The course schedule for this semester appears below. It contains the lecture topics and assignment due dates.
| Date | Topic | Readings and Deadlines | |
| August 25 | Introduction and Course Overview | ||
| August 27 | Ethnicity and Cultural Geography | McKee, pp. 3-17 | |
| August 30 | American Indians | McKee, pp. 49-79 | |
| September 1 | American Indians | ||
| September 3 | American Indians | ||
| September 6 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | McKee, pp. 19-46 | |
| September 8 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | ||
| September 10 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | ||
| September 13 | African Americans | McKee, pp. 81-109 | |
| September 15 | African Americans | Book Review | |
| September 17 | African Americans | ||
| September 20 | African Americans | ||
| September 22 | Ethnic and Racial Mixtures | ||
| September 24 | Exam 1 | ||
| September 27 | Hispanic Americans | McKee, pp. 111-226 | |
| September 29 | Hispanic Americans | ||
| October 1 | Hispanic Americans | ||
| October 4 | Germans | ||
| October 6 | Germans | ||
| October 8 | Dutch | ||
| October 11 | Scandinavians | ||
| October 13 | Scandinavians | ||
| October 15 | Finns | ||
| October 18 | French | Melting Pot Essay | |
| October 20 | Irish | ||
| October 22 | Fall Break | ||
| October 25 | Slavs | ||
| October 27 | Italians and Jews | McKee, pp. 227-261 | |
| October 29 | Asians and Arabs | McKee, pp. 263-346 | |
| November 1 | Exam 2 | ||
| November 3 | Cultural Landscapes | McKee, pp. 349-373 | |
| November 5 | Folk Architecture | ||
| November 8 | Folk Architecture | ||
| November 10 | Settlement Morphology | ||
| November 12 | Religious Imprint | ||
| November 15 | Religious Imprint | ||
| November 17 | Linguistic Imprint | ||
| November 19 | Linguistic Imprint | ||
| Thanksgiving Break | |||
| November 29 | Political Imprint | ||
| December 1 | Political Imprint | ||
| December 3 | Exam 3 | ||
| December 6 | Urban Imprint | McKee, pp. 375-411 | |
| December 8 | Urban Imprint | Ethnicity Essay | |
| December 10 | Culture Areas and Conclusion | ||
| December 13 | Final Exam (8:00-10:00 a.m.) |
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