Costuming for Stage and Screen Diploma is a diploma in Fashion Design programme taught at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 58,836 per total (CAD 21,600 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Fashion Design
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 21,600 / total
International tuition: CAD 58,836 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: capilanou.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The diploma covers costuming's creative and technical sides as applied to theatre and film, with coursework in costume history, textiles, wardrobe management, and cutting and construction techniques. Hands-on experience comes from campus theatre shows and student-run film projects. Graduates are positioned for entry-level roles within motion-picture and theatre costuming departments.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.00 / %
Admission Requirements: For this diploma, Capilano's own program page defers to the university's general secondary-school admission standard: B.C. high school graduation (or equivalent), with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (60%) across English Studies 12, English 12, or English First Peoples 12 plus two further academic Grade 12 courses, per Capilano's admission-requirements page. Applicants who completed their previous education in a language other than English must meet Capilano's general English-language proficiency requirement, published on the university's admission-requirements page: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6; TOEFL iBT 83 (or, from Spring 2027, 4.5 overall with no section below 4.0 on the redesigned scale); CAEL 70; PTE Academic 56; or Duolingo English Test 125+ with no sub-score below 115 (accepted on a temporary basis). Applicants must also attend an interview and submit a portfolio; those with sufficient work experience in the film or theatre industries may be admitted directly into the program's second year on a case-by-case basis.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC: the domestic application fee is $50 CAD and the international fee is $135 CAD, each covering up to two programmes. Capilano University publishes no university-wide application-opening or closing date for either group for the 2026-27 cycle; its how-to-apply pages instruct applicants to check the application and document deadlines on their chosen programme's own page, since every programme sets its own intake window there. Admission is effectively rolling at the institution level, governed programme by programme, with some programmes (for example the Health Care Assistant Certificate) publishing a fixed intake window that opens and closes months ahead of the start date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
