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The three-year course is well-balanced between allocated formal teaching and opportunities for independent learning.
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BA (Hons) Costume
Master the skills you need to become a professional maker, tailor and costume supervisor for the film, theatre and events industries.
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Master the skills you need to become a professional maker, tailor and costume supervisor for the film, theatre and events industries.
The course was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its ‘distinguished degree-level education in costume design for the UK’s leading creative industries’. Make use of the amazing facilities and resources at AUB on this creative, challenging and practical course. In addition to industry-standard equipment and machines, you will also be able to access our extensive costume archive, which is comprises garments and accessories spanning 400 years.
Course team
You’ll be taught by experienced teaching staff, who are experts in their specialisms. You can find out more about them by exploring their profiles.
Course overview
- Three-year degree
- Past trips have included London, Venice, Prague and New York
- Open plan studio spaces, industrial sewing machines, a fully equipped dye room and studio theatre, extensive costume store and archive of historical dress
Career destinations
Graduates from the costume pathway of BA (Hons) Costume and Performance Design have gone on to make costumes and costume supervise for theatres and film studios all over the world. They’re employed at some of the most prestigious organisations, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Pinewood Studios, Royal Opera House, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
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Student work
Browse our gallery of student work – you'll find some of the projects that our students have been involved with.
Course content
On this course 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.
