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UCLA Design | Media Arts
Design | Media Arts Institute

Session A: June 23-27 | B: July 7-11 | C: July 14-18

Design Overview

The Department of Design | Media Arts (DESMA) at UCLA is one of the nation's top design departments. The D | MA Summer Institute is designed for high school students who are interested in exploring their creative potential by using the most current software and working with trained and experienced instructors and professionals. Students not only develop creative pieces that can be submitted for applications to college but they also earn University of California credit for their work. In a short time students will taste the excitement of being a part of a cutting-edge department that will help motivate them during their last years of high school and prepare them for college life. At the end of class students will have the ability to create their own online portfolio to use in college arts admission applications. Although each workshop lasts one week, we recommend that students enroll in all three weeks to gain as many skills as possible and incorporate work from other modules. Students may also choose to repeat the same class in order to gain more in-depth knowledge of the field.