RU Classics致力于在一般人文传统的背景下解释希腊语和拉丁语原文。我们的研究生掌握该学科的语言学方法，并熟悉文学理论，古代史，哲学和古代艺术史等相关领域的方法。全日制学生通常在两年内完成硕士课程，成为博士学位的候选人。平均要花三年时间。
RU Classics focuses on the interpretation of original texts in Greek and Latin in the context of the general humanistic tradition. Our graduate students master the philological methods of the discipline and become familiar with the methods of such related fields as literary theory, ancient history, philosophy, and ancient art history. Full-time students generally finish the M.A. track in two years, candidates for the Ph.D. on average take an additional three years.