PhD Programs

ancient coins and magnifying glass, Rose Lincoln, Staff Photographer

The Department offers doctoral degrees in seven tracks: Ancient History, Byzantine Greek, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology, Classical Philosophy, Medieval Latin, and Modern Greek. For an overview of the structure of our PhD program, see the Classics page on the Harvard Griffin GSAS website. Browse the pages for the individual tracks on our website to find information about prerequisites, track-specific program requirements, and reading lists.

Current GSAS students in other departments can review our four secondary fields.