古典研究的中心是古老的地中海盆地，该地区长期以来被希腊和罗马的文明区分开。因此，我们的大部分工作都致力于这两种文化在传统上受到尊敬的声音。荷马，柏拉图，韦吉尔和其他人都以自己的语言狂热地阅读，古罗马斗兽场或老挝雕塑集团等古迹使我们着迷，就像它们使前几代人着迷一样。话虽如此，学者们越来越多地欣赏到这个古老的地中海是一个极其多样化的地方，而且它的接触面远远超出了沿海海域的事实。因此，我们开始研究各种各样的人，地方和时代。我们的利益范围从西部的英国，西班牙和摩洛哥到东部的Tigris-Euphrates山谷，同
The Department of Classics explores all aspects of the Greek and Roman worlds, including their languages and literatures, art and archaeology, history, philosophy, religion, politics, economics, and law. We also feature courses on comparative studies of the ancient world beyond the Mediterranean, and the modern reception and transformation of classical literature, art, and philosophy. This broad interdisciplinary approach to these cultures that have had a major role in shaping Western values and thought provides an excellent undergraduate education. Similar to other liberal arts majors in philosophy, history, or English, our graduates go on to careers in education, law, medicine, business, politics, and the media.<br><br>The department offers courses in both English translation and the original languages. Several majors and minors are available, some in conjunction with the Departments of Anthropology and Art History and with the Alexander S. Onassis Program in Hellenic Studies. Academic internships, an honors program, the opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation in Cyprus, study away programs, and individualized study are also available.<br><br>Classroom instruction is supplemented by a variety of activities. In addition to film screenings, lectures, and field trips sponsored by a lively Classics Club, students have access to the superb collections of antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the American Numismatic Society, and the Pierpont Morgan Library, as well as to the department's own collection of antiquities. Finally, opportunities for travel and study abroad are available in Greece, Italy, and other Mediterranean sites.<br><br>First and foremost, you should realize that one of the great benefits of majoring in Classics at NYU is the special attention students receive in a small department staffed by outstanding scholars and teachers, and populated by a welcoming and first-rate cadre of graduate students. We actively cultivate a friendly and collegial atmosphere, in which undergraduate students, professors, and graduate students interact on a daily basis. The department, with its seminar room, lounge, and library is often a home-away-from-home for our students. Please note also that undergraduates are always encouraged to attend lectures by visiting scholars and in-house presentations of current research by faculty and graduate students. In short, we always hope that our students appear not merely in the classes they take with our teachers, but that they become thoroughly engaged members of our community on the fifth floor of the Silver Center.