Costume (degree)
On a theatrical costume degree you will study subjects including garment-making, costume-cutting and draping, sewing, dyeing, printing, costume-design, millinery (hat-making), jewellery and corsetry. Some courses include more history and theory of costume design that others. All will include both design and construction skills.
If you are interested in studying costume, also look at theatre design and technical theatre courses. Lots of these will include a costume element and they will allow you to explore other aspects of theatre design (props, set, lighting design etc) whilst still specialising in costume in your final year.
Post graduate courses
Motley Theatre Design Course is a popular and intensive post graduate course, running annually September to July. It runs from Drury Lane, London.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School offers a two year diploma course, on which it accepts just four students a year.
You can do a year long graduate certificate at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)
Bursaries
The Costume Society offers awards and bursaries each year.
Where can I study this?
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Cleveland College of Art and Design
- Croydon College
- East 15 Acting School
- Queen Margaret University
- Rose Bruford College
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
- Trinity College Carmarthan
- University of Cumbria
- University of Huddersfield
- University of the Arts London
- University of Worcester
- Wimbledon College of Art
- Yorkshire Coast College
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list. You can find more detailed information here:
