Bachelor [Costume Design and Technology] From University of North Carolina School of Arts

Our educational laboratory encompasses both traditional and emerging fields of entertainment, utilizing coursework, special projects and guest lectures.?

Students will see their hard work in various fully staged productions in theater, opera, dance and film. You will be able to draw inspiration from our extensive library resources of costumes from various countries and time periods. Our rigorous curriculum will give you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of costume design and costume technology.

First-Second Years

During the first two years, you will take drawing, rendering, design and technology classes ? the building blocks of costuming. Faculty will then review your portfolio to determine which program ? Design or Technology ? will be the focus of? your remaining two years of study. As part of your degree, you also will take?liberal arts courses.

Third-Fourth Years

In the Costume Technology program, you will study advanced level pattern development and construction for live models, both flat patterning and draping. In the production class you will put your skills learned in those classes to task for school productions, holding a variety of job descriptions used in the entertainment industry.?

Design program students will explore a variety of genres and concepts, as well as budgeting and resource management. You will continue working on production design assignments to support your individual portfolio needs, and work collaboratively with Costume Technology students to produce actualized costumes for school performances.?