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Costume

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Why Choose Us?

Unique Course Offering: This is the only costume course in the UK that combines theatrical and film projects throughout the degree programme.
Collaboration in a Creative Environment: You will collaborate with filmmakers, makeup artists, and actors as part of the esteemed Bournemouth Film School (accredited by CILECT and Screenskills) and engage in stage productions in our two theatres. Enjoy exciting projects across multiple disciplines within a vibrant creative community.
Specialisation and Portfolio Development: Experience all avenues in film and performance costume before specialising in Costume Design, Making, or Supervision. Graduate with an industry-ready portfolio showcasing your work.
Networking with Industry Professionals: Throughout the course, you will network with distinguished alumni and industry tutors who can facilitate your career in costume design and production.
Award-Winning Education: We are proud to be winners of the Queen’s Award (2017) for ‘distinguished degree-level education in costume ... for the UK’s leading creative industries’.

Unleash Your Creativity
The creative industries in the UK are highly regarded, and you will develop skills and a professional mindset to thrive in competitive environments. The course encourages you to test the boundaries of your creative and technical abilities, inspired by an experienced teaching team and a wide network of industry collaborators.

What to Expect
The award-winning Costume course is structured over three years, offering involvement in live productions from first-year to graduate films, aiding in portfolio development for future careers. You'll build core practical and theoretical skills in costume design, making, and history in your first year. The second year allows you to specialise in one of three pathways:

Costume Design: Focusing on research, ideas, concepts, and the creation of designs
Costume Making: Developing advanced techniques in tailoring and construction.
Costume Supervision: Managing costumes for productions, including sourcing and budgeting.

Cultivating Career-Ready Skills
Our extensive industry connections boast alumni like Oscar-winning designers and contributors to celebrated productions such as The Crown, Bridgerton and Deadpool. Between your second and third years, you can take a Professional Placement Year, securing your own placement with course team guidance, gaining valuable workplace experience and expanding your network. Recent placements include Dorset Opera Festival and Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake.

Sustainability
Sustainable practice is core to the course. Students learn to make environmentally conscious choices in design and production, including training in carbon calculators to assess environmental impact. Opportunities for gaining Albert accreditation in sustainable production practices further enhance industry readiness.

A Legacy of Excellence at Bournemouth Film School
Studying BA (Hons) Costume at Arts University Bournemouth connects you with BFS, a leader in the Screen and Creative Industries for over 60 years. Our teaching model places students in real-world production settings, enhancing employability and nurturing practical skills.

The Future Starts Here
In 2025, BFS will begin a significant expansion, reimagining possibilities within the screen industry. Our BFS Funding Futures program fosters creativity through collaboration with schools, graduates, and industry partners. Seize the opportunity to study where creativity, collaboration, and innovation converge. Enroll in our BA (Hons) Costume course at Arts University Bournemouth and join a legacy of storytellers and creators ready to shape the future.

Assessment method

100% of assessment for this course is coursework based.

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 28/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

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:
W452
Institution code:
A66
Campus name:
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

Arts University Bournemouth 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
14 January

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:
W452
Institution code:
A66
Campus name:
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points

A level - BBB - BCC

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

Access to HE Diploma

104-120 Tariff Points. We do not specify a certain number of units to be graded at distinction.

Scottish Higher

104-120 Tariff Points from your SQA Higher or Advanced Highers.

T Level - M

Please see AUB's website for a full list of our entry requirements, including tariff points where applicable.

We are happy to accept a wide range of qualifications, including but not limited to: A Levels, BTEC Extended Diploma, OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma, BTEC Subsidiary Diploma(s), Access to HE courses, Scottish Highers, IB Diploma Programme, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. We can also accept many EU and International qualifications. See website for details. Email Admissions (admissions@aub.ac.uk) with any queries about entry requirements.

We welcome applicants who are currently studying or who have gained a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design and this qualification meets our level three entry requirements. This is a recommended qualification for many of our courses but it is not a compulsory qualification.

Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 qualifications are considered on an individual basis and we are happy to accept applicants with a combination of Level 3 qualifications. Please check your qualifications using UCAS Tariff calculator and remember we are looking for the equivalent of 3 A levels if you are combining Level 3 qualifications.

AUB tailors its offers to the qualifications an applicant is studying and looks for applicant to be studying a relevant creative subject. AUB makes offers based on up to three A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications with the most UCAS Tariff points attached to them to give applicants the best chance possible at achieving our required tariff (120 UCAS Tariff points in most cases).

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6Academic IELTS or UKVI IELTS with 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, speaking and listening)
TOEFL (iBT)80With 80 overall and a minimum score of 18 in writing, listening, and reading and 19 in speaking. Please note the home version of this test is not accepted.
Cambridge English AdvancedCMinimum grade C
PTE Academic64With 64 overall and a minimum of 59 in each component
Cambridge English ProficiencyCCambridge C2 Proficiency English exam with a minimum grade of C.
Trinity ISEPassLevel III or level IV with a pass.

English language requirements https://aub.ac.uk/international/english-language/english-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Caution should be given to our grades on entry data, with over half of our undergraduate applicants each year undertaking qualifications that are not included in this data. This includes the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, which represents a sizeable number of our applicants. We encourage applications from a wide range of educational backgrounds and for more information please view our website: www.aub.ac.uk.

Learn more on the Arts University Bournemouth website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For Arts University Bournemouth, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BBB Most common
  1. AAA
  2. Highest grades
  3. CCC
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

100% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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75 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

80 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790*Year 1
Scotland£9790*Year 1
Wales£9790*Year 1
Channel Islands£9790*Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9790*Year 1
EU£19950Year 1
International£19950Year 1

* 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

Please see our website for more information https://aub.ac.uk/fees/undergraduate.

All undergraduate courses at AUB offer an optional placement year, to be taken between your second and third years of study. If you're unsure about this optional placement, you don't need to decide now. Once you're here and studying with us, the course team will discuss the placement options with you, so when the time comes, you can make a decision that's right for you.

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