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Costume for Performance and Film

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Northbrook College
Awarded by:
University of the Arts London
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Course summary

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

Subject options

This course offers the following subject options:

  • Costume
  • Theatre

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Northbrook College

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W451
Institution code:
C57
Campus name:
Northbrook College
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W451
Institution code:
C57
Campus name:
Northbrook College

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 48

We look at each application individually, considering your grades, interview (along with your portfolio/audition) and any relevant experience. We typically expect students to have achieved 48 UCAS points or PPP in a Level 3 Diploma / Extended Diploma. Mature students who don't meet these standard entry requirements may be able to show us their potential through relevant experience. Applicants whose first language is not English and who do not have GCSE English will be asked to take an IELTS assessment or equivalent and will need to achieve an overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in the writing element and at least 5.5 in all other sub elements.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MPP

We look at each application individually, considering your grades, interview (along with your portfolio/audition) and any relevant experience. We typically expect students to have achieved 48 UCAS points or PPP in a Level 3 Diploma / Extended Diploma. Mature students who don't meet these standard entry requirements may be able to show us their potential through relevant experience. Applicants whose first language is not English and who do not have GCSE English will be asked to take an IELTS assessment or equivalent and will need to achieve an overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in the writing element and at least 5.5 in all other sub elements.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6Applicants whose first language is not English and who do not have GCSE English will be asked to take an IELTS assessment or equivalent and will need to achieve an overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in the writing element and at least 5.5 in all other sub elements.

Historical entry grades data

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland£9790*
International£16500*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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