30Nov
UndergraduateNottingham Trent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
This specialist degree focuses on developing both your costume design and costume construction skills. You’ll learn how to translate your creative ideas into professional costumes for theatre, film and television, dance, opera and other performance areas. Key features
- Focus equally on your designing and construction skills.
- Work in a dedicated studio fully equipped with professional design, sewing, and costume construction equipment.
- Take part in live industry projects. This has recently involved designing and making costumes for Curve, Leicester, Working at Lichfield Garrick Theatre on Cinderella, working with Bruce Asbestos and Nottingham Contemporary on live art catwalk.
- Receive support for work placements, gaining experience with national organisations such as Scottish Opera, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Manchester International Festival.
- Visit design exhibitions at venues like the V&A Museum in London, and the National Theatre costume department.
- Go on national and international study trips, visit exhibitions and see opera, ballet, theatre and dance performances.
- Opportunity to apply for an international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as RMIT in Australia.
- Opportunity to be selected to exhibit graduate events in London.
- The course is accredited by The Textile Institute at Associateship (CText ATI) level, reassuring employers that our students graduate with a high standard of professional skills as well as their degree.
- We're ranked 12th best University for Art and Design in the UK. (The Complete University Guide 2021)
- NTU is ranked the top 15 universities in the UK for Design and Crafts (14th). (Guardian University Guide 2021)
- NTU is ranked joint 30th in the UK for Art and Design. (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021)
Modules
[Year One]
- Design for Stage and Screen: Introduction (80 credit points)
- Contextual Studies: Introducing Research (20 credit points)
- Skills Passport (20 credit points)
- Exploration (Costume Design and Construction) (60 credit points)
- Contextual Studies: Research and Impact (20 credit points)
- Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)
- Optional module (20 credit points). You will also choose one module from below:
- Exposition (Costume Design and Construction(100 credit points)
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W451
- Institution code:
- N91
- Campus name:
- City Campus
- Campus code:
- 1
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 112 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university. We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17900 | Year 1 |
| International | £17900 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Tuition fees are payable for each year that you are at University.
The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.
Provider information
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ