Overview

Students at the University of Nebraska Omaha's Black Studies program will be able to demonstrate their comprehension of disciplinary materials in their reading, and their oral communication skills, showing evidence of their knowledge of Africana including its civilizations, its political, economic, and social movements, its global scope of its diaspora, and the impact of its enslavement and colonization on the world.Students will be able to synthesize and employ the theories, methodological tools, and research within the discipline to formulate research questions, collect, understand, analyze, and apply data as well as write and present cohesive arguments related to Africana peoples and phenomena.

Career

Students will demonstrate internalization of their role as a global citizen through application of their knowledge on behalf of the larger community.

Our department consists of scholars and intellectuals who focus their teaching, research, and service on the analysis, critique, and discussion of African continental and diasporic experiences and the systems of oppression and resistance that characterize those experiences, commonly referred to under the rubric of “blackness.”

As Africa is the home of humanity and of civilization and society, we believe the knowledge of these is central to the understanding of the whole of human experience. Moreover, the resonant theme of resistance to oppression, spiritual optimism, and social movement organization characteristic throughout the African experience is instructive to all who are interested in social change and cross-cultural communication and tolerance.

We stand at the epoch of a new resurgent African continent with some of the world’s fastest growing economies and most revolutionary political growth, and a diaspora confronted all of the complexities of cultural identity and hybridity in the modern, interdependent world. We stand also at the precipice of a newly revitalized discipline of Black Studies ready to engage multidisciplinary and cross disciplinary perspectives. Here at UNO, our faculty bring expertise across a wide variety of subject areas including:

Anthropology
Literature
Art and Art History
Music
Communication
Psychology
Demography
Religion
Education
Sociology
History (African and Diasporic)
Theology
Law
Women's and Gender Studies

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Classical African Civilizations
Black Studies
Black American Culture
African American History I: 1619-1865
Africana Social & Political Thought

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-18 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Omaha, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Pay the $45 non-refundable application fee by credit card when completing the application for admission.
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Submit Official Documents

Grade sheets and transcripts from each institution attended.
Proof of English proficiency.
Copy of Passport.
UNO Financial Affidavit.
Bank statements showing adequate funding for one academic year. Please see the amount for one academic year on the Financial Affidavit.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24514 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24514 USD / year

≈ 24514 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9232 USD / year

≈ 9232 USD / year

Additional Details

Omaha Urban Rate (OUR) Tuition: $11,638

Living costs

Omaha

United States

985 - 1520 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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