我们的研究生课程以扎实的相关语言知识为基础：根据每个学生的特定学习要求，需要使用古希腊语，拉丁语或现代希腊语，以及使用法语，德语和意大利语等适当的现代语言的阅读能力。学生还将在他们选择关注的文化的文献和历史中获得全面的基础。但是，除了这些基础知识之外，我们学生的道路也各不相同。俄亥俄州立大学的教职员工代表着超过两千年的各种学术兴趣，并提供了学习的机会：考古学，艺术史，拜占庭和中世纪研究，批判理论，文化政治，墓志，神话和宗教，近东文化，古生物学，哲学，接受理论等主题。候选人资格考试的目的是反映每个学生选择的
Our graduate programs are anchored in solid knowledge of the relevant languages: Ancient Greek, Latin or Modern Greek as each student's particular course of study demands, as well as reading abilities in appropriate modern languages such as French, German and Italian. Students also attain a thorough grounding in the literatures and histories of the cultures on which they choose to focus. Beyond these basics, however, our students' paths diverge. Ohio State's faculty members represent a variety of scholarly interests, spanning more than two millennia, and provide opportunities to study: archaeology, art history, Byzantine and medieval studies, critical theory, cultural politics, epigraphy, myth and religion, Near Eastern cultures, palaeography, philosophy, reception theory and other topics. Candidacy exams are tailored to reflect each student's chosen fields of expertise. For example, students who are interested in ancient Mediterranean religions have the possibility to enhance their degree with an Interdisciplinary Graduate Specialization Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean for which they will receive a certificate of completion.