The course schedule for this semester appears below. It contains the lecture topics and assignment due dates.
| Date | Topic | Assignment Deadlines | |
| August 27 | Introduction and Course Overview | ||
| August 29 | Ethnicity and Cultural Geography | ||
| September 1 | American Indians | ||
| September 3 | American Indians | ||
| September 5 | American Indians | ||
| September 8 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | ||
| September 10 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | ||
| September 12 | Euro-American Colonial Cultures | ||
| September 15 | African Americans | Book Review Draft | |
| September 17 | African Americans | ||
| September 19 | No Class | ||
| September 22 | African Americans | Book Review | |
| September 24 | Ethnic and Racial Mixtures | ||
| September 26 | Exam 1 | ||
| September 29 | Hispanic Americans | ||
| October 1 | Hispanic Americans | ||
| October 3 | No Class | ||
| October 6 | Hispanic Americans | ||
| October 8 | Germans | ||
| October 10 | Germans | ||
| October 13 | Dutch | ||
| October 15 | Scandinavians | ||
| October 17 | Finns | ||
| October 20 | French | Ethnicity Essay | |
| October 22 | Irish | ||
| October 24 | Fall Break | ||
| October 27 | Slavs | ||
| October 29 | Jews and Asians | ||
| October 31 | Exam 2 | ||
| November 3 | Cultural Landscapes | ||
| November 5 | Folk Architecture | ||
| November 7 | Folk Architecture | ||
| November 10 | Settlement Morphology | ||
| November 12 | Religious Imprint | ||
| November 14 | No Class | ||
| November 17 | Religious Imprint | Melting Pot Essay | |
| November 19 | Linguistic Imprint | ||
| November 21 | Linguistic Imprint | ||
| Thanksgiving Break | |||
| December 1 | Political Imprint | ||
| December 3 | Political Imprint | ||
| December 5 | Exam 3 | ||
| December 8 | Urban Imprint | ||
| December 10 | Urban Imprint | ||
| December 12 | Culture Areas and Conclusion | ||
| December 16 | Final Exam (3:30-5:30 p.m.) |
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