This specialist course focuses on costume design and construction for the entertainment industry. You'll develop skills in design through character exploration and illustration techniques. Making techniques taught include period pattern cutting on the flat and on the stand (underpinned by history of costume sessions), design for dance (stretch), tailoring and millinery. The course includes collaboration with students on other courses such as actors, directors, make-up artists and set designers.

Course includes design, construction and supervision skills .Opportunities to work on live and filmed performance .Excellent industry links and high-profile work placement opportunities.Outstanding workshop facilities and equipment, with most materials supplied.High contact time with staff.Cross-course collaboration with actors, directors, make-up artists, set designers.Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL). UAL are a leading education provider in the creative arts, ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022). They oversee the standards and quality of our curriculum, which enriches your overall learning experience.Every 5 years UAL reviews course content to ensure that our students are benefitting from a high-quality academic experience. During this process there may be some changes made to the course which are not immediately reflected in the content displayed on this page. The information on this page will be updated once the process has been completed. Please contact us if you have any questions about this or the course via HE-enquiries@gbmc.ac.uk For a detailed course description, please click the button under 'Course contact details' in the bottom right of this page.