Contact Page - Performing Arts Programs in Los Angeles

UCLA Extension, Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts:
One of the nation's largest and most comprehensive institutions of continuing higher education, UCLA Extension in the University of California, Los Angeles, has served students in Southern California since 1917. Our courses are open to all adult learners, regardless of previous levels of study. Each year, Extension offers 4,500 courses, linking 65,000 adults of diverse backgrounds to enhanced career, academic, and personal growth opportunities through lifelong learning.

UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts is an internationally acclaimed program, providing practical training and instruction in all aspects of the entertainment industry. Students can enroll in individual courses to sharpen specific skills or pursue a comprehensive program certificate. Our courses directly address the competitive demands of today's industry and prepare professionals with a broad, in-depth background. Students actively participate in a supportive, professional environment, taught by leading experts and artists currently working in Hollywood.

Through our comprehensive curriculum and internships at Hollywood companies, certificate students gain the requisite skills, practical knowledge, and insider perspective to succeed in arguably the most competitive business in the world. In addition, certificate students have access to internships, instructor assistant programs, selected vendor discounts, curriculum counseling, scholarships, and financial aid. UCLA Extension is authorized under United States laws to enroll non-immigrant students.


Courses / Programs:
Acting; Development; Producing; Directing; Cinematography; Production Design/Art Direction; Makeup/Costume; Production Crafts; Sound; Post-Production; Visual Effects Creation; Animation; Interactive Media/Games; Film/TV Theory, History, And Appreciation; Business And Management Of Film, TV And Digital Entertainment Media; Music History; Music Theory; Performance; The Music Business; Recording Engineering And Record Production; Music Technology; Songwriting; And Film Scoring.