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BA (Hons) Costume

  • Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time
  • Placement year: Optional 1 year
  • Course code: W452 (UCAS)
  • Institution code: A66 (UCAS)
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Studios and resources

As students on the BA (Hons) Costume course, you'll benefit from specialist facilities and equipment, tailored to the studies of the course which reflects industry practice. While working on projects such as AUB Productions shows, you'll also work in our performance spaces, including the Palace Court Theatre in Bournemouth town centre.

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Costume and Design Studios

We have large open plan studio space with enough industry-standard cutting and designing tables for each student to work on.

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Costume stores

BA (Hons) Costume has two costume stores. One houses our 20th century costumes; the other is home to pre-19th century, uniforms and more.

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Costume resources

As Costume students, you'll have access to industry-standard machinery, fitting spaces, an on-campus haberdashery, and...

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Studio Theatre

The Studio Theatre is a flexible black box space suitable for experimental and intimate theatre, with retractable raked seating...

An audience watches as a group of BA (Hons) Acting students perform a production of "The Ballad of Maria Marten" at the Palace Court Theatre in Bournemouth.

Palace Court Theatre

The Palace Court Theatre is a 1930s Art Deco theatre building, situated in Bournemouth town centre.

All AUB students have access to a wide range of facilities, resources and spaces on our creative campus.

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The Library

The Library at AUB holds an excellent range of print and online collections

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Lecture Theatres and Seminar Rooms

We have a number of lecture theatres and seminar rooms scattered around campus to assist students with their studies.

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Central Media Store

The Central Media store houses a diverse array of equipment, offering students the means to craft and capture...

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Innovation Studio

The Innovation Studio operates as a lab for creative technologies, a nucleus for start-ups and enterprises and an industry engagement hub.

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Drawing Studio

Our iconic blue Drawing Studio is used by student from all courses and was designed by alumnus Sir Peter Cook​...

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Digital Suites

Our Digital Suites offer a digital post-production facility and digital teaching space.

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Printroom

Our printmaking facilities are a hub of creativity on campus and have been inspiring students since 1964.

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Letterpress and Bindery

The Letterpress and Bindery studio is a central resource, where students can learn and explore bookbinding and letterpress printing.

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