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.
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.
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Design & Arts
Courses
ART X 458.14
Creating Comics by Hand
Learn about the history of comics, study standout artists in the genre, and create your own personal piece in this hands-on class.
DESMA 715.22
Creative Process in the Age of AI
Filmmaker Brett Leonard offers an insightful presentation on the future of creative work.
DESMA 850.19
Design a Brilliant Career and Find Your Professional Purpose
Design education leader Scott Hutchinson teaches you how to take your design career goals from lackluster to brilliant.
DESMA X 479.6A
Design Fundamentals
A hands-on introduction to the creative process and core elements of successful graphic design.
DESMA X 479.3D
Design History and Context
Gain a broad understanding of design and its dynamic past to create inspired projects in the present.