UCLA Extension courses

Conducting business across cultures is crucial for succeeding in today's highly competitive marketplace. This highly interactive, simulation-based course provides executives with the knowledge and skills to plan, work, and negotiate in the global marketplace.…

The United States is the largest consumer market in the world, yet it is significantly different and more challenging than any other marketplace, especially for those who are unfamiliar with American business practices. This course provides entrepreneurs,…

Nanoscience and nanotechnology involve unexplored frontiers of interdisciplinary fields of science and technology—from mechanical and chemical engineering to materials science, bioengineering, and physics. Nanomaterial refers to studying and measuring…

Fulfills English Language Learner requirement (Standard 12) for SB 2042 Preliminary Credential when taken with X 426.1. Please obtain the approval of your credential program advisor before enrolling to ensure that this course satisfies your credential program…

During this two-week course, participants will gain an understanding of the purpose, role and structure of college admissions essays. The course will explore standards and ethics to be used when supporting students through the essay writing process.…

This course covers integrating computers and related technologies into the CTE Education curriculum in ways that enhance learning for adolescents and adults with diverse needs and learning styles. Also included is the study of methods for developing effective…

Study instructional strategies, activities, and materials to teach adult and adolescent learners. Learn about effective planning and clear presentation of instruction, including motivational strategies for learners. Other course topics include techniques for…

Examine the history and traditions of career technical education (CTE) and its impact on contemporary CTE programs and the economy of California. Develop a professional perspective by examining contemporary education policies and teaching practices in…

CTE Portfolio and Teaching Practicum is the last and final course required for the DSCTE credential. Due to the nature of the CTE credential, the UC CTE Collaborative courses, SDAIE and Special Needs Strategies for CTE, Integrating Technology into CTE,…

As David Damrosch reminds us, “Reading a work from a different place and time involves a back-and-forth movement between the familiar and the unfamiliar. A view of the world is always a view from wherever we are, and we inevitably filter what we read through…

Introduction to Counseling for College Admission explores the college admission process from both the student and counselor perspectives, with emphasis on student research, application, selection and counselor information dissemination and responsibility.…

This mini course offers a detailed review of the two primary financial aid applications, the FAFSA and the CSS PROFILE. The seven modules address application rationale, processes and documentation requirements in a step-by-step fashion. The information will…

The purpose of this short, intensive course is to introduce potential advisors or counselors, who are either new to the field or are making a career change, to numerous aspects of the college admissions process. During this two-week course, students develop…

Bringing a design-centric approach to UI (User Interface), this course will give you the tools to make the interactive elements on your website or app look great and feel intuitive. Instruction covers visual fundamentals, presentation best practices, and user…

Object-oriented software development. Abstract data type definition and use. Overloading, inheritance, polymorphism. Object-oriented view of data structures: stacks, queues, lists. Algorithm analysis. Trees, graphs, and associated algorithms. Searching and…

CS 264A. Automated Reasoning: Theory and Applications. (Instructor: Darwiche, A.) Lecture, four hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, four hours. Requisite: course 161. Introduction to theory and practice of automated reasoning using propositional and…

This online course provides a contemporary, research-based perspective on learning and inquiry through play in early childhood settings and explains how play supports optimal brain development. Students learn about historical and contemporary perspectives of…

This online course covers developmentally appropriate curriculum methods for early childhood. Students learn to design, equip, plan and implement engaging learning environments for supporting developmental goals and knowledge. Learn to create optimal…

Learn about early care, education approaches and how to identify quality care. This online course on teaching young children introduces the approaches, history and development of early childhood education programs. The course offers an overview of…

This online early childhood development course focuses on the social and cultural dynamics between the young child, the family and the community. Students develop communication skills between young children, peer groups, parents and teachers. They investigate…

This is an introductory course in child growth and development spanning conception through middle childhood. The course covers theories of human development; the scientific study of development; genetic and environmental contributions and interactions on…

Introduction to computer science via theory, applications, and programming. Basic data types, operators and control structures. Input/output. Procedural and data abstraction. Introduction to object-oriented software development. Functions, recursion. Arrays,…

EC ENGR C247A Neural Networks and Deep Learning (Instructor: Suhas, D.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: courses 131A, 133A or 205A, and M146, or equivalent. Review of machine learning concepts; maximum…

This hands‑on, exercise‑driven course introduces students to the foundational concepts, tools, and analytical techniques that underpin modern data‑driven decision‑making. Learners will explore the role of data science in organizational strategy while…

To make real impact in the world, you need to show what you can do, how you think and where you want to make design impact. As a designer, in the near future you will find yourself telling your story to potential collaborators, funders, employers and others.…

Designed for individuals or partners who are starting or have started a new business, this course teaches the realities of starting and managing a new business from idea to operation. Through planning, research, testing of viability, problem solving, decision…

The internship course offers eligible students the opportunity to earn credit toward their certificate program through a supervised internship of at least 120 hours, allowing for the practical application of knowledge and skills gained in their coursework.…

This 6-week Bootcamp introduces the fundamentals of user experience design through a mix of in-person and virtual sessions. Ideal for beginners and career changers, the course covers core UX terminology, the design process, and what it’s like to work as a UX…

Women’s stories are as diverse as women’s experiences. In this course, we focus on finding our voice on the page and allowing our writing to emerge naturally, without judgment, all in a nurturing, women- and female-identifying-empowered environment. The class…

Short, well-focused articles provide one of the surest pathways for breaking into publication. It's easier than you might think--if you know how the print and online publishing worlds work, understand the needs and demands of particular markets and put some…

After all the work of getting through a first draft, little seems so barbaric as the slashing and burning of entire characters and scenes—but making such vulgar literary sacrifices can enable the writer to unearth the heart of conflict and character, find…

Travel writing has been imaginatively transporting readers for centuries and remains one of the most robust areas of publishing. This course guides you to elevate the mere travelogue or guidebook entry into a thoughtful, well-crafted piece of literature as…

Reality is frequently inaccurate. Why not accurately depict that? This workshop is dedicated to kick-starting your imagination with the help of visualization and acting exercises, Oulipo writing prompts, and other creative techniques. We take a leap beyond…

Many aspiring novelists write with the hope that inspiration will come. The result is time wasted on a flabby novel with no clear shape and a sagging pace. On the other hand, story structure gives your novel a skeleton; it forms the bones of your story. And…

This holistic approach to movement, voice, and speech aims at liberating and enhancing the performer's natural capacity for moving, sounding and speaking as applied to performance on camera. Using techniques developed by Alexander, Spolin, and Sills, learn to…

Gain experiential understanding of improvisational acting and develop a strong improvisational perspective essential to scripted work. Through theater games and improvised scenes, develop tools to make you more trusting of your own impulses and more generous…

Constantin Stanislavski, master teacher, director, and author of An Actor Prepares (1936), revolutionized the way actors access the internal life of a character. He is the father of acting technique, the primary source for every process that followed. The…

This course is designed to develop the writer's individual theatrical style through the writing of scenes and a one-act play. You explore the dimensions of writing for the stage through key areas of craft, including language, dialogue, the essentials of…

This four-week workshop explores psychologist Carl Jung’s writings about dreams as examining x-rays of the spiritual state. Dreams are powerful engines to turn complex or unconscious ideas into vivid images. This workshop teaches writers and other creatives…

This course is designed to facilitate conversational practice and cultural enrichment in French. Before each class session, we watch a specified film in French. Then, we come to class to share our impressions, practice conversational skills, and further…

In 2009, journalist Sharon Boorstin wrote a Family Circle article about Christine Brady, an engineer who had walked away from her corporate career in San Diego to build and run a school for the neediest children in Tijuana. With the help of donors,…

Mindfulness, often looked to improve our attention, starts in the body. Based on the latest findings in neuroscience, the Feldenkrais Method® utilizes gentle, intentional movements to deepen self-awareness. In this course, we learn mindfulness in motion,…

In this course, we look closely at William Faulkner’s 1929 landmark novel, The Sound and the Fury , considered a masterpiece of modernist literature. The work challenges readers with its highly experimental style, shifting perspectives, and non-linear…

The Hero’s Journey describes a universal pattern of transformation: an individual leaves the familiar, faces uncertainty and challenge, undergoes a decisive trial, and returns changed. This narrative structure—often called the monomyth—appears across…

In this course, we learn to sketch and paint landscapes using gouache. Gouache is a vibrant, opaque, water-soluble medium that offers the fluidity of watercolor with the rich, matte finish of an oil painting. Unlike oils, it is incredibly versatile, portable,…

One of the most influential literary works of our time, One Hundred Years of Solitude , remains a dazzling achievement by the masterful Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel is considered the defining example of…

The representation of the human body is a defining pillar of the art history canon. This course tracks the journey of the sculpted form, examining how artists have balanced realistic observation with idealized perfection and expressive abstraction. We…

The Baroque style was the first international art style of the western world. Originating in Rome, it quickly spread across continental Europe and into England, adapting its dynamic, dramatic energy to unique geographic regions and local patrons. In this…

From the monochromatic downtown of the silent era to the colorful late-1960s road trip in Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point (1970), this course journeys through the lost and imagined landscapes of a city often better known for its demons than the angels for which…

In this course, we view and discuss seven films from across cinema history that, while largely overlooked by American audiences, deserve to be seen—especially by a live audience. Though these films range from lighthearted to serious, they all offer a…