Art History, Studio Arts & Photography Courses & Certificates

Just for fun, or for career advancement.

Add a splash of color to your life, or get the "black and white" skills needed to enhance your career.

Whether you're picking up a paintbrush or pencil for the first time, rediscovering a lost passion, or diving deeper into your craft, UCLA Extension offers courses in photography, studio arts, art history, and more.

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Art History, Studio Arts & Photography

Programs

A certificate offers an in-depth study of a professional field. A specialization is a short series of courses to quickly gain knowledge in a focused area of study.

Photography

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Photography

certificate Get a solid foundation in the technical and visual aspects of digital photography. Learn image capture, editing, composition, lighting basics and more from experienced professionals.

Get a solid foundation in the technical and visual aspects of digital photography. Learn image capture, editing, composition, lighting basics and more from experienced professionals.

Art History, Studio Arts & Photography

Courses

Abstract Painting

Through a series of studio-based creative projects, complete at least three works and expand your ability to create a respond to abstract art.

Advanced Ikebana

Students create new and different-styled arrangements each week using fresh or dried branches, leaves and flowers. For intermediate-level students who want to continue practicing their craft and improving their technique.

Advanced Painting

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.

Basic Drawing I

A beginning course in drawing designed to develop and expand one's observational abilities and rendering skills.

Beginning Painting: Acrylics

From palette building to mark making to composition, this course explores the fundamentals of painting with acrylic paint--a fast-drying, permanent, and clean water-based medium that permits easy correction and change.