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Registration Begins:

UCLA Students: February 1, 2013

All Others: March 1, 2013

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About UCLA Online Classes

Same great courses, same great professors, the same UCLA units on your transcript.

Earn UCLA college credit online,
from anywhere in the world.

Internet connection required.

Official UCLA Catalog Courses.  Tenured UCLA faculty.  College credit accepted at schools everywhere.  UCLA students register on URSA
and receive their final grades on MyUCLA.

Lectures are elaborate audio/video presentations. Class websites are custom built in-house by faculty and staff at the School of Theater, Film
and Television.

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Online discussion sections are taught
by graduate students in TFT's
renowned MFA programs.

Every enrolled student
receives an official UCLA
transcript upon completion
of their course.

Visit the FAQ's for more information.

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The ease and convenience of distance education at UCLA

Take your lectures to go.

UCLA's online courses give you full
command of your time.  You never have to be a specific place at a specific time. There are deadlines, but you choose where and when to prepare your assignments.

Our online lectures feature your professor, images, clips, demos and guest speakers in full motion video.

Lectures can be viewed in your browser
or downloaded as video podcasts for your iPod, iPad or iPhone.  An MP3 file (audio only) requires web review of video material through your web browser.

Save money on fees!

As much as $700!

Students registered in TFT's
online courses are not assessed
campus and registration fees.

UC students save $64,
non-UC students save $350
and international students
save $700.

2013 fees, per unit:

  • UCLA and UC  -  $271
  • non-UC  -  $339
  • Grad and Visiting  -  $339
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Frequently
Asked Questions

PHILOSOPHY 3

Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Professor Brian Copenhaver

5 units GE credit

Course Description

MANAGEMENT 400

Mathematics for Management

Professor David Ravetch - Video Preview

4 units

Course Description

New UCLA Departments
on TFT's Platform for Online Instruction

GE Credit & Math Review for MBAs

Six new UCLA courses are now delivered on the School of Theater, Film and Television's innovative platform for online instruction.


Enjoy the same ease of use and high production value as TFT's theater, film and television courses to prepare for your MBA or earn UCLA GE Credit.


UCLA Summer Sessions Online New Website

WRITE MOVIES

UCLA's full screenwriting course continuum is now online!

Take intro screenwriting for 2 or 4 units. Earn 24 more units writing your own original full-length screenplay.

The writers of these movies took Prof. Richard Walter's Screenwriting C132 or 133.

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UCLA Online FAQ

Question: Are UCLA's online courses equivalent to those taught
on campus?

Answer:  Yes.  UCLA transcripts do not indicate whether a course was taken online or on campus.

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Use your mouse to see when and how often courses are offered.

UCLA Screenwriting Online

The full UCLA undergraduate screenwriting concentration is now online for minors, non-majors and students everywhere.

UCLA Producing Online

Know more than the savviest Hollywood insider: from the boardroom to creative decision-making on the set.

UCLA Film and Television Production Online

Art and technology meet in a course about the highly technical world of electronic image capture and the traditional aesthetics of creating visual impact onscreen.

2013 SCHEDULE / Class Finder

SUMMER SESSION A

June 24 through August 2
  • C132 - Screenwriting Fundamentals - 2 units
  • 133 - In-Depth Screenwriting Fundamentals - 4 units
  • 135B - Advanced Screenwriting Workshop - 8 units
  • 184A - Overview of Contemporary Film Industry - 4 units
  • 122B - Art & Technique of Filmmaking - 4 units
  • 122E - Digital Cinematography - 4 units
  • 146 - Art and Practice of Motion Picture Producing - 4 units
  • C147 - Independent Feature Production - 4 units

SUMMER SESSION C

August 5 through September 13
  • C132 - Screenwriting Fundamentals - 2 units
  • 133 - In-Depth Screenwriting Fundamentals - 4 units
  • 135A - Advanced Screenwriting Workshop - 8 units
  • 184A - Overview of Contemporary Film Industry - 4 units
  • 122B - Art & Technique of Filmmaking - 4 units
  • 122E - Digital Cinematography - 4 units

ACTING APPRECIATION

The blockbuster course sequence is now available online.

Great movies, amazing performances.
The story behind the most intimate and immediate of art forms.

120A and 120B - Acting and Performance in Film is taught by Prof. Joe Olivieri.

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UCLA Online FAQ

Question: Are online students ever required to come to campus?

Answer:  No.  Courses are conducted entirely online.  All assignments involve papers or creative writing and are submitted electronically.

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The list below groups Theater online courses by subject area.
Use your mouse to see when and how often courses are offered.

UCLA Acting Online

Study the classic performances that define the art of acting while exploring its history, styles and techniques.

UCLA Musical Theater Online

The great shows, songs and performers behind a uniquely American art form.

UCLA Dramatic Literature Online

Read the great post-war American plays; from the classics of Eugene O'Neill to modern milestones like Angels in America.

2013 SCHEDULE / Class Finder

SUMMER SESSION A

June 24 through August 2
  • 120A - Acting and Performance in Film I - 5 units
  • 120B - Acting and Performance in Film II - 5 units
  • 106 - History of American Plays and Drama - 5 units
  • 110 - History of American Musical Theater - 5 units

SUMMER SESSION C

August 5 through September 13
  • 106 - History of American Plays and Drama - 5 units
  • 110 - History of American Musical Theater - 5 units
  • 120A - Acting and Performance in Film I - 5 units
  • 120B - Acting and Performance in Film II - 5 units

View an illustrated list with links for all 2013 courses.

Class Website Preview

1 - The Syllabus

Important details in one place.

Click on the thumbnail:

UCLA online sample electronic syllabus

2 - Instructor Interactive

Your instructor keeps a blog and posts webcam videos, documents, movie clips and links to websites.

Click on the thumbnail:

UCLA online sample interactive TA webcast and blog

3 - Class Calendar and Video Lectures

Here you find your assignments, due
dates, video lectures, links to articles
and full length streaming movies.

Click on the thumbnail:

UCLA online sample electronic class schedule

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