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.

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Special Programs | Lecture Courses | Discussion Groups | Foreign Languages | Creativity, 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 / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
*Designing an Empire: The Art and Interiors of Napoleon Eleanor Schrader	Monday Nov. 4	1-3pm	Zoom
*Legends and Lore of Haunted Architecture Eleanor Schrader	Tuesday Nov. 5	1-3pm	Zoom
*The Ancient Marketing of Rome’s Third Century Crisis Edward Watts	Friday Nov. 8	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
Chocolate in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Lee Theisen	Thursday Nov. 14	10am-12pm	Gayley
*How Solidarity in Poland Changed Europe Peter Cipkowski	Monday Nov. 18	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
*Los Angeles in the 1950s: Becoming the Pinnacle of American Pop Culture Sharon Boorstin	Wednesday Dec. 4	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
Let's Talk Chocolate: Tasting and Buying Lee Theisen	Tuesday Dec. 10	10am-12pm	Gayley
*Peace Corps Service Later in Life Jeffrey Janis	Tuesday Dec. 10	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
Ancient Bagua meets Quantum Physics, Epigenetics & Neuroscience Samuel Barnes	Monday Jan. 13	1-3pm	Gayley
*The Conversion of Constantine to Christianity Edward Watts	Friday Jan. 17	10am-12pm	Zoom
Torn from the Flag: A Film about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Klaudia Kovacs	Friday Jan. 24	1-4pm	Gayley
Chocolate in the Americas Lee Theisen	Saturday Feb. 1	10am-12pm	Lindbrook
*Introduction to Mindfulness Jeffrey Hutter	Thursday Feb. 6	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
*American Romanticism: The Hudson River School Eleanor Schrader	Monday Mar. 3	1-3pm	Zoom
*The Detroit Institute of Arts: History and Collection Katherine Zoraster	Thursday Mar. 6	10am-12pm	Zoom
*Look Up: In Celebration of Ceilings Eleanor Schrader	Monday Mar. 10	1-3pm	Zoom
*Notable Jewish Musicians of Swing Dave Radlauer	Tuesday Mar. 11	10am-12pm	Zoom
*Rebels in Frock Coats: Impressionism to Fauvism Eleanor Schrader	Monday Mar. 17	1-3pm	Zoom
A Taste of Hummus Sharon Boorstin	Friday Mar. 21	10am-12pm	Gayley

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 / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
OLLI Video Library	Monday Sep. 23 - Dec. 15		Zoom
Book Talk with Ruth Gooley: Songs of Mali Ruth Gooley	Monday Nov. 18	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
OLLI Video Library	Jan. 6 - Mar. 23		Zoom
OLLI Movie Club Sharon Boorstin	3 Wednesdays Jan. 8, Feb. 5, Mar. 5	3:30-4:30pm	Zoom
Book Talk with Joan Moran: Once A Homecoming Queen Joan Moran	Friday Jan. 10	10am-12pm	Gayley
And the Winner is…. OLLI Picks the Oscars Sharon Boorstin	Monday Feb. 24	1-3:30pm	Gayley

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

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 / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
Kindfulness: Be Kind to Your Mind and Heart Jeffrey Hutter	3 Tuesdays Nov. 19 - Dec. 3	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
Short Story Collections, Part 1: James Joyce’s Dubliners Leonard Koff	8 Mondays Jan. 6 - March 10 (no mtgs Jan 20 & Feb 17)	1-3pm	Zoom
Salem Possessed Myra Rich	8 Wednesdays Jan. 8 – Feb. 26	10am-12pm	Zoom
Willa Cather: Novels of the New World Peter Cipkowski	6 Wednesdays Jan. 8, 22; Feb. 5, 19; Mar. 5, 19	10am-12pm	Gayley
Gilgamesh: The Oldest Piece of Literature Known Vincent Coppola	8 Wednesdays Jan. 8 - Feb. 26	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
Great Italian-American Cinema Vincent Coppola	5 Thursdays Jan. 9 - Feb. 6	1-4 or 4:30pm	Gayley
Current Events: Understanding Our World Myrna Hant	8 Thursdays Jan. 9 - Mar. 6 (no mtg Feb. 20)	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
Latin American Short Stories Leonard Koff	8 Sundays Jan. 12 - Mar. 23 (no mtgs Jan. 26; Feb. 16; Mar. 16)	12-2pm	Zoom
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-12pm	Zoom & 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 / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
Spanish 3 for Everyday Life Emilia Chuquin	8 Tuesdays Jan. 7 - Feb. 25	10am-12pm	Zoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation Emilia Chuquin	8 Tuesdays Jan. 7 - Feb. 25	1-3pm	Zoom
French Conversation 2: High Intermediate Ruth Gooley	8 Tuesdays Jan. 7 - Feb. 25	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
French Conversation 1: Low Intermediate Ruth Gooley	8 Wednesdays Jan. 8 - Feb. 26	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I Susan Villar	8 Thursdays Jan. 9 - Feb. 27	10am-12pm	Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II Susan Villar	8 Thursdays Jan. 9 - Feb. 27	1-3pm	Zoom

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