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UCAS CODE: PW34

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Arts University Plymouth is an arts university for the 21st century, preparing students who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of a changing world. Formerly known as Plymouth College of Art, we were granted full university title in Spring 2022. We are now the city of Plymouth’s first and only specialist arts university, allowing us to offer our students a dynamic and unique learning experience.

In May 2022 we were awarded the


Best Small or Specialist University at the 2022 WhatUni Student Choice Awards

, coming top in a list of well-respected specialist UK universities, based on unbiased and honest reviews from students across the UK, in a category that highlights the quality of our provision as a specialist creative university.


BA (Hons) Costume Production offers a fresh approach to the study of design, realisation and construction for costume. Working from classic and contemporary texts, music and storytelling, students will become skilled at producing bespoke costumes for a range of performance genres, whether for stage, screen or live action events.

This is made possible through dedicated Workshop Labs that provide extensive resources, alongside support and guidance from expert technicians, where you can experiment with computer-aided design (CAD) right through to laser cutting, moulding, casting and digital fabric printing.On this course you will work on live projects with professional designers and performers, providing essential experience of industry practices; this may take the form of heritage, stage and film work. Opportunities to enter national and international competitions enable you to place your skills in a wider social and cultural context. Collaboration is a continual theme throughout this course, and during your studies with us, you will work alongside other creatives from BA (Hons) Film Arts, BA (Hons) Commercial Photography, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and BA (Hons) Animation & Games.Your learning will be delivered by a dedicated team of creative professionals who have worked for theatre and TV companies that include Netflix and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and on West End productions. You will also gain insight into industry from visiting professionals such as Paul Farnsworth (Lend Me a Tenor), Cathy Tate (Into the Woods) and Susannah Buxton (Downton Abbey).In TV and film, our students have contributed to the BBC’s Diamond Jubilee Parade, Netflix’s Bridgerton and the BBC’s EastEnders. They have also worked behind the scenes of smash hit touring productions of Strictly Come Dancing, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty and The Bank Robbery That Went Wrong.Our course encompasses cultural, social and political contexts for costume, enabling students to create costumes for public exhibitions and commissions from heritage societies such as the National Trust and The Box, Plymouth.Students from this course have been awarded work and internship opportunities at prestigious institutions, including Glyndebourne Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Scottish Opera. Our horizons are global, and opportunities for studying abroad at one of our international partner institutions are also available.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
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£ 16,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points : 104 - 120

Although many of our students do come in with top grades and high UCAS points, these aren’t necessarily essential for entry. We typically ask for a minimum of 104 UCAS points, but we understand that talented artists, designers and makers can have a wide range of relevant strengths and skills beyond formal qualifications. We’re just as interested in exploring your portfolio and discussing your creative experiences as we are in seeing your grades.

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University information

Arts University Plymouth

  • Campus address

    Arts University Plymouth, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AT, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    73rd out of 84 7

    93rd out of 98 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    147 61%

    26th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    59th

    17
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.12 82%

    17th

    27
  • Entry standards

    / Max 187
    127 64%

    65th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    42.0 42%

    94th

    43
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.20 84%

    11th

    28

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