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Min GPA Requirement 
Several Essays 
English Test B2 
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Parent/Guardian Consent 
Application is closed
In this three-week intensive program, students will explore theme park history, and the evolution of the relationship between moving image media (film, television, and video games) and theme parks.
Credit
Residential
Accepts International Students
Financial Aid
Final project
The course will examine the contexts and shared histories of theme parks and screen media, explore theoretical, industrial, and cultural issues surrounding them, and investigate how these cultural phenomena are shaping one another in today’s media landscape. The program will include lectures, screenings, discussions and guided site visits to Disneyland, Disneyland California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott’s Berry
Farm, and Warner Brothers Studios. In class, students will study case studies of theme park rides and theme park “lands” by researching and analyzing scholarly texts, reference films, television shows, and video games. Each guided site visit will also include an on-site behind-the-scenes lecture.
Through these topics, students will be introduced to the fundamental skills of college-level academic writing, practice reading comprehension on college-level academic sources, and be challenged to practice critical thinking and observation skills through several reading and writing assignments.
Due to the intense nature of the Film and Television Summer Institute – Media Parks: The Cinematic and Televisual History of Theme Parks and the time commitment involved, living in on-campus housing is mandatory.
Many of our precollege programs with mandatory housing (only) also feature non-curricular evening and weekend activities, the availability of which is at the sole discretion of the academic department offering the program, and are not operated by UCLA Summer Sessions.
During the course, students will embark on five curated visits to Southern California theme parks: Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Knott’s Berry Farm, Warner Bros. Studios, and Universal Studios Hollywood. Visits will be structured around on-site behind-the-scenes lectures and instructor-guided experiences as well as required visits to select attractions and park “lands.” The required attractions/lands and will be the springboard for writing assignments and require students to connect their observations, critical media analysis, and argumentation skills to lecture concepts, assigned readings, and screenings. Students will choose specific attractions or lands as case studies for two short papers and one final paper.
These site visits allow students to have a firsthand educational experience and learn directly from the interactive aspect of theme parks. By studying the historical, cultural, industrial, and theoretical issues surrounding these spaces and attractions in-depth before encountering them, students will be well-prepared to approach these experiences from a critical and analytical perspective. Ultimately, this hands-on investigation provides students with a sense of how these interactive spaces and rides work together to create unique media experiences. While these excursions will no doubt be fun, they are first and foremost active learning experiences and sites of analysis.
Open to students 10th-12th grade in Spring 2023.
Unofficial Transcript
Min GPA Requirement
Several Essays
English Test B2
Online Application From
Application Fee
Parent/Guardian Consent
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete the following:
1-Online Application Form
2-Responses to the following essay prompts:
*Why would you like to participate in the program, and what do you expect to gain from the experience? (100 – 150 words);
*Describe an example of your collaboration experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. (250 – 300 words);
*As a program that carries UC college credit, students are expected to exhibit maturity inside and outside the classroom and abide by the UCLA Student Conduct Code. Bullying, academic dishonesty, and disorderly behavior, among other violations, will not be tolerated. If you were to witness bullying or disrespectful behavior among your classmates, how would you respond? (150 – 200 words);
*Is it better to be perfect and late, or good and on time? (100 words or less);
*This is a disciplined and rigorous program. Describe a time you took on an academic challenge. What were some of the obstacles you encountered and how did you overcome them? (250 – 300 words).
3-An unofficial transcript from grade 9 to present reflecting a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
NOTE: Students should compose their responses to the essay prompts before beginning the online registration process. There will be text fields on the online registration form of which the response text can be copied.
Jun 25 - Jul 15
3 weeks
Residential
The program fee includes the unit fees for the UCLA coursework offered as part of the program and thus varies by UC student status. In addition to the program fee, students are assessed other campus and administrative fees during the summer. This is a summary of fees that commonly apply to the selected student type.
Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California.
Program Fee - $4,400.00
Registration Fee - $350.00
IEI Fee - $61.00
Document Fee (for first-time Summer Sessions students) - $50.00
Total Estimated Fees: $4,861.00
Financial Aid
Qualified students attending grades 8th – 11th in Spring 2023 in the state of California may be eligible for Summer Scholars Support, a need- and merit-based scholarship offered by the UCLA Summer Sessions Office. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available to support enrollment in SCIP/eSCIP, one Summer Course, or a Precollege Summer Institute.
Summer 2023 deadline to apply: March 15.
Unofficial Transcript
Min GPA Requirement
Several Essays
English Test B2
Online Application From
Application Fee
Parent/Guardian Consent
Application is closed
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