Costume Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
| Description: | There's no other program in Canada like Dalhousie's Costume Studies. In the four-year degree in theatre specializing in costume studies, you'll study textile and costume history and gain the hands-on skills needed to create modern and historical dress, inside and out. Learn to fashion both men’s and women’s clothing, and develop skills to design patterns, dye fabric, and sculpt and ornament clothing. You've seen luxurious, stunning, sometimes outrageous costumes come to life in film, onstage and on the catwalk — our costumes studies program prepares you to be part of all this, and more. |
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| Careers: | Costumer in theatre, living-history sites, film Draper in fashion and couture Textile consultant Dress historian Historical researcher |
| Website: | Costume Studies |
| Program options: | Bachelor of Arts (BA) Theatre (Costume Studies) or Diploma in Costume Studies (DCS) |
| Length of program: | 4 years (Degree) 2 years (Diploma) (under review) |
| Prerequisites: | High School courses Prerequisites for entering the diploma program See Admissions Requirements for more information. |
| Future academic options: | Master of Arts (following a BA) |
