Advanced Costume Design

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify the key components of the costume design process

• Practice communication skills through oral design presentations

• Apply physical and digital rendering skills to design projects

• Develop paperwork relevant to professional costume design standards

• Critique personal projects and peer presentations in a collaborative and critical manner

Communication is at the heart of a good design, along with creative exploration and collaboration. This course focuses on developing the student’s written, verbal, and visual communication skills as well as flexible thinking and creativity.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Goal Setting and Self Evaluation	10 points
Rhythm & Threads -Design Project	100 points
Collaborative Visions -Design Project	100 points
Costumes in Context -Analyzing Design in SoT Productions	300 points
Final Self Evaluation	10 points
Participation	100 points

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
92%-100%	A
90%-91%	A-
86%-89%	B+
82%-85%	B
80%-81%	B-
76%-79%	C+
72%-75%	C
70%-71%	C-
66%-69%	D+
62%-65%	D
60%-61%	D-
00%-59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

This class will be conducted in person. Because this is a hands-on class and moves quickly, attendance is essential. You are responsible for communicating with me and/or your peers in order to learn what happened in class if you miss a scheduled class period. You will be granted 2 excused absences, no questions asked.

Email is the best way to reach me for an excused absence. I will do my best to respond in a timely fashion. Sending me an email does not necessarily automatically equate to an excused absence. However, communication before class begins generally equals an excused absence.

If your attendance is 70% or below at the midterm, you will be dropped from the class with a WF (withdraw failing) grade. An attendance grade of 70% or less at the end of the semester will result in an automatic grade of F in the class.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Delligatti, T. M. (2020). Costume design: The basics. Taylor & Francis Ltd.

• Pencils for note taking and drawing

• 11x17 art paper

• Art medium of choice

• Pushpins