COSTUME Design Course Descriptions 

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COST 1001 COSTUME HISTORY I                                                                                                    Prerequisite: None
This general survey course traces the differences and evolution of clothing in the World from antiquity to the Late Middle Ages (1500). The nature and purposes of dress and some of the specific social, ideological, political, economic, geographic and technological factors that influence it are discussed. Various period elements and key styles are described and used as a springboard for today’s fashion ideas. The cut and construction of men's and women's garments are analyzed using slides of paintings, drawings, sculpture and historic costume, as well as 3-dimensional models provided by students.                              3 UNITS: 33 LECTURE HOURS

COST 1002 COSTUME HISTORY II
Prerequisite: COST 1001
This general survey course traces the differences and evolution of clothing in the World from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era (1850). The nature and purposes of dress and some of the specific social, ideological, political, economic, geographic and technological factors that influence it are discussed. Various period elements and key styles are described and used as a springboard for today’s fashion ideas. The cut and construction of men's and women's garments are analyzed using slides of paintings, drawings, sculpture and historic costume, as well as 3-dimensional models provided by students.                                                                                                                                                                3 UNITS: 33 LECTURE HOURS

COST 2003 COSTUME HISTORY III
Prerequisite: COST 1001
This course traces the differences and evolution of clothing in the World from the Romantic to the present day. The nature and purposes of dress and some of the specific social, ideological, political, economic, geographic and technological factors that influence it are discussed. Various period elements and key styles are described and used as a springboard for today’s fashion ideas. The cut and construction of men's and women's garments are analyzed using slides of paintings, drawings, sculpture and historic costume, as well as 3-dimensional models provided by students.  The in-depth study of the universe of couture: fashion creators, trends and the political and cultural climate that has created men's and women's fashion from the end of the 19^th century to the present day.
3 UNITS: 33 LECTURE HOURS