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6 Costume Design programs found
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Academy of Art University
Master of Arts (MA) in Costume Design
- San Francisco, USA
- Online
MA
Full time
4 semesters
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
The MA in Costume Design prepares students to join the next generation of artisans and designers with key technical skills and opportunities to practice their craft in active production environments. By combining a rigorous sewing program with industry-specific design courses, the students will be prepared to work in any number of positions in either theatre or film. Students will have opportunities to design theatrical productions, collaborating with the director, fellow designers, and the actors to create costumes that support the needs of the production. Finally, each student will graduate with a portfolio that showcases the range of their talents in the design and construction of garments and specialty items like jewelry and millinery work.
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Arts University Bournemouth
Master in Historical Costume
- Poole, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Historical Costume supports and develops advanced practitioners who have the ambition to explore, challenge and redefine the relationship between a historical artefact and the redesign and interpreted costume in a contemporary context. MA Historical Costume engages the student in the potential of performance design and garment construction to explore complex ideas; some of which could stray into other areas of artistic experimentation. Students may come to the course with a background in costume, fashion, textiles or theatre/performance design or may have studied subjects from across the humanities including arts and performance.
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Academy of Art University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Costume Design
- San Francisco, USA
- Online
Master
Full time
6 semesters
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
The MFA Costume Design program provides graduates with key technical skills and opportunities to practice their craft at an advanced level in active production environments. By combining a rigorous sewing program with industry-specific design courses, the students will be equipped for success in any number of positions in either theatre or film. Graduate students will have opportunities to design costumes for short and feature-length films, collaborating with the director, fellow designers, and the actors to create costumes that support the needs of the film. Graduates will have excellent problem-solving skills and advanced success in sewing, pattern drafting, draping, and specialty construction skills like millinery, tutu, and jewelry making. Each graduate student will produce a final thesis project and portfolio that showcases the range of their talents in the design and construction of garments and specialty items.
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Accademia Costume & Moda
Academic Master in The Art and Craft of the Costume Designer
- Rome, Italy
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English, Italian
The Master in The Art and Craft of the Costume Designer is in collaboration with costume shops, shoe factories, makeup, and hairstyle laboratories, Roman millineries and jewel design houses, credited for their curriculum, competence, creativity and craftsmanship level, and of service to the most important international film, theatre and tv productions, representing the highest “made in Italy” heritage and experience.
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University of Borås
Master Programme in Textile and Fashion Design, Specialisation in Performance Wear
- Borås, Sweden
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Clothes and body-related artefacts can be active, responsive, protective, or supportive in human actions and activities. In this way, clothes can play a central role in various types of body-based activities, human performances, and interactions with the environment. Specialising in Performance Wear at the Swedish School of Textiles involves exploring and developing apparel that can perform – act and interact – in relation to various human activities and performances in outdoor, sports, work, or artistic contexts, considering a wide range of perspectives, including environmental, ethical, technical, and cultural factors.
Idep Barcelona
Master Costume Design and Production for Performing Arts, Film and TV
Master
Full time
On-Campus
Spanish
This Master's aims to train a highly qualified professional, both creatively and technically, focusing in depth on the specific and practical matters of design and pattern-making of costumes for shows and movies.
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A masters degree in costume design is a university degree program that seeks to impart knowledge to students interested in costume design; an art that allows students to gain the necessary skills for them to pursue careers in the theater and entertainment industry. A costume designer is expected to create clothing items that represent character, period or class; aspects that are considered core in performances. Therefore, a master in costume design is expected to have the necessary skills to utilize costume technology as well as creativity in conforming to the excitement associated with entertainment and live performances in theaters. A masters degree in costume design presents students with an opportunity to utilize their creativity, in the use of a variety of fabrics to design costumes to fit any occasion or role in plays and film. The program offers an opportunity for students to pursue their career goals in theater and performance while undertaking the program in the university. Research is central in the program; understanding the fabrics in order to come up with a perfect costume for the occasion is a skill that should be obtained by the student before the end of the masters program. With the entertainment industry raking in billions of dollars for countries across the globe, more countries continue to appreciate the economic role of the industry. More investments are being directed towards the industry and for graduates of costume design; this translates to job opportunities for them. Enrolling for a masters program in costume design, therefore, offers a student an opportunity to utilize their creativity while pursuing their career goals.