Design & Arts
Design & Arts
Learn to create from creatives.
Design user-focused websites that delight. Create impact through brand strategy. Think with your hands and paint. Capture a story through photography.
Then turn your passion into a career.
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Design your dream career with us.
Whether you're just starting out, or have years of experience, UCLA Extension offers courses to sharpen your skills and prepare you for greater levels of success. (And yes, we even have courses you can take just for fun.)
From user experience to photography, studio arts to art history, our courses are taught by experienced professionals who have successful creative careers of their own.
Design & Arts
Courses
DESMA X 487.55
Performance Product Design + Wearables
This immersive, hands-on studio course introduces students to the fundamentals of designing and producing athletic footwear.
ART X 428.56
Photographic Portraiture
This in-depth exploration of photographic portraiture covers approaching subjects, establishing a rapport, collaborating with your subject, and digital workflow.
ART X 462.11
Photography and AI Image Creation
Explore the frontiers of AI, generative art, and digital photography using cutting-edge tools including AI-powered software and blockchain applications.
ART X 438.9
Photography I
Explore the fundamental technical and aesthetic principles of digital photographic processes, including DSLR camera operation, composition, and digital retouching and manipulation.
ART X 439.90
Photography II
Both intermediate and advanced photographers will gain control of all photographic variables while attempting various creative assignments in this course.
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