古典学科需要几乎无与伦比的广度和深度。在攻读博士学位时，每个学生都有机会丰富他或她对希腊和拉丁文学，历史和文化以及相关领域（例如梵文，考古学，碑文学）的许多知识。但是，获得此知识的主要步骤因程序而异。下一节将概述攻读博士学位的要求。布朗大学的课程。许多信息摘自部门手册供研究生学习。学生必须至少获得18个经典或相关学科的研究生课程学分，包括至少6个与部门，附属或合作教职人员进行的研究生研讨会。至少需要两个拉丁语研讨会和两个希腊语研讨会。该课程工作的内容在某种程度上是确定的（请参阅B节，“领域要求”），但是提
The discipline of Classics entails a breadth --and depth-- of focus that is nearly unparalleled. In proceeding to the doctoral degree, each student has the opportunity to enrich his or her knowledge of many aspects of Greek and Latin literature, history, and culture, as well as related fields (e.g., Sanskrit, archaeology, epigraphy). The major steps through which one attains this knowledge, however, vary from program to program. The following section will outline the requirements for progressing through the Ph.D. course at Brown University. Much of the information is excerpted from the departmental handbook for graduate study. A student must acquire a minimum of 18 graduate course credits in Classics or closely related disciplines, including at least 6 graduate seminars with departmental, affiliated, or cooperating faculty. At least two seminars in Latin and two in Greek are required. The content of this course work is determined to some degree (see section B, 'Area Requirements'), but a wide variety of course offerings ensures that latitude is available for tailoring study to personal academic interests. Normally, four courses are taken each semester in the first year, and then declining amounts in later semesters as the student is additionally managing teaching duties, etc.