Costume with Textiles

Do you light up while watching period dramas and other costume-heavy films and TV shows? Perhaps you’re at the edge of your seat, marvelling at the intricacies of the gowns and outfits? If so, this course is for you. <br/><br/>On our Costume with Textiles BA(Hons) degree, you’ll learn to design and create costumes for film, TV, theatre, and games. You’ll gain real-world experience via placement opportunities in theatre, film, and TV, with previous students having undertaken placements at Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC, and Open Australia. <br/><br/>The course offers a professional approach to costume design and construction and you’ll investigate textiles techniques to give you a thorough grounding in all aspects of this subject area. You’ll hone your skills via a range of briefs to establish a personal identity, too, undertaking independent research, analysing scripts, and developing costume concepts and designs. <br/><br/>You’ll be taught by tutors who have professional costume-making experience, learning in our state-of-the-art £30-million Barbara Hepworth Building. <br/><br/>**Why Study Costume with Textiles BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?** <br/>An impressive 100% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 19/20 data, UK domiciled graduates). <br/><br/>Enrol onto this course and you’ll explore experimentation in costume design and illustration, textile design, advanced pattern cutting and construction techniques, bespoke garment fitting and costume realisation. <br/><br/>You can also develop professional costumes, and hone skills such as text/music/character analysis, visual and contextual research methods, and presentation practice. <br/><br/>Our design, construction, and textiles studios are home to facilities that help bring your ideas to life, including: <br/>• Computer-aided design (CAD) <br/>• Traditional and contemporary embroidery <br/>• Printing techniques, including handcrafting, laser cutting, 3D Printing and digital printing <br/>• Traditional and contemporary knit and weave workshops host a variety of machinery and yarns for students to experiment with. <br/><br/>Our textiles and construction workrooms provide specialist equipment, too, allowing you to work on surface textile techniques and sophisticated costume construction methods. <br/><br/>If you’re keen to make a mark within costume, fashion, decorative arts, theatre crafts, textiles or more, this course is designed to provide the foundations for a fruitful, post-University career within the costume and textile industry. <br/><br/>**Professional Bodies** <br/>This course is accredited by the Textile Institute, a worldwide organisation for textiles, clothing, and footwear. Students who graduate from this course can apply for the professional qualification, Associateship and Chartered Membership of the Textile Institute. <br/><br/>**Why Huddersfield?** <br/>Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.