ELO-E6519 - Special Areas in Costume Design (MA), Lecture, 7.4.2025-9.5.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, the students are able to:

  • Recognise, discuss, describe, critically reflect upon, apply and deepen knowledge on a special area of costume design.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 07.04.2025 - 09.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sofia Pantouvaki, Susanna Suurla

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The students are introduced to a special area in costume design. The content of the course may vary in different years and addresses the theory and practice of costume in an advanced level.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Students' development during the course, motivation, attendance (min 80%) and active participation in the course discussions, independent work and completion of assignments.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    50% contact teaching and 50% independent work and reflection.

    6cr = contact 81h, independent work and reflection 81h.

    Attending the first day of the course is required.

    At least 80% participation in contact teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course. All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.

     

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Depends on the type of content offered in each version of this course, and will be handed out separately.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    1 No Poverty

    3 Good Health and Well-being

    4 Quality Education

    5 Gender Equality

    10 Reduced Inequality

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV -V
    2025-2026 No teaching

    Registration:

    Registration for courses Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts 

    Teaching Period changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 6th June, 2024.

Rules of Conduct - Students´ Rights and Responsibilities (in force from 1 August 2020)

Aalto University Code of Academic Integrity and Handling Violations Thereof