MFA Costume Design & Costume Technology

3 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Program Overview

We believe the work of telling story through costume is integrated and collaborative. A designer’s vision shapes the work of a technician and a strong technician exquisitely executes the designer’s vision at high levels of integrity. In any genre of entertainment, live and emerging, the goal is to educate and train costume professionals to become visible artistic leaders.

At the University of Illinois, we strive to train artists who are collaborative, creative, critical, and open-minded. Students seeking an MFA in our program strengthen their collaborative skills by taking design and technology classes together in the first year. These include advanced costume design, introduction to draping & flat patterning, and figure drawing for theatre. Students can enter the program confidently knowing they wish to strengthen their design or technology portfolio, or enter without declaring a specific track.

Program Key Stats

$31506 (Annual cost)
$ 90
Aug Intake : 5th Jan


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Eligibility Criteria

3.0
4 Year

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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Theatre artists
  • Theatre producers
  • Booking agents
  • Performers

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