Costume Studies
Combined Honours bachelor鈥檚 degree in Costume Studies and Law, Justice & Society 2024
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17吃瓜网在线鈥檚 Costume Studies program is unique in Canada, and offers a four-year BA with Honours in Theatre (Costume Studies).聽At Dal鈥檚 Fountain School of Performing Arts you鈥檒l study to develop your聽research and academic skills while building your applied skills through hands-on learning. We have a strong historical focus on both聽theatre and museum work.
In your applied skills classes, you鈥檒l obtain a firm foundation in:
鈥he designer鈥檚 language
鈥补颈濒辞谤颈苍驳
鈥he aesthetics of historical and modern dress
鈥attern designing of garments from 1680 to the present
鈥ostume as sculpture
鈥ostume technology
鈥ostume in performance.
By graduation, you鈥檒l be able to construct and create costumes from any historical period and for various gender identities. You鈥檒l also acquire the problem-solving and research skills expected of professional artists with a broad liberal arts education.
With the theatre experience, historical costume theory, and actual technical skills, I feel really prepared for every field I want to work in.
- Louisa聽Steigenberger
BA Costume Studies (2024)
Our Fountain School students gain a strong proficiency in costume history from antiquity to the present, exploring why people clothed themselves as they did, and paying particular attention to the social and cultural influences at play, along with class and gender differentiation.
In addition to class projects and assignments, you鈥檒l test your new applied and academic skills while working on costumes for the Fountain School's theatre and聽聽under the guidance of faculty and guest costume and set design artists. 聽You鈥檒l also create a major historical research project, at the end of the academic year, which you share with the public at our聽聽in our new Joseph Strug Concert Hall.
These two components of the program 鈥� one grounded in the magic of theatre, one steeped in the sensuality of history 鈥� showcase students progress and allow students to gauge public reaction to their work, a valuable part of their education experience.
The Costume Studies facilities are located in our stunning new Fountain School of Performing Arts building on Dal鈥檚 campus, at 1385 Seymour Street in Halifax. It sits next to the 17吃瓜网在线 Arts Centre building on University Avenue which is home to other Fountain School learning spaces, including our Sir James Dunn Theatre, and the more intimate David Mack. Murray Studio.聽
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The Honours BA in Theatre (Costume Studies) is a mature program which, prepares students to find employment in theatres, film, television, and living history museums, among others. It also enables them to pursue postgraduate education.
Learn more about聽admission requirements聽at Dal.