Costume Design and Construction

You will: 

Begin to specialize by working in greater depth on two or more of the varieties of pathways that costume practice offers, for example Creative Supervision or perhaps masks, puppets and soft props, or the design of costume for film, or historical cut and construction. 

Extend your knowledge of these chosen skills in your allocated lead roles as designer, cutter or supervisor on live projects and in your independent practice and research project which you can further explore  through choosing a Student Initated Project as an elective option.  

Benefit from a range of module options available, for example you can broaden your knowledge of  performing arts funding, study the history of scenography, find a placement for experiential learning – and more. 

Modules

• Professional Practice in a Lead Role-Designer, Supervisor or Cutter
• Practice Informed Research Project-Personal choice of research topic.
• Creating in Context: Design Project for an Individual Theoretical Production
• Theatre of Ideas – Introduction to European Theatre with a Costumed Live Presentation.
• Plus one option

Year Three and Four options may include:

• Experiential Learning  
• Student Initiated Module 
• Directing
• Designing and Performance 
• Advanced Theatre Production 
• The only Way is Ethics  
• Photography  
• Site Specific Performance 
• Cultural and Arts Funding  
•  Theatre Archiving 
•  Staging the 20th Century 

The University requires all students to demonstrate sufficient academic English language proficiency to undertake and derive full benefit from their chosen programme of study. This page acts a guide to help you meet the English language requirements for your chosen course.

Students who are not a national of a Majority English Speaking Country, as recognised by the UKVI, must meet the English language requirements of their intended programme of study.

You will: 

• Refine your chosen areas of future practice, using the Creating Your Career Module. This asks you to take individual responsibility for finding valuable work experience-and writing an in depth report on the experience itself, the industry context and how it may have informed and expanded your plans for a future in costume or related fields (prop making for example) 
• Be provided with the practical information for launching a freelance career in the industry through the Creative Enterprise in the Performing Arts module. 

Modules

• Honours study 
• Creative Enterprise in the Performing Arts 
• Creating your Career (Work-based Learning)
• Plus one option