The program includes motion picture production courses, as well as theater-related study. David F. Jackey is appointed dean of College of Applied Arts. Schoenberg Auditorium and the Little Theater. The Grunwald Graphic Arts Foundation is established with a gift of 5,000 prints from Fred Grunwald. Name changed to University of California, Los Angeles.
Initial emphasis is on undergraduate liberal education.
1960 Institute of Ethnomusicology established to foster research and dissemination of information about the tribal, folk and popular music of the world. William W. Melnitz is appointed dean of the College of Fine Arts. The dance program is removed from the physical education curriculum and established as a separate department in the College of Fine Arts. 1962-64 Business education programs are discontinued in the College of Fine Arts. The Music Building and auditorium are renamed in honor of Arnold Schoenberg, renowned composer and member of the Music Department from 1936 to 1944.