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Advising Changes Announced

Changes to the Advising procedures for History majors have just been announced. Click on the link below to learn more.


Public History Summer Class!

A Public History class will be offered this summer. Click on the link below to learn more.


Exciting Fall Classes!

The History Department has scheduled many exciting and enlightening classes for Fall 2013. Click on the links below, or the tabs above, to learn more about specific special topics classes and seminars.

New Advising Procedures|Special Topics Classes| Graduate Seminars and Historical Research| Public History Class

Welcome to the History Department

The University of Nebraska at Omaha offers an undergraduate major, minor, and a master's degree in history, as well as options for history concentrations in general studies and education. With fifteen full-time tenure-track faculty members plus additional part-time faculty, we provide specializations ranging from the far east to the Americas, from ancient history to the Twenty-First Century.

Let Clio, Muse of History, guide you as you explore our site and departmental offerings.

For further information, please contact either the history office, or Mark Scherer, department chair.

Clio, one of the nine Greek muses, was later referred to as the Muse of History. A daughter of Zeus, Clio was highly regarded for her brilliant poetry and heroic acts. Her image usually includes a parchment scroll (an ancient source of record), a set of tablets (another ancient source of records), books, and/or a clarion (or trumpet). In her hair, she wears a laurel wreath. The image of Clio on this web page was taken from a 1758 painting by Francois Boucher entitled, Clio, The Muse of History and Song.