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BLST 1000 provides students with an overview of African culture and history and the black Diaspora. A key component of this course is to interrogate the meanings and dimensions of slavery and colonialism, and their continuing political, social and cultural implications. Approaches essentially include historical examination of African and African American societies and cultures from pre-colonial and slavery periods to the present.

Instruction and practice in academic literacy practices, especially writing summaries, analyses, and critical essays in response to assigned texts. Rhetorical strategies, genre awareness, and language diversity are also taught. (Cross-listed with ENGL 1154).

Prereq: ACT Composite score of 14-26; SAT score of 761-1240; AP score of 3 in English Literature and Composition/AP English Literature and Composition; IELTS 7; TOEFL 526-600; TOEFLiBT 70-94; or EPPE of 5.

This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of the differing status, attitudes, and experiences of older adults who identify as members of minority groups in the U.S. This course examines various social policies, service systems, and practice models in terms of their relevance and effectiveness in meeting the needs of an increasing and diverse aging population. (Cross-listed with GERO 8696, SOWK 4040, SOWK 8046).

This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of the differing status, attitudes, and experiences of older adults who identify as members of minority groups in the U.S. This course examines various social policies, service systems, and practice models in terms of their relevance and effectiveness in meeting the needs of an increasing and diverse aging population. (Cross-listed with GERO 4690, SOWK 4040, SOWK 8046).

This course is designed for the student who wants to learn about social welfare and to explore a possible major in social work. The student examines historical and current issues in social welfare, social services, and the social work profession. The course focuses on values, beliefs, and goals of social services and social work, and provides a historical perspective for present activities.

This course is designed to increase multicultural knowledge and positively impact the diversity disposition of prospective teacher candidates. It is also designed to help them become more aware of ways to motivate and positively impact the youths they will encounter in their future classrooms. Prospective teacher candidates will examine existing attitudes toward various groups by race, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, and social class with the goal of becoming dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars, and responsible citizens who can meet their professional responsibilities.

Prereq: 2.0 GPA

Section 802	Open
Class Number	13165 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	6
Class Max	25
Seats Available	19
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	North Omaha Initiative: Urban League
Course Attribute	Open Nebraska (No Cost Materials)
Course Attribute	U.S. Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	MavEd Cultural Knowledge
Note	If you would like to take TED 2200 but do not yet have an established NU GPA of 2.0 or higher, please request a permission number at the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/GzBWVnNM5i.
Note	Class meets off campus at the Urban League of Omaha for the North Omaha Initiative.
Date Aug 25, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Time 3:00PM - 5:45PM Days T Location Urban League