Theater 362 - Costume Design

By the end of this course, each student will be able to design costumes for a performance piece. By completing this course all students will have a beginning grasp of costume history and the ability to research and complete a design project. This course will encourage creative thought and problem solving, collaborative experimentation and will stimulate the development of personal aesthetic, critical analysis, and an intelligent approach to performance design. Also, there will be specific training sessions for figure drawing and character rendering for students without a fine art background.

Open to students majoring or minoring in Theater with testing agreement only. For the 2020 fall, all the classes would be held online, while 95% of content would still be consistent, various videos and discussion would be presented and held to introduce different aspects of costume design. Each student will be able by course end to design costumes for a performance piece. By completing this course all students will have a beginning grasp of costume history and the ability to research and complete a design project. This course will encourage creative thought and problem solving, collaborative experimentation and will stimulate the development of personal aesthetic, critical analysis, and an intelligent approach to performance design. Also, there would be specific training sessions for design elements, figure drawing, character rendering, so students without fine art background are also welcome to join!