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• A survey of the study of clothing from ancient time to present day, and its application to

costume design.
• The course will develop an awareness of the evolution of dress as well as the individual garment  characteristics of each period.
• The culture and history of the period will also be briefly reviewed.

REQUIREMENTS

CLASS FORMAT

• Slides lectures and discussions will supplement textbook reading.
• There will be some viewing of actually period garments and various period costumes.
• All of these will be included on tests.

•     A SURVEY OF HISTORIC COSTUME--Phyllis Tortora & Keith Eubanks
•     Target Professor Guide--THE 4260.01/THE5261.01 Costume History/Costume History Seminar

INTERNET
 

• Students are required to have a garnet e-mail account and access the class Web Page as instructed.
• Class Web-MC Page: http://the5261-01sp00.fsu.edu

• Three POP quizzes (100 points)
• Three unit tests worth 200 points a piece (600)
• Research paper on "Ethnic Clothing"--1000 words or 4 pages (100)
• Costume History Analysis of a viewed film--1000 words or 4 pages (100)
• Class Participation:  Tardiness, alertness, actively discussing when applicable and class web page participation.  (100)
• Graduate Projects (1000)

Costume MFA Students

• Costume History Binder
• For each period from Egyptian to Modern, develop a file of Xerox, free hand drawing and tracing research which should include men's, women's and children's clothing.
• Also include information regarding the cut and construction for the period.
• Other areas could include:  military, servant attire, religious attire, accessories and make-up and hair.
• Completed file is due on April 21st (500)
• Two Research Reports (500)

Directing and MA Students
 

• Costume History Script Research Binder
• Choose a period play and get it approved.  (January 20th)
• The play should have characters that are in divergent classes such as wealthy or nobles, servants, beggars and possibly someone  in religious or military attire.
• Then research clothing of the period for a minimum of 10 characters from the play.  Use at least six different research sources.  Both Xerox (visual) and verbal (typed) information should be included.
• The final result should be presented in a binder format.
• Due April 23rd.
• Two Research Presentations (500)

• Only TWO unexcused absences will be allowed.  For each additional absence, the final grade will be lowered by one/third--for example:  an A becomes an A-,  A- becomes a B+
• Students are expected to arrive promptly.  Excessive tardiness will be considered as an absence.

OFFICE HOURS
 

Tuesday-Thursday

9:30--11:00 AM or by Appointment

Honor Code

Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code. The Academic Honor System of The Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility to:

1. Uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student’s own work,
2. Refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community, and
3. Foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the University community.

ADA Requirements

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should:

1. Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC).
2. Bring a letter to the instructor form the SDRC indicating you need academic accommodations. This should be done within the first week of class.

For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the Assistant Dean of Students:

sdrc@admin.fsu.edu, Disabled Student Services, 08 Kellum Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4066, (850) 644-9566.
 

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