Certificate in Character and Costume Design
If you can imagine worlds and populate them with characters, animals, and creatures, the Certificate in Character and Costume Design could be for you.
Character and Costume Design – Certificate
Certificate in Character and Costume Design
Offered as an Academic Certification
Students will learn the elements of design, project, and character analysis as they investigate how what we wear tells its own story. Students will learn advanced research techniques and generate project-specific organizational paperwork. They will develop figure-drawing and painting skills using traditional and digital drawing techniques. Those designs will translate into costumes, makeup, and characters for traditional theatre and live performance as well as film, television, game development, and the expanding worlds of graphic novels, animation, and digital design. Advancing students will have opportunities to see designs brought to life on stage, in the studio, or in virtual worlds. Upon completion of this certificate, students will have created unique design portfolios.
Degree Fit
Program Preparation
The Character and Costume Design Certificate is open to all degree-seeking students at SOU but is particularly suited for Theatre, Emerging Media and Digital Arts, and Digital Cinema majors eager to learn the skills required to be an artist in the entertainment industry.
Degree Roadmap
Students will take courses in Character and Costume Design, Stage Makeup, Drawing, and Fashion History.
Guided Pathways
Contact: Gretchen Kirkpatrick, Theatre Administrative Program Assistant – 541.552.6346 – kirkpatrg@sou.edu
Associate Degree Paths
Associate of General Studies, Art Interest, RCC – Theatre Arts AA Transfer, PCC – Theatre AA Transfer, UCC
Similar Majors
Theatre BFA – DCIN – EMDA
Similar Minors & Certificates
Certificate in Directing and Devising – Certificate in Lighting Design and Technology – Certificate in Musical Theatre – Certificate in Production Fabrication – Certificate in Scenic and Environment Design – Certificate in Shakespeare Studies – Certificate in Theatre and Arts Management
Credit for Prior Learning – Learn More
Career Opportunities
Theatre Costume Designer
Film & TV Costume Designer
Digital Character Design
Associate Art Director
Fashion Designer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Themed Environment Costume Design
Wedding and Event Planner
Contact the Theatre Program
SOU Theatre Program
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6181
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