DESMA 159A

Senior Praxis

Design|Media Arts · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Capstone experience culminating in a group exhibition. Students work closely with the faculty to focus on a project defined by individual skills and professional interests. Focus on research, conceptual development, and prototyping of a self-initiated project that may be further developed in course 159B. Students engage in critical analyses by reviewing and critiquing others’ works. Consideration of audience and accessibility at each stage. Consideration of a range of approaches for documenting and distributing work online.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 21, 28.

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Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

DESMA 159A

DESMA 21Digital Image
DESMA 28Interactivity
- DESMA 21Digital Imageanother path to it
- DESMA 22Fabrication and Materials
- DESMA 25Typography

2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 5 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

DESMA 159A

DESMA 159BSenior Capstone Project

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.