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Course Syllabus

THEA 2203 Costume Construction

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Theater Arts
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 2; Lab: 4
  • Repeatable: Yes.
  • Prerequisites: none
  • Corequisites: none
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2022
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2026
  • End Semester: Fall 2027
  • Optimum Class Size: 12
  • Maximum Class Size: 16

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the practical experience in sewing, fabric choice, flat pattern modification, fitting, and garment modification. Theoretical introduction to costume design, flat pattern design, and draping. This course is repeatable for credit.

Justification

This course is offered by most theater departments throughout the state as a lower division credit. This course fills the lower division theater core requirements for students wishing to transfer to four-year theater departments. The course provides an introduction for students who are considering the area of theatrical costuming as a profession. This course satisfies a core requirement for undergraduate theatre majors with equivalent courses at all four-year institutions in Utah and elsewhere.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform basic costume construction skills.
  2. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand and operate within costume shop protocols, practices, and procedures.
  3. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to properly work with fabric and use correct terminology.

Course Content

Units in each of the following areas will be covered during the course:1. Health & safety2. Hand stitching3. Closures4. Machine stitching5. Measurements & alterations6. Fabrics & weaves7. Dyeing & painting8. Costume crafts9. Patterning10. Script analysis for costume design11. Research for costume design12. Sketches/drawing & renderingReadings, selections, and articles presented to students come from various sources, offering a broader scope of costuming to students. Projects, assignments, and crafts are presented without gendering and stereotype. All costumes may be worn by anyone.