Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
This Costume Design course introduces you to the creative and practical skills needed to design and make costumes for theatre, film, and performance. You will learn how costume supports storytelling and character in theatre and film.
While working in a studio-based environment you will develop skills in costume design, pattern cutting, garment construction, and historical costume research. The course will allow you to explore fashion influences, historical periods, and character references to inform your designs. By exploring the development of costume and dress across different time periods you will gain knowledge of costume history and silhouettes for designing period costumes.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| AFDXX | 5M3865 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
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Career Progression
Assistant Costume Designer
Wardrobe Assistant
Roles in Theatre, film, TV and fashion industries
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