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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 performing arts & entertainment courses are open to all adult learners, regardless of previous levels of study. Program fields include Acting, Visual Effects, Production Design, Music Technology, and many more. 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.

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Performing Arts & Entertainment Certificate Courses:

Certificates are an ideal way for you to improve and increase your skills in a particular area, or explore a new career in a different field. We offer over 100 certificates; each is a sequence of courses in a specialized field that builds both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Course categories include:
- Music Theory
- Performance
- The Music Business
- Recording Engineering
- Music Technology
- Cinematography
- Producing
- Directing
- Acting
- Development
- Makeup/Costume
- Production Crafts
- Sound
- Post-Production
- Visual Effects Creation
- Animation
- Interactive Media/Games
- Film/TV Theory, and many more...

Internationally Acclaimed Programs:

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.

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