The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are one or a combination of the following qualifications:

• Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4)
• 2 A Levels at grade C or above
• Merit, Pass, Pass (MPP) at BTEC Extended Diploma
• Pass at UAL Extended Diploma
• Access to Higher Education Diploma
• Or equivalent EU/International qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Diploma
• And 3 GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*-C)

Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your portfolio of work, personal statement and reference.

APEL - Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

• Related academic or work experience
• The quality of the personal statement
• A strong academic or other professional reference
• A combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

English language requirements

All classes are taught in English. If English isn't your first language you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:

• IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our English language requirements)

Portfolio advice

Portfolios should show the following:

• A range of visual recording, such as drawing, life drawing and photography
• Experimentation, which demonstrates idea generation and development
• Visual work which uses form, colour, texture, structure and space
• Design development showing how problems are solved
• Any costume designs or costumes
• An interest in contemporary and historical clothing
• Include your sketchbooks and notebooks

Please remember:

• The quality of the work is more important than the quantity
• Where possible, large or 3D work should be photographed and scanned
• To organise your work by project, with supporting work presented alongside final outcomes

Selection criteria

We look for:

• An interest, commitment and motivation for studying the subject
• An ability to work imaginatively and creatively in 2D and 3D visual media, materials and processes
• An ability to create and develop new ideas
• A desire to learn and an ability to investigate and develop ideas independently
• An ability to communicate your ideas visually, verbally and in writing
• Potential for creative problem solving
• An ability to self-direct and evaluate your own work
• An ability to engage with the idea of character in the context of a dramatic situation
• Visual awareness and an understanding of the creative process
• Cultural and historical awareness of costume
• Motivation for working in costume industry
• A desire to succeed

Home / EU fee

£9,250 (2019/20).

Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students, in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Please visit our undergraduate tuition fees page for more information.

International fee

£19,930 (2019/20).

Additional costs

In addition to tuition fees you are very likely to incur additional costs such as travel expenses and the cost of materials. Please read the information on our additional costs page.

Accommodation

Find out about the accommodation options available and how much they will cost.

Scholarships and awards

Use our search tool to find out more about the scholarships and awards available to students.

Our graduates have gone on to a range of careers within theatre, film and television. Some have found work as costume makers, designers, wardrobe supervisors and assistants, while others choose to carry on their studies at postgraduate level.

Alumni

Costume Design

• Tasha Bailey, Olivia Cooper, Saffron Cullane, Charlotte Sewell, Sammie Sheldon - Costume Supervisors
• Sean Barratt - Freelance milliner
• Trisha Biggar - Costume Designer
• Georgina Chapman - Director and designer, Marchesa. Company designs red carpet dresses
• Matthew Chapman - Production Manager, Rainbow Productions Ltd. Company designed the 2012 Olympic mascots
• Phoebe de Gaye - Costume Designer, ‘Musketeers’
• Amanda Hall - Workroom Manager, Royal Opera House
• Kenny Ho - Fashion designer and stylist
• Ellan Parry - Freelance Theatre Designer and previous winner of the Jocelyn Herbert Award and a Linbury Prize finalist
• Martina Trottman - Works for Secret Cinema

Costume Interpretation

• Linda Cooley - Wig specialist, Shepperton Wig Company
• Lara Flecker and Keira Miller - Costume Mounting Specialists in the Textile Conservation Department of the V&A museum
• Naomi Isaacs - Costume Interpreter. Commissions include the West End production of Wicked, Matthew Bournes’s dance productions and Anna Boleyna for the Metropolitan Opera, New York
• Caroline McCall - Costume Emmy Award Winner for Downton Abbey, 2011
• Rachael Pashley - Freelance tailor
• Jane Petrie - Costume Supervisor for Bel Ami, Costume Assistant on Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Costume Designer on the Suffragette
• Mark Wallis - Co founder, Past Pleasures - costume for Historic Royal Palaces

Find out how careers and employability helps our students and graduates start their careers.