COURSE CURRICULUM

The Costume Design degree at Falmouth University is a three-year program that equips students with the skills to become impactful costume designers for screen and stage. In the first year, students master foundational skills through modules like Making, focusing on cutting, sewing, and live fitting, and Seeing, developing observational and character analysis skills. Histories explores fashion and cultural influences, Communicating enhances drawing and digital design, Belonging fosters inclusive collaboration, and Emerging involves creating costumes from scripts or game narratives. The second year advances creative and professional skills with Wearing, teaching costume acquisition and breakdown, and Classifying, analyzing genre and cultural contexts. Appearing and Performing involve live projects and fantastical costume creation, Theories deepens academic perspectives, and Branding explores styling for celebrity personas. In the third year, students prepare for industry with Investigations, producing a dissertation, and Daring, involving collaborative costume projects and pitching. Working focuses on freelance and financial skills, Being delivers a major screen production, and Showing creates a professional portfolio and showreel. Set in Falmouth’s inspiring coastal environment, the program blends technical expertise, creative vision, and industry collaboration, preparing graduates for careers in film, TV, or theatre with a competitive, industry-ready portfolio.