该学位是为那些对超越古代世界特定地区或时期感兴趣的学生而设计的，或希望制定更广泛的研究主题、地区或时期关键框架的学生。特别鼓励该专业的学生将学科间和跨学科的方法纳入其教育和研究。该专业范围允许学生追求例如希腊、罗马和古代印度史学的先进比较研究；跨语言学研究；古代地中海跨文化研究；研究古代印度和希腊与罗马的接触；古代中国；古代宗教，社会，政治，建筑空间和视觉文化的比较研究。
The degree is designed for students whose interests go beyond a particular region or period in the ancient world or who wish to develop a wider critical framework from which to study a subject, region, or period. Students in this program are particularly encouraged to incorporate inter- and cross-disciplinary approaches in their education and research. The scope of the program allows students to pursue, for instance, advanced comparative studies in Greek, Roman and ancient Indian historiography; cross-linguistic studies; ancient Mediterranean cross-cultural studies; research in ancient Indian and Hellenic and Roman contacts; ancient China; and comparative studies in ancient religions, societies, polities, built spaces, and visual cultures.