Performance Costume BA (Hons) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Edinburgh College of Art Performance Costume Programme is renowned for its holistic approach to costume design and making.

We encourage you to make individual and innovative creative responses, grounded in strong craft practice and practical expertise.

This programme will make sure you are well prepared for a successful career in the stage and screen industries. 

The curriculum also provides you with core costume cut and construction skills and techniques, both historical and contemporary.

Visual and analytics research practice is developed together with:

  • costume making
  • historical pattern cutting
  • puppetry
  • character and text analysis
  • life drawing
  • textiles
  • millinery
  • set design
  • model making
  • computer skills

Through concept, colour, cut and texture, performance costume designers' ideas can respond to:

  • the written and spoken word
  • music
  • movement
  • location
  • historic period

You will learn to become skilled at producing accurate recreations of costumes as well as expressing imaginative flair.

The courses provide an opportunity for a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of costume design for a range of performance media, providing you with excellent training across all relevant art forms, such as:

  • theatre
  • dance
  • opera
  • television
  • film
  • performance art
  • music video
  • installation

The highlight of the academic year is our renowned performance costume shows where students work with professionals and performers to showcase their costumes to the public and industry.

Our graduates are highly sought after due to the flexibility and balance of skills gained, with impressive graduate employment rates and international profile of our alumni's work.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Edinburgh College of Art Performance Costume Programme is renowned for its holistic approach to costume design and making.

We encourage you to make individual and innovative creative responses, grounded in strong craft practice and practical expertise.

This programme will make sure you are well prepared for a successful career in the stage and screen industries. 

The curriculum also provides you with core costume cut and construction skills and techniques, both historical and contemporary.

Visual and analytics research practice is developed together with:

  • costume making
  • historical pattern cutting
  • puppetry
  • character and text analysis
  • life drawing
  • textiles
  • millinery
  • set design
  • model making
  • computer skills

Through concept, colour, cut and texture, performance costume designers' ideas can respond to:

  • the written and spoken word
  • music
  • movement
  • location
  • historic period

You will learn to become skilled at producing accurate recreations of costumes as well as expressing imaginative flair.

The courses provide an opportunity for a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of costume design for a range of performance media, providing you with excellent training across all relevant art forms, such as:

  • theatre
  • dance
  • opera
  • television
  • film
  • performance art
  • music video
  • installation

The highlight of the academic year is our renowned performance costume shows where students work with professionals and performers to showcase their costumes to the public and industry.

Our graduates are highly sought after due to the flexibility and balance of skills gained, with impressive graduate employment rates and international profile of our alumni's work.

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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