Department of History
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Congratulations to Dr. Kent Blansett on the publication of A Journey to Freedom: Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and the Red Power Movement. Learn more here.
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Straightening Out the Norse Sagas: Thor and Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Learn more about the lecture here
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Dr. Martha S. Jones will deliver the 2018-2019 Winchell Endowed Lecture for the UNO History Department. Learn more about the Winchell Lecture
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Freedom: Law and Practice in the French Empire. A brownbag talk by historian Dr. Sue Peabody. Wednesday October 3, 2018 at noon. CPACS Commons 132D. Learn more about Dr. Peabody.
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Encountering the Past: Costumes, Crafts & Combat featured combat demonstrations and a crafts display. Learn more
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Congrats to our History M.A. Graduates in 2017! Learn more
The History Department is a critical component of a liberal arts education, as our faculty engage students in learning historical perspectives from all places and periods of time. The undergraduate and graduate history programs offer a variety of courses that cover diverse parts of the globe and innovative research methods. Students can take courses on Native American and Indigenous history, Ancient Mediterranean, the American West and Great Plains, Medieval Europe, Material Culture, Historical Methods, Immigration and Foreign Policy, Professional Internships, Latin America, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
UNO graduates who major or minor in history develop an extraordinary sense of contextual knowledge, intellectual experience, and cultural awareness. Studying history is valuable for students to gain analytical, critical thinking, and research, writing, and communication skills that prepares them for a diverse array of internships and career opportunities.
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Contact Us
- Department of History
- 287 Arts & Sciences Hall
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 6001 Dodge Street
- Omaha, Nebraska, 68182-0213
- Phone: 402.554.2593
- Hours: M-F, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
HISTORY
Course Highlights:
- American West & Great Plains
- Holocaust and Genocide
- Native American & Global Indigenous
- Ancient Mediterranean
- Immigration Policy
- The Crusades
- Federal Indian Law
- Digital History
- Renaissance and Reformation
- Ancient Rome
- Latin America & Borderlands
College of Arts & Sciences
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