Code: ARTS3027
Credits: 90 ECTS credits
Head of major: Sofia Pantouvaki
Major description
Master studies in Costume Design enhance the development of the students' artistic expression and conceptual thinking, and expand their creative, professional and technical skills and competency as visionary costume designers. The students have the possibility to experiment on advanced concepts for costume design in special areas of live performance, film, and media, and to reflect and respond to artistically demanding productions through the design and creative processes of costume design.
The studies include entrepreneurial aspects, time and budget management skills, training in collaborative artistic work and in communicating ideas to a technical team. If interested, the students can focus on the history, theory and research of costume, and enrich their research skills. The learning is based on a practice-led research approach, where the students’ personal strengths and interests are taken into consideration in planning the content of the studies.
The studies are organised in collaboration with the Degree Programme in Film and Television and with the University of the Arts/Theatre Academy, as well as with external institutions, individual artists and professional companies. The studies are continuously enriched and updated by new design practices, new technologies and cutting-edge research in the field.
Major's intended learning outcomes
The Costume Design Major of the Master’s Degree Programme in Design for Theatre, Film and Television focuses on the students’ personal development in artistic practice through creative enquiry and collaboration, theoretical and critical thinking. It aims at the students’ professional competence as costume designers in projects for screen and the performing arts. Students who graduate from the major in Costume Design (MA) are able to:
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of costume within contemporary creative practice in live performance, film and media.
- Explore their artistic potential and develop a personal artistic vision in costume design.
- Take an active role as costume designers in artistic productions in diverse fields of the performing arts, in film, television and other media-based creative projects involving costume.
- Experiment on new concepts for the creation of costumes, initiate and propose new artistic ideas for costume design in various time and space contexts.
- Reflect on prior learning and develop new working methods by returning to the core issues of costume design through a research-centred approach.
- Work as creative team members in artistic explorations and productions.
- Master diverse artistic processes and technologies for live performance, film and media productions, applying expanded artistic/design skills and specialist knowledge in costume design.
- Lead and motivate the team that collaborates in the realisation of the costume designs.
- Investigate existing traditions in their field and provide critical and creative input that extends the boundaries of costume beyond traditional roles in contemporary culture and practice.
- Reach a level of proficiency where further external or doctoral studies in costume design can be undertaken.
Code |
Course name |
ECTS credits |
Programme compulsory joint studies |
|
4 |
ELO-E1030 |
Master's Thesis Seminar 1 |
2 |
ELO-E1031 |
Master's Thesis Seminar 2 |
2 |
Major compulsory studies |
|
60 |
ELO-E5032 |
Scenography, Production & Costume Design Lectures |
3 |
ELO-E5033 |
Performing and Screen Arts Theories |
3 |
ELO-E6512 |
Period Costume & Style |
6 |
ELO-E6513 |
Costume and Research |
6 |
ELO-E6514 |
Costume Design Lab |
9 |
ELO-E6515 |
Costume Design Masterclass |
3 |
FILM.thes |
Master's Thesis |
30 |
FILM.matr |
Maturity Test |
0 |
Major alternative studies |
|
26 |
Student chooses 26 cr from following courses: |
|
|
ELO-E6516 |
Special Materials and Techniques (Costume) |
6 |
ELO-E6517 |
Virtual Materiality in Costume Design |
6 |
ELO-E5034 |
Virtual Space and Body |
6 |
ELO-E6518 |
Costume in Contemporary Dance |
3 |
ELO-E5222 |
Wearable Electronics (TeaK) |
6 |
ELO-E5223 |
Big Stage (TeaK) |
9 |
ELO-E5219 |
Orientation to Artistic Collaboration & ACO Project (Teak) |
2 |
ELO-E5220 |
Artistic Collaboration ACO Project (TeaK) |
10 |
ELO-E1212 |
Advanced MA Laboratory 2 |
9 |