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Costume BA (Hons)

Arts University Bournemouth

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Course options

  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Overview

On 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 information

BA (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 the Queens Anniversary Prize for its ‘distinguished degree-level education in costume design for the UKs 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, youll 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 the BA (Hons) Design for Costume and Performance, BA (Hons) Film Production, BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and Performance, and BA (Hons) Acting courses on stage and film productions.

Placement year

All undergraduate courses at AUB offer an optional placement year, to be taken between your second and third years of study.

If youre unsure about this optional placement, you dont need to decide now. Once youre 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 thats right for you.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 19,950per year

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

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University information

Arts University Bournemouth

Arts University Bournemouth

  • University League Table

    93rd

  • Campus address

    Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Poole, BH12 5HH, England

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An award-winning, state-of-the-art campus with modern, industry-standard, facilities. It's a microcosm of the creative industries.
Degrees with built-in practical and industry experience to build your CV and portfolio.
AUB is a leading creative specialist uni with a fantastic international profile and a reputation for producing some of the UK's most employable graduates.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    36th out of 95 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    149 75%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    55.0 55%

    64th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.93 73%

    76th

    19

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