CCOG for TA 261 Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- TA 261
- Course Title:
- Introduction to Costuming
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
By doing the assigned tasks in the packet, the student will be able
to:
A. Perform a variety of hand sewing skills
B. Operate a domestic lockstitch and a serger
C. Measure, cut, sew and fit a basic muslin on another person.
By participating in the class, the student will observe and
contribute to the process of mounting the costumes for that term's
production. This experience will vary according to the costuming
demands of the term, but would expose the student to Pattern
Development, Construction, Fitting and Alterations, Fabrics, Dyeing
and Painting, and Costume Accessories.
By reading and video viewing, the student will begin to understand
the changing silhouette and line in historical dress.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have
satisfactorily accomplished the goads and objectives listed in the
course content guide. Course content guides are developed by
college wide faculty and approved by management.
Course Activities and Design
Introduction to Costuming is a combination lecture and workshop course. Students can expect to put in 3 to 4 hours of reading per
week.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Grades will be determined by class participation, completion of a packet of sewing skills, and a midterm and final based on reading
assignments and/or practical application of those assignments.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
By doing the assigned tasks in the packet, the student will be able
to:
A. Perform a variety of hand sewing skills
B. Operate a domestic lockstitch and a serger
C. Measure, cut, sew and fit a basic muslin on another person.
By participating in the class, the student will observe and
contribute to the process of mounting the costumes for that term's
production. This experience will vary according to the costuming
demands of the term, but would expose the student to Pattern
Development, Construction, Fitting and Alterations, Fabrics, Dyeing
and Painting, and Costume Accessories.
By reading and video viewing, the student will begin to understand
the changing silhouette and line in historical dress.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have
satisfactorily accomplished the goads and objectives listed in the
course content guide. Course content guides are developed by
college wide faculty and approved by management.