Course and degree finder

Performance Costume

Apply for this Degree

Select your programme and preferred start date to begin your application.

MA (eca) Performance Costume - 1 Year (Full-time)

MFA Performance Costume - 2 Years (Full-time)

Information on fees & costs

Individual programme fees are linked above. For detailed information on fee status, policies, payment and funding opportunities see:

Contact information: ECA Graduate School
Phone: +44(0)131 651 5736
Email: ecapgtdegrees@ed.ac.uk; Megan Baker (Programme Director)
Phone: +44(0)131 651 5811
Email: Megan.Baker@ed.ac.uk; Address: Edinburgh College of Art
The University of Edinburgh
Evolution House, Grassmarket
Edinburgh
EH1 2LE

Entry requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent. Any appropriate professional experience will also be considered.

This programme requires the submission of a portfolio and study proposal. Find out more about how to apply:

ECA Graduate School - How to apply

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

With an inspirational array of performance spaces, plus its status as host to one of the largest cultural festivals in the world, Edinburgh offers an unparalleled environment for the study of performance costume.

You’ll work on developing a comprehensive understanding of fabric, costume design and cutting, while exploring the historical and dramatic perspectives of the discipline and the process of performance.

Thanks to our extensive national and international links with theatre, dance, film, television and opera companies, plus our network of freelance designers, you’ll be supported in sourcing work experience and other hands-on opportunities that will give you real-world skills and experience.

We encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, both through other departments such as Fashion, Textiles, Jewellery and Film and through our on going relationship with the stage and screen industry.

Programme structure

Both the one-year MA and two-year MFA are assessed by the production of a body of practical and written work on an agreed, self-initiated topic which can take advantage of the many local and international performance-based opportunities.

Both years are project-led. Your study will combine practical studio work with theoretical and written studies, including professional practice elements to prepare you for employment in the industry, and a lecture/seminar series which will examine the wider context of your studies.

Career Opportunities

Postgraduate studies in performance costume opens up access to a wide range of work for the stage and screen. Our graduates benefit from the superb reputation of this programme and are employed throughout the spheres of drama, opera, film and television and have an outstanding record of success in the industry.

Funding

Edinburgh College of Art are offering scholarships to applicants for postgraduate programmes in our five schools:

Edinburgh College of Art PhD and Postgraduate Scholarships (Session 2013-14)

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for other funding opportunities:

Scholarships and Student Funding Services

Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013