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。
