Next semester, select master’s students at the University of Central Florida will call Universal Orlando their classroom.
Through a partnership with Universal Creative, UCF’s Themed Experience program is offering a Creative Lab course where students will learn about entertainment design and development in the classroom and at Universal’s creative headquarters in Orlando while developing their own projects.
The program will help students make professional connections as they gain “hands-on, real-world experience” in the project development process, Universal Creative President Mike Hightower said in a statement. Other program leaders said it also helps the theme park company mentor emerging designers, including those from underrepresented backgrounds.
