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Brand Management

MGMT X 460.41

Building, maintaining and managing a company's brand is a critical function of marketing. Learn the tools you need to successfully build and manage a brand.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
In Person
Online
Hybrid
Starting at $905.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Overview the history and development of branding
  • Practice brand development and brand research through hands-on projects
  • Learn to create brand management structures for sales, marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes
  • Differentiate between brand equity and brand identity, and examine how to extend existing brands
  • Review case studies of how brands are won and lost

About this course:

Explore, learn and understand the complexities in the development, sustainability and leverage of a brand. In this comprehensive course, students learn how brand identity must be nurtured and managed to positively affect a company's performance and future, as well as understand the power and importance of a brand from its creation through execution. This course presents students with an overview of brand development; brand research; and brand management structures for sales, marketing, advertising and promotional purposes. In addition, students explore how companies develop financial wealth by extending existing brands and controlling and/or influencing brand pricing and distribution. Additional topics include an overview of brand history, understanding the differences between brand equity and brand identity and consideration of how brands are won and lost. 

Fall 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
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Monday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Available
See Details
Instructor: Jillian Kogan Dunn
404452
Fee:
$905.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes
Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
(Optional) No Textbook Required
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Mon Sep 22, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Sep 29, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Oct 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Oct 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Oct 20, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Oct 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Nov 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Nov 10, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Nov 17, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Nov 24, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
Lecture
Mon Dec 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121DE
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Wednesday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT
Available
See Details
404453
Fee:
$945.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Building Strong Brands by David Aacker
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Wed Sep 24, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Oct 1, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Oct 8, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Oct 15, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Oct 22, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Oct 29, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Nov 5, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Nov 12, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Nov 19, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Nov 26, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Wed Dec 3, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
See Details
Instructor: Terri Horton
404454
Fee:
$905.00
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Notes
Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Strategic Brand Management by Kevin Lane Keller

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Thursday 1:00PM - 4:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Beverly Macy
406036
Fee:
$945.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Course Not Yet Available
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Jan 8, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Jan 15, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Jan 22, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Jan 29, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Feb 5, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Feb 12, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Feb 19, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Feb 26, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Mar 5, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Mar 12, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Thu Mar 19, 2026
1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
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Monday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Jillian Kogan Dunn
406035
Fee:
$905.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Internet access required.

UCLA Extension is closed Monday, January 19th for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and February 16th for Presidents Day. These weeks the sessions will be formatted as online asynchronous formatted sessions with materials posted on Canvas.

- This hybrid section is made up of In-Person and Online instruction.

- International Students: This hybrid section is considered in person for immigration purposes.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Course Syllabus Soon Available
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Mon Jan 5, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Jan 12, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Jan 26, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Feb 2, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Feb 9, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Feb 23, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Mar 2, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Mar 9, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
Lecture
Mon Mar 16, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center
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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Robert Liljenwall
406037
Fee:
$905.00
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Notes
Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Course Syllabus Soon Available

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