服装设计和技术计划是一项专业培训计划，面向希望从事戏剧，歌剧或舞蹈职业的有才华和积极进取的学生。如果服装设计师对服装技术的要素和领域有一定的了解，他们就可以与服装技术人员进行更好的交流；如果服装服装的工艺和要素具有相关的知识，那么服装技术人员可以与服装设计师进行更好的交流。因此，MFA学位强调了设计和技术的双重重要性。您的优势可能在于一个领域或另一个领域，但对这两个领域的知识至关重要。而且，通常情况下，专业服装店和剧院中的入门级职位通常倾向于技术（裁剪，悬垂，手工艺，油漆/染料）和衣柜，而设计方面则较少。
The Costume Design and Technology Program is a professional training program for talented and motivated students who wish to pursue a career in Theatre, Opera or Dance. Costume designers communicate better with costume technicians when they have a working knowledge of the elements and areas of costume technology, Costume technicians communicate better with costume designers when they have a working knowledge of the process and elements of costume design. Therefore the MFA degree emphasizes the dual importance of design and technology. Your strength may lie in one area or the other, yet knowledge of both is critical in this collaborative art. And, as is often the case, entry-level positions in professional costume shops and theatres frequently tend to be in technology (cutting, draping, crafts, paint/dye) and wardrobe, and less frequently in design. Our program recognizes this fact and addresses it honestly.