BA (Hons) Costume

OverviewOn BA (Hons) Costume, you'll master the skills you need to become a professional costume maker, tailor and supervisor for the film, theatre and events industries.BA (Hons) Costume course informationBA (Hons) Costume offers a comprehensive approach to the study, interpretation and creation of costume. You'll become skilled at producing accurate historical recreations of costumes as well as expressing imaginative flair through creative and conceptual costume making. In addition, you'll learn the art of tailoring and couture dressmaking.Costume supervision is integral to the course and can be described as interpreting a two-dimensional costume design into a three-dimensional costume through sourcing and procuring garments. This exciting role places you at the heart of live productions, as you'll be key to ensuring the smooth running of the wardrobe department.Our costume courses are award-winning too. The former BA (Hons) Costume and Performance Design course was awarded theQueen’s Anniversary Prizefor its ‘distinguished degree-level education in costume design for the UK’s leading creative industries’.On BA (Hons) Costume, you'll work on exciting costume making and costume supervisory projects. You'll become skilled at producing accurate historical recreations of costumes, contemporary costume and tailoring, as well as expressing imaginative flair.As well as technical skill, you’ll learn that great costume production depends on your ability to interpret ideas, in addition to being able to place your practice in a wider historical and cultural context. We place real emphasis on research and a deep understanding of social history to support the creation of costumes that tell a narrative within performance. Collaboration is a key aspect of the course and you'll work alongside students from theBA (Hons) Design for Costume and Performance,BA (Hons) Film Production,BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and Performance, andBA (Hons) Actingcourses on stage and film productions.Placement yearAll 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.