Overview

The Costume Design for Performance programme from University of the Arts London (UAL) has an established legacy of responding to and thriving on change. It seeks to include, embrace and respond to the changes in society, culture, politics, environment, technology and business by keeping the curriculum flexible and updated.

Course overview

Situated within a wider fashion education context, the course profits from and contributes to wider cultural debates around the body as platform of expression of individual and universal concerns. It promotes London College of Fashion’s principles of sustainability, inclusivity and diversity and engages with technological advancements in the fashion industry, which are adapted and utilised for the performance context.

The aim of the course is to develop confident, agile and experimental practitioners who will push the boundaries of the discipline, offer new directions and challenge traditional costume practices. You will explore situations and narratives that raise attention to ethical, social, political and ecological issues. Through conceptual development and, specialised design realisation, the role of costume is explored within contemporary live performance, and screen -based and digital media. The course encourages thinking and making as intrinsically linked processes where theoretical and practice-based research methods are taught to underpin the development of costume concepts, performance narratives and costume realisation. You will develop the skills to articulate the value of costume for performance as an important and distinct area of performance research and practice.

Programme Structure

Course Units:

Narrative Costume and Performance

Costume for Performance

Costume in Context

Costume for Screen

Masters Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-18 00:00:00

More details

Most of the postgraduate courses have 2 rounds of deadlines: December and March. If there are still places available after the second deadline, the course will remain open to applications until all places have been filled.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Fashion Design Drama View 84 other Masters in Fashion Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:

An Honours degree at 2.1 or above in a related discipline. Applicants with a degree in another subject may be considered, depending on the strength of the application;
OR Equivalent qualifications;

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

Related academic or work experience (for a minimum of three years)
The quality of the personal statement
A strong academic or other professional reference
OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

Tuition Fees

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30890 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

14420 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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