Costume Design with Foundation Year

The world of arts and media is changing at a phenomenal rate, and there has never been a better time to explore your creativity and the ways in which you can apply it to the world around you.

This Foundation Year provides the perfect opportunity for you to explore the key principles of art, design and media. The course is designed to help you develop your creative skills, it gives you a chance to build a larger portfolio, and provides a good transition period to familiarise yourself with the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology and life as a student at Salford. You will then be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree pathway.

This is a shared Foundation Year across Art, Design and Media disciplines, and will give you a collaborative environment to explore ideas, take creative risks and become confident independent learners. You will be joining a thriving and creative community.

The Foundation Year of this four-year programme aims to provide you with an understanding of the subject to allow you to progress on to the BA (Hons) Costume Design course. The Costume Design degree will prepare you to enter the costume industry as a designer and maker across a wide range of professional environments including live theatre, film, television, festivals, dance, and light entertainment and performance. In addition, it will equip you with the skills necessary to work in the areas of costume and wardrobe supervision, costume crafts, music video design and styling, and museums and heritage events.

You will:

• develop your creative skills and academic confidence

• familiarise yourself with student life

• prepare to study on one of our degree programmes

This course is not open to international students.

Foundation Year

• Digital Media Applications
• Creative Methods
• Creative Risk Taking
• Creative Practice Major Project
• Introduction to the Creative Industries

Year 1

• Design Principles
• Production Skills and Processes for Costume
• Costume Design for Script
• Exploring Creative Contexts: Costume Design
• Establishing Professional Practice: Costume Design
• Design Communication and Realisation

Year 2

• Costume Design for Film and TV Production
• Costume Design for Theatre
• Developing Professional Practice for Costume Design
• Design in Practice
• Responding to Creative Contexts: Costume Design

Year 3

• Costume for Live Performance
• Research Methods for Costume Design
• Applied Professional Practice for Costume Design
• Negotiated Major Project
• Independent Research Project