OLLI Course Schedule

Upcoming Summer and Fall 2024 Courses

The OLLI at UCLA program offers an ever-changing array of non-credit courses geared to those seeking a high-quality and enjoyable adventure in learning. There are no tests, grades, or homework – just learning for the sheer joy of learning!

OLLI at UCLA Membership

You must be 50 years or older to become a member of OLLI at UCLA. Membership is required to participate in all OLLI courses, special programs, partnerships, leadership & volunteer opportunities. Membership is good for one year beginning the quarter you join. Learn more about membership.

To join OLLI, begin by selecting your courses from the list below. Courses are listed chronologically per category. For help with online enrollment, view our registration guide.

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Taste of Osher

No membership required. These 2-hour seminars offer a "taste" of the programming we offer throughout the year. Taste of Osher courses are open to non-members and members alike, and are just $15 each. OLLI Plus members can enroll at no cost.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.

No refunds allowed.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
The Rise of an American Supercity: Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the South Bay after World War II Sharon Boorstin	Saturday July 20	10am-12pm	South Bay
An Introduction to Drones: Practical and Ethical Considerations Keith Klein	Saturday July 27	10am-12pm	South Bay
*Architecture, Interiors, and Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance Eleanor Schrader	Monday Aug. 5	1-3pm	Zoom
*Victorian Weirdness Eleanor Schrader	Monday Aug. 12	1-3pm	Zoom
*American Civics 101: How Our Democracy Works Alan Perper	Saturday Sep. 7	10am-12pm	Zoom + Gayley
*Green Swans 101: Extreme Weather Impact on Financial Stability Ismael Arciniegas Rueda	Tuesday Sep. 24	10am-12pm	Zoom
Tai Chi for Wellness Angie Sierra	Wednesday Oct. 9	10am-12pm	South Bay
Guided Meditation and Relaxation Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas	Saturday Oct. 19	10am-12pm	South Bay
Yoga and the Expressive Arts: Developing Our Practice Mona Wells	Saturday Oct. 26	10am-12pm	South Bay
*Women in Science: Overcoming the Matilda Effect and Achieving Equality Marc Olevin	Monday Oct. 28	1-3pm	Zoom
*Designing an Empire: The Art and Interiors of Napoleon Eleanor Schrader	Monday Nov. 4	1-3pm	Zoom
*Legends and Lore of Haunted Architecture Eleanor Schrader	Tuesday Nov. 5	1-3pm	Zoom
*The Ancient Marketing of Rome’s Third Century Crisis Edward Watts	Friday Nov. 8	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
Chocolate in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Lee Theisen	Thursday Nov. 14	10am-12pm	Gayley
*How Solidarity in Poland Changed Europe Peter Cipkowski	Monday Nov. 18	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
*Los Angeles in the 1950s: Becoming the Pinnacle of American Pop Culture Sharon Boorstin	Wednesday Dec. 4	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
Let's Talk Chocolate: Tasting and Buying Lee Theisen	Tuesday Dec. 10	10am-12pm	Gayley
*Peace Corps Service Later in Life Jeffrey Janis	Tuesday Dec. 10	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley

Special Programs

These events, courses, and other unique offerings are available exclusively to OLLI at UCLA members as part of their membership benefits. All special programs are offered at no cost to members. Registration is required.

(*) Denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for 30 days.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
OLLI Video Library	June 24 – Sep. 15		Zoom
Reading and Acting "The Shoemaker's Holiday" Steven Moore	8 Tuesdays June 25 - Aug. 13	10am – 12pm	Zoom
OLLI Movie Club Sharon Boorstin	3 Wednesdays June 26, July 24, Aug. 21	3:30 – 4:30pm	Zoom
UCLA Tour: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Botanical Garden Staff	Thursday Aug. 1	11am-12pm	Botanical Garden
OLLI Video Library	Monday Sep. 23 - Dec. 15		Zoom
OLLI Movie Club Sharon Boorstin	3 Wednesdays Sep. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20	3:30-4:30pm	Zoom
Fall Kickoff	Thursday Sep. 26	12-1pm	Gayley
Book Talk with Ruth Gooley: Songs of Mali Ruth Gooley	Monday Nov. 18	1-3pm	Gayley

Lecture Courses

OLLI’s Instructor-Led courses are taught by the high-caliber instructors and guest speakers for which UCLA Extension is world-renown. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

(*) denotes this course will be recorded. Students will have access to the video for the duration of the course.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
*Looking at Contemporary Art Deborah Cohen	6 Thursdays Aug. 1 – Sep. 5	1-3:30pm	Zoom + Gayley
Mozart Anahit Rostomyan	6 Tuesdays Aug. 6 – Sep. 10	10am-12pm	Zoom
*Experiments in Freedom: The United States and African Americans, 1865-1900 Jared Day	3 Wednesdays Aug. 14 – 28	1-2:30pm	Zoom
*President Andrew Johnson and Impeachment Jared Day	2 Mondays Aug. 19 – 26	1-2:30pm	Zoom
The Birth of Film Noir, Part 2 Mary Mallory	4 Tuesdays Aug. 20 – Sep. 10	1-3pm	Gayley
*The Political Crisis in the Horn of Africa and its Wider Political Ramifications Eyassu Gayim	2 Thursdays Sep. 5 – 12	10am-12pm	Zoom
*Coming to Terms with the Holocaust, Part 6: Europe in Flames Steve Sohmer	6 Mondays Sep. 23 - Oct. 28	10am -12pm	Zoom
*Women Artists of the 18th and 19th Centuries Eleanor Schrader	6 Mondays Sep. 23 - Oct. 28	10am -12pm	Zoom
*Understanding the Emerging Axis of Evil Peter Cipkowski	6 Mondays Sep. 23 – Nov. 4 (no mtg Oct. 14)	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
*America's Immigration Dilemma Jared Day	3 Mondays Sep. 23 - Oct. 7	1-2:30pm	Zoom
The Thrill of Hitchcock: Secrets of the Master, Part 2 Paul Boorstin	5 Mondays Sep. 23 - Oct. 21	1-3:30pm	Gayley
*The Pre-Raphaelites and the Art of the Victorian Age Katherine Zoraster	6 Tuesdays Sep. 24 – Oct. 29	1-3pm	Zoom
*Television in the 1980s Jim McKairnes	6 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Oct. 30	10am-12pm	Zoom
*The Map of American Music Andrew Muson	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	1-3:15pm	Zoom
Postwar Italy and The Cinema of Hope and Resilience Alex Pirolini	6 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Oct. 30	1-3:30 or 4pm	Gayley
Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News Shelley Bonus	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
*History of Sculpture, Part I Nancy McAfee	5 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Oct. 31 (no mtg Oct. 3)	10am-12pm	Zoom
Birds in Classical Music, Part 2: Mythological Creatures Anahit Rostomyan	6 Thursdays Sep. 26 – Nov. 7 (no mtg Oct. 3)	10am-12pm	Zoom
*The Isms of Early 20th Century Art Katherine Zoraster	6 Thursdays Sep. 26 – Nov. 7 (no mtg Oct. 3)	1-3pm	Zoom & Gayley
*The Art of the Classical Guitar Juan Rivera	8 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Dec. 12 (no mtgs Oct. 3, Nov. 7, 14, 28)	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
*Robert Schumann Ryan Shiotsuki	8 Fridays Sep. 27 – Nov. 15	10am-12pm	Zoom
*The Music of Igor Stravinsky Ryan Shiotsuki	8 Fridays Sep. 27 – Nov. 15	1-3pm	Zoom
Iconic Jazz Vocalists Pat Collins	6 Fridays Sep. 27 – Nov. 1	1-3pm	Gayley
*Beyond the Headlines Jim Aldinger	8 Tuesdays Oct. 1 - Nov. 19	10:30-12pm	Gayley
*The November 2024 Elections Bob Stern	6 Thursdays Oct. 10 – Nov. 14	1:30-3pm	Zoom
Art Now: Virtual Visits with Working Artists Deborah Cohen	6 Thursdays Oct. 31 - Dec. 12	1-3:30pm	Zoom
*The French Revolution in Politics, Culture and Society Jared Day	3 Fridays Nov. 22 – Dec. 13 (no mtg Nov. 29)	1-2:30pm	Zoom

Discussion Groups

Established instructors act as facilitators to create an environment in which participants explore subjects in an atmosphere of intellectual stimulation, creative self-expression, and socializing, without the expectation of tests or grades. Depending on the nature of the course, there could be a modest amount of preparation or readings required, and you may be called upon for your insights–members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
Great Playwrights, Part 1: Plays of Tennessee Williams Tom Trudgeon	6 Fridays Aug. 9 – Sep. 13	1-3:30pm	Gayley
Almost Nobel-Prize Winners, Part 2: The Russians Leonard Koff	8 Mondays Sep. 23 - Dec. 2 (no mtgs Oct. 14; Nov. 11, 25)	1-3pm	Zoom
The Human Condition: From Nietzsche To Contemporary Thought Vincent Coppola	8 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Nov. 12	1-3pm	Zoom
They Lived in Squares, Loved in Triangles: Bloomsbury Group, Part 2 Carlo Coppola	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	10am-12pm	Zoom
Huckleberry Finn and James: Contrasting Narratives Maria Siciliano	6 Wednesdays Sep. 25; Oct. 9, 23; Nov. 6, 13, 20	10am-12pm	Zoom
Current Events: Understanding Our World Myrna Hant	8 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Nov. 21 (no mtg Oct. 3) (no mtg Oct. 3)	10am-12pm	Zoom & Gayley
Great Italian Cinema Vincent Coppola	5 Thursdays Sep. 26 – Oct. 31	1-4pm or 4:30pm	Gayley
Embracing Realities, Confronting Myths, and Reimagining Longevity Barbara Osborn	6 Fridays Sep. 27 - Nov. 8 (no mtg Oct. 11)	1-3pm	Zoom
Parables, Part 2: Parables of Jesus Leonard Koff	8 Sundays Sep. 29; Oct. 6, 20; Nov. 3, 17; Dec. 1, 8, 15	12-2pm	Zoom
Family Relationships in Film, Part Two: Father-Daughter and Mother-Son Mark Richman	7 Tuesdays Oct. 1 - Nov. 12	1-3:45pm	Gayley
Kindfulness: Be Kind to Your Mind and Heart Jeffrey Hutter	3 Tuesdays Nov. 19 - Dec. 3	1-3pm	Gayley

Foreign Languages

OLLI at UCLA offers courses in French and Spanish at several levels. Language courses are discussion-heavy and members should be ready to participate. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
Spanish I for Everyday Life Emilia Chuquin	8 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Nov. 12	10am-12pm	Zoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation Emilia Chuquin	8 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Nov. 12	1-3pm	Zoom
French Conversation 2: High Intermediate Ruth Gooley	8 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Nov. 12	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
French Conversation 1: Low Intermediate Ruth Gooley	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	6:30-8:30pm	Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I Susan Villar	8 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Nov. 21 (no mtg Oct. 3)	10am-12pm	Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II Susan Villar	8 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Nov. 21 (no mtg Oct. 3)	1-3pm	Zoom

Creativity, Games & Movement

The following courses are interactive, and members are able to practice or apply what they learn in class. OLLI membership is required to enroll in these courses.

Course Title / Instructor	Day / Dates	Time	Campus
Beginning Watercolor Painting Shanna Lim	6 Tuesdays Aug. 6 - Sep. 10	10am-12pm	Gayley
Beginning Mah-Jongg Ronni Rice	6 Mondays Sep. 23 – Oct. 28	9:30am-12pm & 1-3:30pm	Gayley
Gentle Chair Pilates Bonnie Cahoon	8 Mondays Sep. 23 - Nov. 18 (no mtg Nov. 11)	1-2pm	Zoom
Beginning Canasta Caroline Dann	6 Tuesdays Sep. 24 – Oct. 29	10am-12pm	Gayley
Drawing Studio Deborah Cohen	6 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Oct. 29	1-3:30pm	Zoom
Qigong for a Healthy Body and Peaceful Mind Samuel Barnes	5 Tuesdays Sep. 24 - Oct. 22	1:30-3pm	Gayley
Intermediate Mah-Jongg Orna Manavi	6 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Oct. 30	9:30am-12pm	Gayley
Smart Movement Solutions: Finding a Mind Body Balance Stacy Barrows	10 Wednesdays Sep. 25 - Nov. 27	10-11am	Gayley
Beginning Gentle Yoga Doug Dee	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	1-2:30pm	Zoom
Intermediate Mah-Jongg Orna Manavi	6 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Oct. 30	1-3:30pm	Gayley
Life Stories that Stir the Soul Shelley Bonus	8 Wednesdays Sep. 25 – Nov. 13	1-3pm	Zoom
Tai Chi for Anxiety and Better Balance Samuel Barnes	4 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Oct. 24 (no mtg Oct. 3	1:30-3pm	Gayley
Intermediate Yoga Doug Dee	8 Thursdays Sep. 26 - Nov. 21 (no mtg Oct. 3	6:30-8pm	Zoom
iPhone Photowalk: Around Westwood Ellen Demsky	7 Tuesdays Oct. 1 - Nov. 12	10am-12pm	Gayley

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Foreign Languages

Creativity, Games & Movement

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