BFA in Costume Production
The Design & Production programs prepare talented and committed students for careers in the professional world of theatre and related entertainment media. The program curriculum stresses the development of a student as a theatre artist. Focusing on collaboration, imagination, intellect, communication skills, oral critique, as well as professional behavior.
During each year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, courses in design, production, graphic skills, management, and dramatic literature follow a carefully integrated sequence of class exercises and production opportunities. The committed students who pursue the BFA degree in Design, Production, or Management at Boston University discover who they are, what they do well, and what they are capable of doing. They learn to be collaborative theatre artists who work productively under the stresses of the theatrical profession and, most importantly, they learn to integrate design, production, and management skills with their own personal sensibility.
Program of Study
(minimum of 130 credits)
| Second Year | 1st | 2nd |
| Matinee | 0 | 0 |
| Colloquium | 1 | 1 |
| Production | 2+ | 2+ |
| Costume Production 1 & 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Costume Design 1 & 2 | 3 | 3 |
| History of Costume 1 & 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fabric Dyeing 1 & 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Figure Drawing 1 & 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Shakespeare | 4 | – |
| Total | 17 | 13 |
| Third Year | ||
| Matinee | 0 | 0 |
| Colloquium | 1 | 1 |
| Production | 2+ | 2+ |
| Costume Production 3 & 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Millinery 1 & 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scene or Lighting Design 1 | 3 | |
| Art History elective | 4 | 4 |
| Open elective | – | 5 |
| Total | 14 | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Matinee | 0 | 0 |
| Colloquium | 1 | 1 |
| Production | 2+ | 2+ |
| Costume Production 5 & 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Intro to Stage Direction | 2 | – |
| Theatre Literature elective | 3 | 3 |
| Social Science | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 13 |
