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The Costume Studies program is a BA Honours degree focusing on the construction and study of costume for the stage and historical reconstruction.

The Costume Studies program is unique in North America and offers a four-year BA with Honours in Theatre (Costume Studies). The program has a strong historical focus on both theatre and museum work, and stresses applied skills, along with research and academic skills. The applied skills are taught using a conservatory approach, while the research and academic components are imparted through a more traditional university pathway. In this way, students achieve a well-rounded education, equally able to turn their hand to creating costumes from any historical period and for both genders, and to the kinds of problem solving which have come to be expected of graduates with a broad liberal arts education.

This description is based on the Academic Calendar, which is the official source for degree requirements and should be consulted for fuller details. If you began your degree before the current year, your requirements are based on those of the calendar of your first year, which may differ. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our Academic Advisor.

The following lists only the required classes for the Costume Studies BA program. Students must also complete enough elective classes to fulfill Dalhousie's requirements for a BA Honours degree. Honours students must maintain at least a B+ average in all of their advanced Theatre classes.

Year 1

• PERF 1000.03 (Writing About Performance)
• PERF 1002.03 (Writing About Stage and Screen)
• THEA 1451.03 and 1452.03 (Introduction to Costume Studies)

Year 2

• THEA 2011.03 (Ancient and Medieval Theatre)
• THEA 2012.03 (Early Modern Theatre)
• THEA 2401.03 (Cave to Castle: Dress from Pre-history to 1450)
• THEA 2402.03 (Castle to Cafe: Dress from 1450 to 1700)
• THEA 2407.03 and 2408.03 (The Aesthetics of Contemporary Dress)
• THEA 2412.03 (Language of Design)
• THEA 2451.03 (Costume in Performance 1)

Year 3

• THEA 3402.03 (Baroque to Bustles: Dress from 1700 to 1900)
• THEA 3403.03 (Modern Fashion from 1900)
• THEA 3452.03 and 3453.03 (Costume in Performance 2)
• THEA 3454.03 and 3455.03 Body-Shaping Through Historical Tailoring)

Year 4

• THEA 3503.03 (Modern Theatre)
• One elective course in Theatre History
• THEA 4407.03 and 4408.03 (The Aesthetics of Historical Dress)
• THEA 4450.03 (Costume Technology)
• THEA 4452.03 (The Sculpture of Dress)

Students in Costume Studies will be awarded the Honours Qualifying Project by successfully completing a research project on an aspect of theatrical costume or historical dress.