The Brandeis Department of Classical Studies offers a unique two-track Master of Arts in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, an interdisciplinary degree that allows students considerable flexibility to organize their program of study around those aspects of Classical Studies that most interest them.  An MA in Track 1 represents an interdisciplinary degree for practicing professionals that covers many aspects of classical civilization. This track is especially suited for students interested in elementary and secondary school education, but it also provides serious preparation for advanced graduate training in areas such as Classical Archaeology, Ancient History, or Anthropology. For those wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in Classics or Classical Studies at another institution, the MA in Track 2 offers rigorous preparation in ancient Greek and Latin languages and literatures.

The MA in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (both Tracks 1 and 2) requires a total of eight courses (taken over a period of two to four years, depending on the candidate's needs and availability) from a selection of regularly offered courses in the Department of Classical Studies, one of which must be CLAS 250B ("Capstone Course"). The Capstone Course is offered every two years and is taught consecutively by department faculty on the methodologies, perspectives, and theories in the field of Classical Studies. Students gain insight, for example, into Homeric scholarship, Vergilian studies, historiography, and new methods and research in such areas as classical archaeology, anthropology, epigraphy, Greek and Roman history, Greek and Roman art, and Greek and Roman technology.