古典文学是非常有意思的一门学科，与目前的一些新兴媒体与计算机这类的专业完全不同，古典文学不研究高科技前沿领域的技术发明，而是主要研究古典文学与作品的深入研究。古典文学作品只指古希腊和古罗马的作品。

NewYorkUniversity古典文学系的课程也是比较有针对性的进行框架设计，包括古希腊文明与拉丁语的研究，了解古代艺术与宗教中隐藏的巨大智慧。

关于纽约大学这门专业的课程设置如下：

Advanced GreekCLASS-UA 972

Advanced Latin:CLASS-UA 871

Advanced Latin:CLASS-UA 875

Ancient political TheoryCLASS-UA 206

Aristotle:CLASS-GA2936

CattulusCLASS-GA2872

Classical MythologyCLASS-UA 404

Dissertation ResearchCLASS-GA3999

Elementary Greek ICLASS-UA7

Elementary Greek IICLASS-UA8

Elementary Latin ICLASS-UA3

Elementary Latin IICLASS-UA4

Greek Drama: Aeschylus,Sophocles,EuripidesCLASS-UA 143

Greek History from The Bronze Age to AlexanderCLASS-UA 242

Greek LiteratureCLASS-GA1009

Greek philosophyCLASS-GA1036

Greek Sculpture: prayers in StoneCLASS-UA 314

Intensive Elementary LatinCLASS-UA 2

Intermediate Greek: HomerCLASS-UA 10

Intermediate Greek: platoCLASS-UA 9

Intermediate Latin: CiceroCLASS-UA 5

Intermediate Latin: VirgilCLASS-UA 6

Latin Lit,Imperial Lit:CLASS-GA1005S

prosem in ArchaeologyCLASS-GA1002

Represent Ancient Gender Sexuality in Greece&RomeCLASS-UA 210

Sp Tpcs Ancient Art:CLASS-UA 150

Spec Topics:CLASS-GA3002

Special Topics in ClassicsCLASS-UA 294

Special Topics in Classics:CLASS-UA 291

The Greek ThinkersCLASS-UA 700

The Greek World: Alexander to AugustusCLASS-UA 243

Topics in Religion:CLASS-UA 650

Tpcs in Latin LiteratureCLASS-GA3003

Tpcs in Roman HistoryCLASS-GA3001

古典文学是一门需要用心钻研的学科，同学们在学术上如果遇到了问题，可以和美国留学生辅导老师进行沟通，老师精通该专业课程的所有知识，并且已经有多年的课程教学经验，帮助同学解决实际问题，完成课程的学习和考试。