About the course

Our practical professional training encourages students to explore all the entertainment fields including stage, musical theatre, opera, film, dance, theme park and special event design. UC Irvine's proximity to Los Angeles provides a vast choice of costume materials, supplies, rental houses, and research venues as well as career connections for the future.

　　The program prepares graduates for employment by emphasizing both costume design as a fine art and as a project management challenge. We strive to teach our students to see with the eye of the mind using their creative imagination to render passion into reality, bring life to characters and stories as an artistic response with cultural and historical sensitivity and take leadership roles in creative teams.

　　Only two students are admitted each year to provide individualized attention and support. The total cohort of costume design students is six. Each graduate student designs two to three fully supported productions. We also provide many other opportunities such as workshops, dance concerts, directing class projects and MFA thesis films during their three-year residency in the program. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Fall (September), 2024	Irvine
Fall (September), 2025	Irvine

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of California - Irvine

All graduate applications are submitted electronically and must be supported by appropriate academic transcripts from each college/university attended and three letters of recommendation. Unofficial transcripts must be submitted online with the graduate application. Official transcripts must be provided only after a candidate has been accepted by the program and formally admitted to the university. All letters of recommendation must be submitted online. Design portfolios should be uploaded to the electronic application, if the portfolio is available online, a link to the specific website should be uploaded. Please be sure to specify on the online application your Specific Area of Interest as either Scene, Costume, Lighting, or Sound Design. For Design applicants, the GRE exam is not required. After we have received and processed your M.F.A. application, application fee, and portfolio, our design faculty will contact you, if you meet their initial criteria, regarding your interview time and location. If you move after you submit your application, it is important that you notify our office with your new address and phone number. The deadline for submission of letters of recommendations is March 10th. Only persons who have submitted applications, application fees, and portfolios can be assigned an interview. TOEFL iBT -80 , IELTS -overall minimum score of 7 and no scores less than 6 on any individual module. For the paper-based test, a minimum score of 550

　　Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California.

　　Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent.

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of California - Irvine. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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