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.
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Design your dream career with us.
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.
Design & Arts
Courses
DESMA X 479.6P
Design IV: Capstone
In this thesis-oriented capstone course, Design Communication Arts students put all they've learned into action to tackle real-world design projects in the civic realm.
DESMA X 481.60
Design Software Intensive Boot Camp
Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are covered in this intensive and immersive course to learn the essential Adobe CC programs utilized in graphic design.
DESMA 784.10
Designing Business Models for Success
Explore visual tools to help create a shared language when discussing business models and strategy.
DESMA X 481.65
Designing for Accessibility
Learn how to design digital products with accessibility in mind, improving usability and inclusiveness.
DESMA X 497.51
Designing with Machines: AI Across the UX Lifecycle
This course gives students hands-on fluency with AI tools to aid with research, synthesize findings, generate design concepts, build prototypes, and evaluate usability
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