Extension at the Oscars
Gavin Hood, director of Oscar nominated film Tsotsi, came to the United States from South Africa to learn his craft. He began his studies at UCLA Extension’s Entertainment Studies Certificate Program. <more>
The Thinkers
The Plato Society is a community of retired or semi-retired men and women who enjoy the challenge, stimulation and growth of continued learning. <more>
A Community of Writers
The Writers’ Program is about more than courses — it’s a community of writers sharing guidance from accomplished authors and screenwriters, feedback from instructors and students, and support from fellow fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, playwrights and memoirists. <more>
Pioneering Journalism
Extension recently launched the first professional certificate programs in Spanish-language journalism with two partners, La Opinión and Univision 34 — the country’s largest Spanish-language print and broadcast news outlets, respectively. <more>
Virtual Classroom
A commuter uses his daily train ride to prepare for his CPA exam. A new mother joins a discussion on screenwriting while her baby naps. Online education is now a $7-billion enterprise, dwarfing even the market for online music. <more>
At UCLA, we believe that learning is the foundation of life; therefore education should have no ending. At UCLA Extension, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive institutions of continuing education, we provide more than 60,000 students with new opportunities for lifelong learning each year.
· UCLA Extension currently offers some 4,500 courses each year.
· Extension provides more than 60,000 students each year with new opportunities in lifelong learning.
Through its offerings in a virtually limitless array of fields, UCLA Extension transforms lives, helping people find new careers, pursue passions and stimulate intellectual growth and creativity. UCLA Extension even custom-designs courses for corporations, community organizations and local governments, delivered on-site and tailored to the needs of the workplace.
By providing access to some of the best minds in the world, in both academia and industry, UCLA Extension plays an important role in bringing UCLA’s wealth of knowledge and resources to the Southern California community. This year, UCLA Extension is celebrating 90 years of excellence and service to the Los Angeles community.
Jump-Starting Careers
UCLA Extension’s Department of Business, Management and Legal Programs offers 13 certificate programs and more than 300 courses, seminars and conferences each year, in fields as varied as international business, paralegal training and restaurant management. <more>
All Access
Pathway makes university life a reality for students with intellectual disabilities. The program revolves around courses in a variety of subjects, career exploration and work readiness training, life skills courses and assistance in transitioning to independent living. <more>
