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The pursuit of poetry is a sustained, often lonesome, practice. Students who complete early creative writing courses can feel that they miss the pressures of workshop, of having and meeting a deadline, and of participating in conversations about their poems.…

As a writer, you can make the perfect splash at a birthday, wedding, or other event with a poem specially written for the occasion. Come with an occasion in mind (it can be made up!) and learn what makes these poems different from poems we write for…

Designed for those at an intermediate or advanced level, students in this course develop and work on a personal project with guidance and input from the instructor. Technical skill is approached on an individual basis with regards to style and medium and what…

Explore the college admission process for international students, with an emphasis on the special needs and requirements for international students applying to U.S. colleges and universities. This course explores the challenges of helping international…

Financial aid is complex and information intensive, and college counselors must understand this important component of the college admissions process. Topics include history of financial aid; types and sources of financial aid; how to apply for federal, state…

Drawing on the theory and information presented in the required courses included in the UCLA Extension College Counseling Certificate program, this course provides a project-based learning approach for Practicum-ready students to apply their knowledge and…

This advanced course pushes your basic SketchUp skills to the next level. You develop a model that includes interior and exterior spaces. This course is designed to provide the necessary skills to thoroughly develop a model for presentation and construction…

Instruction examines staff organization for effective communication and interpersonal relationships and covers criteria for selecting and evaluating personnel; the administrative role in promoting professional growth, teaching effectiveness and sensitivity to…

This course covers the basic AutoCAD commands used to create and edit 2D CAD drawings, as well as drawing setup, layer control, dimensioning, symbol libraries, display commands, external references, attributes, paperspace/modelspace, and methods for importing…

This comprehensive, hands-on course introduces designers to digital design tools. The course begins with an overview of architectural and interior design concepts; students also review client presentations and see how they were created. Students learn why the…

In this fast-paced, fun, and exhilarating novel writing course, you do the unthinkable: write a novel in ten weeks from start to finish. Tapping into the rich material inside your subconscious, you do mini exercises in class that form the plot, characters,…

Writing out of your life can be a process of self-revelation, a way of discerning the pattern of your life even while you're in the midst of living it. Whether you want to write a memoir or transmute your life into fiction or poetry, this workshop helps you…

Write a novel in a month! Is it possible? Over the 20 years the class has been offered at UCLA Extension, over 500 writers have participated and an astounding 86% of them has written a complete first draft of their novels. The challenge of the class is to…

Ikebana expresses the beauty and elegance of nature through a transformation of plant materials into a work of art. In Japan, ikebana--or flower arranging--has been perfected and elevated to an art form. Its beauty dazzles shoppers in giant displays in the…

Introduction to study of culture and society in comparative perspective. Examples from societies around world to illustrate basic principles of formation, structure, and distribution of human institutions. Of special concern is contribution and knowledge that…

Survey of various methodologies in comparative study of religious ideologies and action systems, including understanding particular religions through descriptive and structural approaches, and identification of social and psychological factors that may…

a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership developmental activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Department of the Air Force second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academic program. It is a student planned, organized,…

Offered by UCLA Extension, the Team and Leadership Fundamentals course delivers essential insights into leadership and team dynamics within the Emerging / Needs Review category. Designed for aspiring professionals, this course equips students with practical…

a survey course designed to introduce students to the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, communications and organization of the Air Force and Space Force.

Charcoal portraits have the power to go beyond representation and capture the deep character and emotion of their subjects. During this workshop, students will learn to block out proportions, model the face with depth, and subtly render soft edges for…

This course is designed for those students who want to continue exploring those techniques covered in 803.81 Ikebana and improve their skills in this Japanese technique of flower arranging, which has been perfected and elevated to an art form. Using fresh or…

This course serves as an introduction to some of the legal issues that impact interior designers. The course introduces students to fundamental legal principles regarding employment law, intellectual property law, unfair competition law, insurance law and…

This course serves as an introduction to principles of contractual law as applied to the relationship between the interior designer and the client. The course emphasizes the designer-client relationship and incorporates analysis of a sample designer-client…

This course explores new methods to conceive, create and represent landscape through the 3D modeling software Rhinoceros. Investigations during the course commence with visions of landscape surfaces and their manipulation. Further exploration covers objects,…

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of AutoCAD, as well as how to apply and manage the tool. Students who successfully complete the course acquire a good foundation upon which they may further develop the tool. While instruction is directed…

This course covers professional relationships and the rights and responsibilities between parties in the public and private sectors. Instruction emphasizes professional practices and project management, including licensing and consumer protection, setting up…

One of two required plant studies courses, focusing on trees, their communities, and their place in the landscape. Instruction focuses on trees that often influence the landscape architect’s overall site composition. This course focuses specifically on the…

The Landscape Architecture Program's history course comprises the study of the evolution of landscape design through Western civilization. Lectures cover the outstanding examples of landscape garden design and their relationships to art and architecture, as…

Students build upon drafting, lettering, and drawing techniques learned in Design Graphics 1. As the second class in the series, it also concentrates on the graphic conventions for site analysis, conceptual design, design process and measured plan,…

Students learn introductory drafting, lettering and perspective drawing techniques as they relate to the field of Landscape Architecture and professional standards. All work product is developed from Tongva Park, a real site located in Santa Monica. At the…