Bruin Collaborative at UCLA Downtown
Bruin Collaborative at UCLA Downtown
Welcome to UCLA Extension's Dynamic New Learning Space.
UCLA Extension is excited to announce the Bruin Collaborative, a vibrant, versatile and collaborative new learning space in UCLA Downtown, located in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
This marks the beginning of a productive new era of community engagement, co-creation and innovation, designed to meet the ever-changing needs of Los Angeles. UCLA is building a learning destination that the people of Los Angeles deserve.
Take a course, attend a workshop, build your network and connect with fellow Angelenos.
Share your ideas and help shape the future of the Bruin Collaborative.
Check back often to see your feedback come to life.
All events take place at:
UCLA Downtown
433 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Photography X: Technical Mastery and Visual Storytelling
ART X 440.00
This intensive, studio-based course integrates technical mastery with creative development and visual storytelling in contemporary digital photography…
Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes and Metabolism
CHEM XL 153A
This course provides an introduction to biochemistry and is geared towards pre-medical and pre-health students. This course is the first and introductory course in the…
Design III: Branding
DESMA X 479.2D
Learn to develop memorable identity systems using symbols, icons, logos, and comprehensive environments.
Performance Product Design + Wearables
DESMA X 487.55
This immersive, hands-on studio course introduces students to the fundamentals of designing and producing athletic footwear.
Social Media Video Strategy: Creating Content for Short-Form Video Platforms
FILM TV X 408.1
Learn how to design and produce structured short‑form vertical video for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Study how algorithm‑driven, interest‑…
Making Your First Short Film
FILM TV X 476.39
Understand the steps for creating your first successful short film, whether you are an aspiring director, writer, or producer. Learn the process, from pre-production all the…
Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement
FILM TV X 476.95
As the first hands-on course in the directing series, you complete four short films using your own video camera. Instruction focuses on the basic building blocks of narrative…
Directing Workshop II: Storytelling
FILM TV X 476.95B
In the second part of the Directing Workshop series, participants complete short narrative films using their own digital video camera, focusing on essential elements of…
Cost Accounting and Analysis
MGMT X 422
Analyze standard costs, differential cost, profit-volume relationships, overhead allocations, and learn break-even analysis.
Thought-Provoking Horror Narratives for Television and Film
SCRIPT X 465.3E
Take a deep dive into the global approach to horror narratives in this generative workshop for screenwriters.
Stanislavski and the Modern Actor
THEATER X 407.42
Learn the historic Stanislavski acting method combining the physical and emotional spheres to build an authentic character and true inner life, as well as how this method…