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 479.7P
Portfolio
Create your design portfolio—one that communicates your value and your values to prospective collaborators or employers.
DESMA X 479.4D
Publication Design
Investigate the techniques and best practices of magazine design, annual reports, and branded collateral.
DESMA 740.12
Real-Life Case Studies in User Experience
Discover how user experience research and data science unlocked mobile downloads for Netflix users around the world.
DESMA X 479.8B
Special Topics: Design Entrepreneurship
Learn the business side of design. Position yourself, target your interests & strengths, and prepare your portfolio & communications toward select design markets.
ART X 434.57
Still Life Photography
This course provides a historical, commercial, and hands-on approach for exploring still life photography.
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