counted as a general education course.

"We learned about the gods that were worshipped, the kings who served and the architecture built in honor of the kings and gods at the time," says McCoy, a biology major from Greensboro, North Carolina. "What was so unique about this experience was having the opportunity to learn about a specific temple or tomb of a king while standing inside it."

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