OLLI Course Schedule

Upcoming Spring and Summer 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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Special Programs  |  Lecture Courses  |  Discussion Groups  |  Foreign LanguagesCreativity, Games & Movement

 

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
*Los Angeles after World War II: the Birth of a Modern City
Sharon Boorstin
Thursday
Apr. 25
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
The Art of the Silent Film
Mary Mallory
Saturday
May 4
10am-12pm Lindbrook
*Voting in the Ancient World
Ed Watts
Friday
May 17
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
OLLI Fundraiser: John Wooden's Wisdom Wednesday
Jun. 5
10am-12pm Gayley
*Manifest Destiny: West Expansion and its Consequences
Richard Bell
Friday
Jun. 7
1-4pm Zoom
Baguazhang (Bagua): History, Philosophy and Practical Movements
Samuel Barnes
Monday
June 24
1-3pm Gayley
*The Art and Times of Edouard Manet
Katherine Zoraster
Wednesday
June 26
1-4pm Zoom
*Introduction to the Art of Magic
Garret Camilleri
Wednesday
June 26
10am-12pm Zoom
*Women who Misbehave: Gertrude Bell
Myrna Hant
Friday
June 28
10am-12pm Zoom
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Understanding a Species Endangered
Keith Klein
Saturday
July 6
10am-12pm South Bay
Yoga and the Expressive Arts: Developing Our Practice
Mona Wells
Saturday
July 13
10am-12pm South Bay
*The Severan Dynasty and Rome's first African Emperor
Ed Watts
Tuesday
July 16
10am-12pm Zoom
Yiddish Bingo
Marganit Lish
Tuesday
July 16
1-3pm Gayley
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

 

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
UCLA Tour: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden Staff
Thursday
June 6
11am-12pm Botanical Garden
OLLI Video Library
Apr. 1 – June 16
  Zoom
OLLI Movie Club
Sharon Boorstin
2 Wednesdays, 1 Thursday
Apr. 17, May 15, June 6
3:30-4:30pm Zoom
*Book Talk with Irving Lubliner: Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust
Irving Lubliner
Thursday
May 9
10am-12pm Zoom
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

 

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
*Art Now: Virtual Visits with Working Artists
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
May 9 – June 13
1-3:30pm Zoom
*Knowing the Score: How Music Makes Movies Come Alive
Andrew Muson
5 Wednesdays
May 15 – June 12
1-3pm Zoom
*Bank Runs and Bailouts: Financial Panics in US History and their Lessons
Jared Day
5 Wednesdays
May 15 – June 12
1-3pm Zoom
*Citizen Grant: Ulysses Grant as Civil War General and Reconstruction President
Jared Day
2 Tuesdays
June 4 – 11
1-3pm Zoom
*Shakespeare for Beginners and Experts, Part 4
Steve Sohmer
6 Mondays
June 24 – July 29
10am-12pm Zoom
*The History and Mystery of Color
Eleanor Schrader
6 Mondays
June 24 – July 29
1-3pm Zoom
*The Show Must Go On: The Story of Queen
Max Keller
8 Mondays
June 24 – Aug. 12
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Tragedy and Early Modern Opera
Anahit Rostomyan
6 Tuesdays
June 25 – July 30
10am-12pm Zoom
*All in the Decade
Jim McKairnes
7 Tuesdays
June 25 – Aug. 6
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley
*Religions of India
Phyllis Herman
8 Wednesdays
June 26 – Aug. 14
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
June 26 – Aug. 14
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
On the Road
Alex Pirolini
6 Thursdays
June 27 – Aug. 15
(no mtgs July 4 & Aug. 1)
1-3:30pm or 4pm Gayley
*Fascism: Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Jared Day
4 Fridays
June 28 – July 26
(no mtg July 5)
1-2:30pm Zoom
*Artistic Rivalries
Katherine Zoraster
6 Wednesdays
July 3 – Aug. 7
1-3pm Zoom
*Looking at Contemporary Art
Deborah Cohen
6 Thursdays
Aug. 1 – Sep. 5
1-3:30pm Zoom + Gayley
Mozart
Anahit Rostomyan
6 Thursdays
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

 

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
Short Stories from India
Leonard Koff
8 Mondays
June 24 - Sep. 9
(no mtgs July 1, 15; Aug. 5, 19; Sep. 2)
1-3pm Zoom
The Historical Jesus and the Aftermath
Vincent Coppola
8 Tuesdays
June 25 - Aug. 13
1-3pm Zoom + Gayley
They Lived in Squares, Painted in Circles, Loved in Triangles: The Bloomsbury Group, Part 1
Carlo Coppola
8 Wednesdays
June 26 - Aug. 14
10am-12pm Zoom
Eugene O'Neil, The Man and His Plays
Vincent Coppola
8 Wednesdays
June 26 – July 24
1-4pm or 4:30pm Gayley
Current Events: Understanding Our World
Myrna Hant
8 Thursdays
June 27 - Aug. 29
(no mtgs July 4 & Aug. 1)
10am-12pm Zoom + Gayley
Parables, Part 1: Zen Parables
Leonard Koff
8 Sundays
June 30 - Aug. 25
(no mtg July 21)
12-2pm Zoom
The Many Faces of Bette Davis
Mark Richman
7 Tuesdays
July 2 - Aug. 13
1-3:45pm Gayley
Great Playwrights, Part 1: Plays of Tennessee Williams
Tom Trudgeon
6 Fridays
Aug. 9 – Sep. 13
1-3:30pm 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
June 25 - Aug. 13
10am-12pm Zoom
High-Level Spanish Conversation
Emilia Chuquin
8 Tuesdays
June 25 - Aug. 13
1-3pm Zoom
French Conversation 2: High Intermediate
Ruth Gooley
8 Tuesdays
June 25 - Aug. 13
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
French Conversation 1: Low Intermediate
Ruth Gooley
8 Wednesdays
June 26 - Aug. 14
6:30-8:30pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation I
Susan Villar
8 Thursdays
June 27 - Aug. 22
(no mtg July 4)
10am-12pm Zoom
Real Life Spanish Conversation II
Susan Villar
8 Thursdays
June 27 - Aug. 22
(no mtg July 4)
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
Gentle Chair Pilates
Bonnie Cahoon
8 Mondays
June 24 – Aug. 12
1-2pm Zoom
Drawing is a Feeling, Part 2: Exploring Light, Shade, and Shadow
Deborah Cohen
6 Tuesdays
June 25 - July 30
1-3:30pm Zoom
Qigong for a Healthy Body and Peaceful Mind
Samuel Barnes
6 Tuesdays
June 25 – July 30
1:30 – 3pm Gayley
Beginning Gentle Yoga
Doug Dee
8 Wednesdays
June 26 - Aug. 14
1-2:30pm Zoom
Life Stories that Stir the Soul
Shelley Bonus
8 Wednesdays
June 26 - Aug. 14
1-3pm Zoom
Tai Chi for Anxiety and Better Balance
Samuel Barnes
6 Thursdays
June 27 - July 25
(no mtg July 4)
1:30 – 3pm Gayley 119
Intermediate Yoga
Doug Dee
8 Thursdays
June 27 - Aug. 22
(no mtg July 4)
6:30-8pm Zoom
The Art of Magic, Part 1
Garret Camilleri
6 Wednesdays
July 3 - Aug. 7
10am-12pm Zoom
Beginning Mah-Jongg
Ronni Rice
6 Mondays
July 8 - Aug. 12
9:30am-12pm Gayley
Intermediate Mah-Jongg
Ronni Rice
6 Mondays
July 8 - Aug. 12
1-3:30pm Gayley
Beginning Watercolor Painting
Shanna Lim
6 Tuesdays
Aug. 6 - Sep. 10
10am-12pm Gayley

 

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