College/Professional Summer Institutes
UCLA courses combined with professional development to expand real-world skills
UCLA College/Professional Summer Institutes provide participants with a transformative educational experience by combining academics with an array of co-curricular programming rooted in UCLA’s culture of innovation, academic excellence, and global responsibility and all that Los Angeles has to offer. Set your career aspirations in motion, while earning UCLA credit. Whether you are considering graduate school or a future career field, College/Professional Summer Institutes will start you on the path to success.
*2023 College/Professional Summer Institute offerings will be updated by January 2023
2022 College / Professional Summer Institutes
Business of Media, Entertainment, and Sports Summer Institute
Learn to manage, market, and leverage finances for a global entertainment and media enterprise.
Content Creation & Scriptwriting Summer Institute
Classes in web writing, screenwriting, playwriting, improv, and sketch comedy allow students to create stories that can be shared across all entertainment mediums.
Film and Television Summer Institute – Creative Producing
Study the history of Hollywood and gain a critical perspective of the contemporary film industry.
Film and Television Summer Institute – Film Production
August 1, 2022 – September 9, 2022
An intensive program that shapes the filmmakers of tomorrow in the heart of Los Angeles.
Film and Television Summer Institute – Traditional Animation
Expand your imagination by learning how to storyboard, write, and draw your own, unique animation film.
Film and Television Summer Institute – TV Writing
August 1, 2022 – September 9, 2022
The TV writing program introduces students to writing for television in Hollywood, and mirrors the practice of professional writers in the world of episodic TV and digital media.
JumpStart Summer Institute – Introduction to Architecture
Explore design and 3D modeling in this immersive four-week program offering students a foundation in architecture.
Stage Management Summer Institute
If you dream of performing on Broadway or in an award-winning film, advance your training! Learn performance technique to exhibit in a final stage performance.
Voiceover Camera Acting Summer Institute
Tell a story using your voice in the voiceover environment and on camera. Learn the technical components of acting for the microphone and the camera while gaining hands-on experience on content for a demo reel and self-tape audition.