• Influence and reception of the ancient world in contemporary South Africa 
• Study of ancient languages and cultures in the digital age
• Religion, philosophy and morality in ancient texts
• Material culture and imagery, art and iconography
  
• Bible languages, translation and interpretation
• Museum and heritage studies
• Greek and Latin literature, individual and society
• Ancient cultures: methodology and interpretation models
• Afro-Asiatic and African languages
  
• Linguistics
  

More information about the focus areas is available here.