Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers a range of programs in History and Art History, including graduate and undergraduate degrees, as well as minors and certificates.

Graduate Programs

• PhD in History
• MA in Art History
• MA in History
• Accelerated MA in Art History
• Accelerated MA in History
• Dual MA Art History and Arts Management
• Graduate Certificate in Digital Public Humanities

Undergraduate Programs

• BA in History
• BA in Art History
• Minor in History
• Minor in Art History
• Minor in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology
• Minor in Digital Humanities
• Minor in Museum Studies

Courses

• Art History
• History
• Digital Public Humanities

Course Information

HIST 334: American Scriptures

Course Description

In this course, students will analyze texts that Americans have treated as "scripture." Students will read texts that present themselves as scripture, such as selections from the Book of Mormon and a Holy Sacred and Divine Roll and Book (a Shaker text). They will also read texts that have attained a sort of canonicity within American culture, such as the Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Course Details

• Credits: 3
• Offered by: History & Art History
• Limited to three attempts
• Equivalent to: RELI 334
• Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
• Schedule Type: Lecture
• Grading: Undergraduate Regular scale

Section Information

• HIST 334-001: American Scriptures
• Instructor: Lincoln A. Mullen
• Time: 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR
• Semester: Spring 2026