Costume for Performance and Film

Bring your imagination to life with the art of costume design. This specialist degree equips you with the creative and technical skills needed for costume design and construction across stage and screen.

Course Information
You’ll explore character design, illustration, and period pattern cutting (both on the flat and on the stand), supported by sessions in the history of costume. You’ll also develop skills in tailoring, millinery, stretch fabrics for dance, and costume prop-making. Practical workshops in fabric manipulation, printing, dyeing, and costume supervision ensure you graduate with a well-rounded, industry-ready skill set. Collaboration is central to the course. You’ll work alongside actors, directors, make-up artists, and set designers on live and filmed performances, gaining real-world experience in professional environments.

Key features

• Develop a broad range of costume design and construction skills tailored to the entertainment industry.

• Work on live and filmed performances, building practical experience and confidence.

• Benefit from excellent industry links and high-profile work placement opportunities.

• Access outstanding workshop facilities and equipment, with most materials provided.

• Enjoy high contact time with experienced, industry-active tutors.

• Collaborate across creative disciplines to bring your designs to life.

Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)
This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL). UAL are a leading education provider in the creative arts, ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022). They oversee the standards and quality of our curriculum, which enriches your overall learning experience.

Modules
Year One

• Character Creation

• Ideas in Context

• Fundamentals of Costume Design

• All the World’s a Stage

• Live Project 1

• Rococo to Regency

Year Two

• Mr DeMille

• Surface Texture and Detail

• Live Project 2

• Contextual Research

• Industry Focus

Year Three

• The Whole Picture

• Professional Development

• Dissertation

• Collaborative Practices

• Final Major Project