BA (Hons) Costume for Stage and Screen at University of Hull

A costume degree combining creative vision, technical expertise and hands-on practice for theatre, film, television and new forms of performance. Students work in professional-standard studios, collaborate with Acting, Drama and Film students and use the Gulbenkian Centre to test costumes in performance.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education  |  Department: School of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hull, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers costume theories and histories, form, cut and construction, surface, print and material processes, visual communication and digital media, historical costume and costume production. Year 2 covers advanced form, cut and construction, experimental surface processes, live and show projects, historical costume and fashion theory. Final year covers professional contexts in costume, technology and sustainable futures and a major project.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue careers in costume design and making across stage, screen and the wider creative industries. Hull performing arts graduates have worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Opera House, the National Theatre and the Royal Court, and in broadcasting for the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky.

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