UCLA Summer Sessions enrollment is open to everyone. UCLA students enroll through University Records System Access (URSA); visiting students enroll online here. There is no need to submit transcripts. Registration is completed when all fees are paid. Please see the UCLA Summer Sessions website for more information.

Who May Attend
• College and university students
• High school graduates
• High school students entering grades 10-12 in Fall 2012
• Adult learners
 

Asian | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | South & Southeast Asian

Asian

Asian M60W. Introduction to Buddhism (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 2, 2013
Session C -- 6 week -- August 05 through September 13, 2013

General survey of Buddhist worldview and lifestyle, with focus on those religious doctrines and meditative practices most essential to various Asian traditions of Buddhism. Particular attention to problems involved in study of religion. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 60. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

Chinese

Chinese 8. Elementary Chinese: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to the fundamentals of standard Chinese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Chinese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Chinese 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

Chinese 8A. Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1A, 2A, and 3A. Designed for students who already have some listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese but do not have any reading and writing skills and for students who speak Chinese dialect other than Mandarin at home and have some knowledge of Chinese characters (i.e., can read some basic Chinese). Coverage of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.

Chinese 10. Intermediate Modern Chinese: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Designed to strengthen communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammar reviews, knowledge of idiomatic expressions, and both traditional and simplified characters. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading.
Enforced requisite: course 3 or Chinese placement test. Limited Enrollment.

Chinese 70. Classics of Chinese Literature (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 2, 2013

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 70W. Prior knowledge of Chinese culture, literature, or language not required. Introduction to pre-20th-century Chinese literary traditions, including selections from poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. P/NP or letter grading.

Chinese 100I. Advanced Chinese Intensive (12 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to 100A, B, and C. Materials selected from contemporary Chinese publications, with emphasis on social sciences. Texts analyzed for their linguistic features and social and cultural background. Readings, compositions, informal debates on topical issues, and oral presentations. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Chinese to qualify for more advanced courses. P/NP or letter grading. Enforced requisite: course 6, 10 or Chinese placement test. Limited Enrollment.

Japanese

Japanese 8. Elementary Japanese: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Japanese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Japanese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Japanese 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

Japanese 10. Intermediate Modern Japanese: Intensive (15 units)  
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Readings in modern Japanese, with emphasis on comprehension and structural analysis. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Japanese placement test. Limited enrollment.

Japanese 100S. Advanced Modern Japanese: Intensive (12 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 100A,100B, and 100C. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Offered in summer only. Letter grading.
Enforced requisite: course 6, 10 or Japanese placement test. Limited Enrollment.

Japanese 101S Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese: Intensive
Session A – 9 week – June 24 through August 23, 2013

Enforced requisite: course 100C or 100I or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Advanced readings and discussion for students planning to do advanced coursework or research on Japan. Topics selected from magazines, journals, and books related to humanities and social sciences. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.

Japanese 155. Japanese Cinema (4 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Lecture, three hours; film viewing, four hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Critical and historical examination of Japanese cinema. P/NP or letter grading.

Japanese C159. Culture and Society in Japan (4 units)
Session C -- 6 week -- August 5 through September 13, 2013

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Examination of relationship between culture (art, literature, film) and society in Japan. Reading, audio and visual material, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit with topic change. Concurrently scheduled with course C259. P/NP or letter grading.

Korean

Korean 8. Elementary Korean: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Korean, including pronunciation, grammar, and Korean characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Korean to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Limited enrollment. Completion of Korean 8 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.

Korean 10. Intermediate Korean: Intensive (15 units)
Session A -- 9 week -- June 24 through August 23, 2013

Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Conversation, composition, and readings with structural analysis in modern Korean. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Korean to qualify for more advanced courses. Letter grading. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Korean placement test. Limited enrollment.

Korean 40. Korean Pop Culture (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 02, 2013

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Korean not required. Introduction to Korean popular culture and its relationship to transnational social and political contexts. P/NP or letter grading.

Korean 50. Korean Civilization (5 units)
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 02, 2013

General survey of development of Korean culture within context of political, social, and economic history. Knowledge of Korean not required. P/NP or letter grading.

South and Southeast Asian

South Asian 155. South Asian Cinema and Literature- Bollywood, Hollywood and Westwood (4 units)  
Session A -- 6 week -- June 24 through August 02, 2013

Critical analysis of language and culture in South Asian diaspora as represented in films and/or literature. Knowledge of Hindi/Urdu not required. P/NP or letter grading.