OLLI Course Schedule

Upcoming Fall 2024 & Winter 2025 Courses

The OLLI at UCLA program offers an ever-changing array of non-credit courses geared to those seeking a high-quality and enjoyable adventure in learning. There are no tests, grades, or homework – just learning for the sheer joy of learning!

OLLI at UCLA Membership

You must be 50 years or older to become a member of OLLI at UCLA. Membership is required to participate in all OLLI courses, special programs, partnerships, leadership & volunteer opportunities. Membership is good for one year beginning the quarter you join. Learn more about membership.

To join OLLI, begin by selecting your courses from the list below. Courses are listed chronologically per category. For help with online enrollment, view our registration guide.

Jump to Courses:

Special Programs  |  Lecture Courses  |  Discussion Groups  |  Foreign LanguagesCreativity, Games & Movement

 

Taste of Osher

No membership required. These 2-hour seminars offer a "taste" of the programming we offer throughout the year. Taste of Osher courses are open to non-members and members alike, and are just $15 each. OLLI Plus members can enroll at no cost.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.
No refunds allowed.
 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus
*Designing an Empire:  The Art and Interiors of Napoleon 
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
Nov. 4
1-3pmZoom
*Legends and Lore of Haunted Architecture 
Eleanor Schrader
Tuesday
Nov. 5
1-3pmZoom
*The Ancient Marketing of Rome’s Third Century Crisis 
Edward Watts
Friday
Nov. 8
10am-12pmZoom & Gayley
Chocolate in Europe, the Middle East and Africa 
Lee Theisen
Thursday
Nov. 14
10am-12pmGayley
*How Solidarity in Poland Changed Europe 
Peter Cipkowski
Monday
Nov. 18
10am-12pmZoom & Gayley
*Los Angeles in the 1950s: Becoming the Pinnacle of American Pop Culture 
Sharon Boorstin
Wednesday
Dec. 4
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
Let's Talk Chocolate: Tasting and Buying 
Lee Theisen
Tuesday
Dec. 10
10am-12pmGayley
*Peace Corps Service Later in Life 
Jeffrey Janis
Tuesday
Dec. 10
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
Ancient Bagua meets Quantum Physics, Epigenetics & Neuroscience 
Samuel Barnes
Monday
Jan. 13
1-3pmGayley
*The Conversion of Constantine to Christianity 
Edward Watts
Friday
Jan. 17
10am-12pmZoom
Torn from the Flag: A Film about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution 
Klaudia Kovacs
Friday
Jan. 24
1-4pmGayley
Chocolate in the Americas 
Lee Theisen
Saturday
Feb. 1
10am-12pmLindbrook
*Introduction to Mindfulness 
Jeffrey Hutter
Thursday
Feb. 6
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
*American Romanticism: The Hudson River School 
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
Mar. 3
1-3pmZoom
*The Detroit Institute of Arts: History and Collection 
Katherine Zoraster
Thursday
Mar. 6
10am-12pmZoom
*Look Up:  In Celebration of Ceilings 
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
Mar. 10
1-3pmZoom
*Notable Jewish Musicians of Swing 
Dave Radlauer
Tuesday
Mar. 11
10am-12pmZoom
*Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism 
Eleanor Schrader
Monday
Mar. 17
1-3pmZoom
A Taste of Hummus 
Sharon Boorstin
Friday
Mar. 21
10am-12pmGayley

 

Special Programs

These events, courses, and other unique offerings are available exclusively to OLLI at UCLA members as part of their membership benefits.  All special programs are offered at no cost to members. Registration is required.

(*) Denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.
 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus
OLLI Video LibraryMonday
Sep. 23 - Dec. 15
 Zoom
Book Talk with Ruth Gooley: Songs of Mali 
Ruth Gooley
Monday
Nov. 18
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
OLLI Video Library
Jan. 6 - Mar. 23
 Zoom
OLLI Movie Club 
Sharon Boorstin
3 Wednesdays
Jan. 8, Feb. 5, Mar. 5
3:30-4:30pmZoom
Book Talk with Joan Moran: Once A Homecoming Queen 
Joan Moran
Friday
Jan. 10
10am-12pmGayley
And the Winner is…. OLLI Picks the Oscars 
Sharon Boorstin
Monday
Feb. 24
1-3:30pmGayley

 

Lecture Courses

OLLI’s Instructor-Led courses are taught by the high-caliber instructors and guest speakers for which UCLA Extension is world-renown. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for the duration of the course.
 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus
Art Now: Virtual Visits with Working Artists 
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
Oct. 31 - Dec. 12
1-3:30pmZoom
*The French Revolution in Politics, Culture and Society 
Jared Day
3 Fridays
Nov. 22 – Dec. 13
(no mtg Nov. 29)
1-2:30pmZoom
*Coming to Terms with the Holocaust, Part 7: Europe in Flames Continued 
Steve Sohmer
6 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Feb. 24
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
10am-12pmZoom
*History of Sculpture, Part 2 
Nancy McAfee
5 Mondays
Jan. 6 - Feb. 10
(no mtg Jan. 20)
10-11:30amZoom
Pre-code Movies, Part 2: Crime and Punishment During Prohibition 
Maria Siciliano
6 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Feb. 24
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
1-3:30pmGayley
*Exotic Revival Architecture 
Eleanor Schrader
6 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Feb. 24
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
1-3pmZoom
Jazz in Los Angeles: The 1960s 
Ken Poston
8 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Mar. 10
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb 17)
6:30-8:30pmGayley
*Beyond the Headlines 
Jim Aldinger
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 25
10:30am-12pmZoom & Gayley
*The Artists of the Bloomsbury Group and the Rise of Modernism in England 
Katherine Zoraster
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 11
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
*The Jazz Age, 1902-1932 
Dave Radlauer
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 12
10am-12pmZoom
*Women and Religion 
Phyllis Herman
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 - Feb. 26
10am-12pmZoom & Gayley
*Europe in the Age of Absolute Monarchs, 1648-1783 
Jared Day
4 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 - 29
1-3pmZoom
*The Changing TV Sitcom in the 21st Century 
Jim McKairnes
7 Thursdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 20
10am-12pmZoom
European Musical Capitals: A Classical Journey 
Anahit Rostomyan
8 Thursdays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 27
10am-12pmZoom
*Art in Post-War Europe and America 
Katherine Zoraster
6 Thursdays
Jan. 9 - Feb. 13
1-3pmZoom
*The Dilemmas of a Modernizing China, 1976-2020 
Jared Day
3 Fridays
Jan. 10 – 24
1-3pmZoom
*The Blues: How Three Chords Became Rock 'n' Roll 
Andrew Muson
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 28 – Mar. 18
1-3pmZoom
Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News 
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 29 - Mar. 19
6:30-8:30pmZoom
*The Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff 
Ryan Shiotsuki
6 Fridays
Jan. 31-Mar. 7
10am-12pmZoom
*The Music of Tchaikovsky 
Ryan Shiotsuki
8 Fridays
Jan. 31-Mar. 21
1-3 pmZoom
Fantastic Voyages: Strange and Forbidden Worlds 
Paul Boorstin
5 Fridays
Feb. 7 – Mar. 7
1-3:30pmGayley
*The Beat Goes On: The '70s 
Steve Barri
7 Wednesdays
Feb. 5 - Mar. 19
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
Postwar Paris: The Rebirth 
Mort Kamins
6 Tuesdays
Feb. 11 - Mar. 18
1-3pmGayley
The Thrill Comedies of Harold Lloyd 
Alex Pirolini
6 Thursdays
Feb. 13 – Mar. 20
1-3:30 or 4pmGayley
Looking at Contemporary Art 
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
Feb. 13 – Mar. 20
4 field trips: Feb. 20 - Mar. 13
1-3:30pmGayley

 

Discussion Groups

Established instructors act as facilitators to create an environment in which participants explore subjects in an atmosphere of intellectual stimulation, creative self-expression, and socializing, without the expectation of tests or grades. Depending on the nature of the course, there could be a modest amount of preparation or readings required, and you may be called upon for your insights–members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus
Kindfulness: Be Kind to Your Mind and Heart 
Jeffrey Hutter
3 Tuesdays
Nov. 19 - Dec. 3
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
Short Story Collections, Part 1: James Joyce’s Dubliners 
Leonard Koff
8 Mondays
Jan. 6 - March 10
(no mtgs Jan 20 & Feb 17)
1-3pmZoom
Salem Possessed 
Myra Rich
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 26
10am-12pmZoom
Willa Cather: Novels of the New World 
Peter Cipkowski
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 8, 22; Feb. 5, 19; Mar. 5, 19
10am-12pmGayley
Gilgamesh: The Oldest Piece of Literature Known 
Vincent Coppola
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 - Feb. 26
1-3pmZoom & Gayley
Great Italian-American Cinema 
Vincent Coppola
5 Thursdays
Jan. 9 - Feb. 6
1-4 or 4:30pmGayley
Current Events: Understanding Our World 
Myrna Hant
8 Thursdays
Jan. 9 - Mar. 6
(no mtg Feb. 20)
10am-12pmZoom & Gayley
Latin American Short Stories 
Leonard Koff
8 Sundays
Jan. 12 - Mar. 23
(no mtgs Jan. 26; Feb. 16; Mar. 16)
12-2pmZoom
Politics and Polemics: The Supreme Court in the 21st Century 
Kurt Hohenstein
4 Fridays, Monday, Thursday
Feb. 21, 28; Mar. 7, 13, 14, 17
10am-12pmZoom & Gayley

 

Foreign Languages

OLLI at UCLA offers courses in French and Spanish at several levels. Language courses are discussion-heavy and members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus
Spanish 3 for Everyday Life 
Emilia Chuquin
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 25
10am-12pmZoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation 
Emilia Chuquin
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 25
1-3pmZoom
French Conversation 2: High Intermediate 
Ruth Gooley
8 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 25
6:30-8:30pmZoom
French Conversation 1: Low Intermediate 
Ruth Gooley
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 - Feb. 26
6:30-8:30pmZoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I 
Susan Villar
8 Thursdays
Jan. 9 - Feb. 27
10am-12pmZoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II 
Susan Villar
8 Thursdays
Jan. 9 - Feb. 27
1-3pmZoom

 

Creativity, Games & Movement

The following courses are interactive, and members are able to practice or apply what they learn in class. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

 
Course Title / InstructorDay / DatesTimeCampus 
iPhone Photography Workshop: Creating Works of Art 
Ellen Demsky
8 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Mar. 10
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
10am-12pmGayley 
Gentle Chair Pilates 
Bonnie Cahoon
8 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Mar. 10
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
1-2pmZoom 
Poker Fundamentals 2 
Duncan Palamourdas
6 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Feb. 24
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
1-3pmZoom 
Gentle Yoga 
Doug Dee
8 Mondays
Jan. 6 – Mar. 10
(no mtgs Jan. 20 & Feb. 17)
6:30-8pmZoom 
Beginning Canasta 
Caroline Dann
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 – Feb. 11
10am-12pmGayley 
Drawing Is a Feeling, Part I: Introduction to Line, Space and Shape 
Deborah Cohen
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 7 - Feb. 11
1:00-3:30pm Zoom 
Intermediate Canasta 
Caroline Dann
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 12
10am-12pmGayley 
The Art of Magic, Part 2 
Garret Camilleri
6 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 – Feb. 12
10am-12pmZoom 
Tai Chi for Wellness: Part 1 
Angie Sierra
10 Wednesdays
Jan. 8 - Mar. 12
10-11:30amZoom 
Intermediate Mah-Jongg 
Ronni Rice
6 Wednesdays or Mondays
Jan. 13 – Mar. 10 (no mtgs Jan. 20, 27 & Feb. 17)
1-3:30pmGayley 
Beginning Mah-Jongg 
Ronni Rice
6 Mondays
Jan. 13 – Mar. 10
(no mtgs Jan.20, 27 & Feb. 17)
9:30am-12pmGayley 
Beginning Watercolor Painting 
Shanna Lim
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 14 - Feb. 18
10am-12pmGayley 
Bagua, Tai Chi's Ancient Cousin for Healing the Body and Balancing the Mind 
Samuel Barnes
6 Tuesdays
Jan. 21 - Feb. 25
1:30-3pmGayley 
Tai Chi for Anxiety and Better Balance 
Samuel Barnes
6 Thursdays
Jan. 23 - Feb. 27
1:30-3pmGayley 
Life Stories that Stir the Soul 
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
Jan. 29 - Mar. 19
1-3pmZoom 

 

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