2021 Summer Courses

UNC-Chapel Hill boasts not only a thriving Asian Studies department but also a wide variety of interdisciplinary courses with Asia-related content. The Carolina Asia Center maintains a list of courses on campus that contain Asia content.

We strive to keep this list as accurate and up-to-date as possible. If a course listing is incorrect or missing from this page, please contact Shuyi Lin. To view requirements for Asian Studies majors, visit our Department of Asian Studies.

Summer 2021 Courses

Maymester | Summer Session I | Summer Session II

Maymester (all courses in English)

ASIA 150-01M: Asia: An Introduction, Dixon, MTWRF 11:30-2:45. This class will meet online via Zoom during its scheduled time, but will also offer alternatives for asynchronous learning to students unable to participate at the scheduled time.

Summer Session I

Courses in English

ASIA 65: FYS: Philosophy on Bamboo: Rethinking Early Chinese Thought, Bergeton, MTWRF 11:30-1. This class will meet online via Zoom during its scheduled time, but will also offer alternatives for asynchronous learning to students unable to participate at the scheduled time.

ASIA 134: Modern East Asian, Meeting Time TBA. This class will meet via face-to face instruction.

ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction. This intensive course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 11:30-2:45.

ASIA/MUSC 164: Music of South Asia, Caldwell, R 6-8:35. This class will meet online via Zoom for the scheduled time every week, and will have five hours/week of additional asynchronous learning activities.

CHIN 255: Bandit or Hero: Outlawry in Chinese Literature and Film, Hsiao. This is a completely asynchronous online course.

CHIN 361: Chinese Traditional Theater, Hsiao. This is a completely asynchronous online course.

Courses in Arabic

ARAB 203-001, Intermediate Arabic I, Kauffman. This intensive course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:45.

Courses in Chinese

CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Polin. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 1:15-3:15, and will have an hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Cai. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 1:15-3:15, and will have an hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

Courses in Japanese

JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:15, and will have a half hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

Courses in Korean

KOR 101-001: Elementary Korean I, Bang. This intensive course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:45.

Crosslisted Courses

These courses are offered in other departments and crosslisted under an Asian Studies number.

RELI/ASIA 180: Introduction to Islamic Civilizations, Mashhadi. This is a completely asynchronous online course.

Summer Session II

Courses in English

ASIA 228-001: Contested Souls: Literature, the Arts, and Religious Identity in Modern India, Taj, M 3:15-5:50. This class will meet online via Zoom for the scheduled time every week, and will have five hours/week of additional asynchronous learning activities.

JAPN 162-001: Japanese Popular Culture, Dixon, MTR 6-8:35. This class will meet online via Zoom during its scheduled time, but will also offer alternatives for asynchronous learning to students unable to participate at the scheduled time.

Courses in Arabic

ARAB 204-001, Intermediate Arabic II, Robinson. This intensive course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:45,.

Courses in Chinese

CHIN 102-001: Elementary Chinese II, Zhou. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 1:15-3:15, and will have an hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

CHIN 204-001: Elementary Chinese II, Hsiao. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 1:15-3:15, and will have an hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

Courses in Japanese

JAPN 204-001: Intermediate Japanese II. This intensive hybrid course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:15, and will have a half hour’s worth of additional asynchronous learning activities every day.

Courses in Korean

KOR 102-001: Elementary Korean II, Lee. This intensive course will meet online via Zoom every day (MTWRF) from 9:45-12:45.

Crosslisted Courses

These courses are offered in other departments and crosslisted under an Asian Studies number.

MUSC/ASIA 240: Performance in Southeast Asia: Gongs, Punks, and Shadow Plays, Caldwell, M 6-8:35. This class will meet online via Zoom for the scheduled time every week, and will have five hours/week of additional asynchronous learning activities.

RELI 283/ASIA 300: The Buddhist Tradition in India, Nepal, and Tibet. This is a completely asynchronous online course.

Continuing Education Courses

Open to UNC and non-UNC students, more info here.

GEOG 120: World Regional Geography, Lepofsky
ANTH 102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Rivkin-Fish