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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. 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. 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. You’ll be taught by tutors who have professional costume-making experience, learning in our state-of-the-art £30-million Barbara Hepworth Building. **Why Study Costume with Textiles BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?** An impressive 90%% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 21/22 data). 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. You can also develop professional costumes, and hone skills such as text/music/character analysis, visual and contextual research methods, and presentation practice. Our design, construction, and textiles studios are home to facilities that help bring your ideas to life, including: • Computer-aided design (CAD) • Traditional and contemporary embroidery • Printing techniques, including handcrafting, laser cutting, 3D Printing and digital printing • Traditional and contemporary knit and weave workshops host a variety of machinery and yarns for students to experiment with. Our textiles and construction workrooms provide specialist equipment, too, allowing you to work on surface textile techniques and sophisticated costume construction methods. 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. **Professional Bodies** 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. **Why Huddersfield?** 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.
