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School of the Arts and Architecture

Departments and Programs

The six departments of the school are integral to the rich and varied cultural life of the campus. The Department of Architecture and Urban Design provides students with a unique opportunity to study buildings, cities, and their interdependence in one of the most structurally and ethnically diverse cities in the world. Students in the Department of Art learn to understand the broad panorama of the visual arts emphasizing experimentation. The Department of Design | Media Arts focuses on electronic and digital imagery in visual communication design. Students in the Department of Ethnomusicology study the performance and context of music-making from a global perspective, including a concentration in jazz studies, and the Department of Music offers concentrations in composition, music education, and performance. The Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance offers an innovative curriculum focused on the interdisciplinary and intercultural investigation of performance, the arts, and dance, and on establishing connections between cultural theory and artistic practice.

Information regarding academic programs is available from the Office of Enrollment Management and Outreach, 8260 Broad Art Center, UCLA, Box 951427, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1427, http://www.arts.ucla.edu, (310) 825-8981.

Students interested in obtaining instructional credentials for California elementary and secondary schools should consult the Department of Education, 1009 Moore Hall, (310) 825-8328.

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