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BA in Costume Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Dalhousie University

Program Overview

There's no other program in Canada like Dalhousie's Costume Studies. In the four-year degree in theatre specializing in costume studies, you'll study textile and costume history and gain the hands-on skills needed to create modern and historical dress, inside and out. Learn to fashion both men s and women s clothing, and develop skills to design patterns, dye fabric, and sculpt and ornament clothing. You've seen luxurious, stunning, sometimes outrageous costumes come to life in film, onstage and on the catwalk our costumes studies program prepares you to be part of all this, and more.

Program Key Stats

$20609 (Annual cost)



65 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Completion of secondary school (i.e. Grade 12) with a minimum overall average of 70%, A final grade of at least 70% in Grade 12 English and any other required subject. Transcripts from all previous institutes, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, CAE, MELAB

Career Options

  • Costumer in theatre
  • living-history sites
  • film
  • Draper in fashion and couture
  • Textile consultant
  • Dress historian
  • Historical researcher

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