Our Costume with Textiles BA(Hons) course offers a fresh approach to costume design. Working from classic and contemporary texts, you’ll investigate costume design, textiles and construction techniques to give you a thorough grounding in all aspects of costume.
Why study Costume with Textiles?
* Explore experimentation in costume design and illustration, textile design, advanced pattern cutting and construction techniques, bespoke garment fitting and costume realisation.
* Have the opportunity to develop professional costume skills such as text/music/character analysis, visual and contextual research methods, presentation practice and applying reflection and evaluation to your work.
* Our design, construction, and textiles studios are home to facilities that help bring your ideas to life including computer-aided design (CAD), and traditional and contemporary embroidery and printing techniques including handcrafting, laser cutting and digital printing. Our dyeing, printing, embroidery, and construction workrooms have specialist equipment so you can work on surface textile techniques and sophisticated costume construction methods.
Professional links and accreditation:
This course is accredited by the Textile Institute (http://www.textileinstitute.org/), a worldwide organisation for textiles, clothing and footwear. This was awarded in June 2017 and is reviewed every five years. The accreditation recognises the quality and excellence of the course’s provision, and that it meets the educational standards required by the relevant specialisations within the Textiles industry. Students who graduate from this course can apply for the professional qualification, Associateship and Chartered Membership of the Textile Institute, after a shorter period of work experience than is usually required, or in some cases directly on graduation.
Additional Costs - Materials:
Basic materials will be provided during the first and second years of the course, including pattern paper, thread, calico fabric and embroidery/print materials. You’ll need to supply some of your own materials, including sewing equipment, art materials and printing. The costs may vary based on the materials you choose. The approximate cost of these items in recent years has been £90 in the first year, £70 in the second year and £80 to £120 in the final year.
In the second year you’ll need to supply the materials you require to produce a corset (£28 corset pack) and materials to create one costume. There is no limit on the amount you may wish to spend, but you will be asked to set and work within a budget. As a guide, costs in previous years has ranged from £80 to £400 per student for this project. This is dependent on the student’s choice of materials.
In the final year you’ll need to supply the materials you require to produce your major collection. There is no limit on the amount you may wish to spend, but you will be asked to set and work within a budget. As a guide, costs in previous years have ranged from £30 to £1000 per student for this project. This is dependent on the student’s choice of materials.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Core modules:
Introduction to Costume Construction
Introduction to Textiles for Costume
Introduction to Critical and Contextual Studies
Introduction to Costume Design and Illustration
Year 2
Core modules:
Textiles for Costume
Costume Design and Context
Costume Construction
Year 3 - optional placement year
Final Year
Core modules:
Costume : Research and Development
Costume : Technical
Costume : Major Project
Course Details – Assessment Method
Your assessment will include design-work portfolios, written assignments and seminar presentations, individually and in groups.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Textile Institute
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W4W2
Institution code:
H60
Campus Name:
Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
or equivalent.
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
or above.
120 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 120 UCAS tariff points.
As a centre of creative excellence, we look forward to hearing about your own creative experiments and ambitions through a discussion of your portfolio at interview.
Read our guidance on developing your portfolio and what to expect from your interview - https://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/interviews/#!/?modal=fashion
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
EU
15000.0
Year 1
International
15000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
This information is for applicants applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2021/22. Please note that your tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X). This webpage will be updated with 2022/23 tuition fees as information becomes available.
If you are an EU or International student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/tuition-fees/
Please email the Student Finance Office (sfo@hud.ac.uk) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
Queensgate
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Huddersfield
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