TEC 355 — COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: PATTERN DRAFTING (CUR-174)

Summary 🟡 ✓

• Resource type: course
• Owner Unit: Theatre Technology
• College/School: The Theatre School
• Curriculum section: Theatre School
• Catalog: TEC 355
• Last Verified: 2026-05-28

Course access

• Level: yellow (Prerequisites Required)
• Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
• Prerequisites:
• Program: Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre

Verification

• Status: verified_catalog_course (✓)
• Rationale: Appears in the current official DePaul course catalog search.
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/tec
• Last verified: 2026-05-28

Catalog description

Building on skills learned in TEC 354 , focus will be on flat patterning, drafting, and garment construction. Students will pattern and build a dress for themselves with a princess-line bodice, set-in sleeves, and a gathered skirt. The dress will be constructed with specific guidelines and construction sewing samples will be required throughout the build. TEC 354 and status as an Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre student is a prerequisite for this class.

Hardware relevance

Costume construction: pattern drafting for theatre garments.

Notes

Catalog course key: TEC 355. Course offerings and schedules are not verified in this pass.