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BA (Hons) Make-up and Hair Design

Solent University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

In this course, you will explore the many contexts of make-up and hair design within the creative industries. You will also be encouraged to take an experimental approach to application, materials, and creative development processes to produce innovative and contemporary design work. This includes make-up and hairstyling for fashion editorial, wig work for theatre, TV, and alternative design contexts (eg, publications, galleries, and the catwalk). And to enable you to operate across design platforms, you will be trained in photography, film, and digital publishing. We emphasize diversity and inclusion within the design while debating beauty ideals, gender politics, and the changing face of identity. Throughout the course, you will also be encouraged to embrace and develop new ways of working, alongside the study of historic and contemporary make-up and hair techniques for fashion, beauty, theatre, TV, and film.

General Eligibility

104-120 UCAS tariff points from A-levels

  • A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at MMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D, a T-Level Pass (C+), or equivalent qualification, or a combination of qualifications which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points.

  • Direct entry into the second or third years may be considered for this course.

  • Applicants over the age of 21 may be considered based on relevant experience, without having the required tariff points.

  • UK applicants are required to send an electronic portfolio and may be required to attend an interview.

  • For further information about UK qualifications, please contact admissions.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Design Practice

  • Professional Application

  • Image Construction

  • Character Design

  • Visual Narratives

  • Culture and Context

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Editorial Beauty and Catwalk Stories

  • Character and Identity

  • Visual Cultures

  • Fashion Film and Media

  • Professional Practice for the Creative Economy

Optional modules

  • The Make-up Morgue

  • Radical Bodies

3 Year 3

Core modules

  • Creative Research Project: Proposal

  • Work Based Learning

  • Creative Research Project: Development and Realisation

  • Dissertation

Optional modules

  • Speculative Design

  • Art Direction, Psychology and Image

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

  • IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component

  • TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component

  • Duolingo English Language Test - 115 overall with a minimum of 95 in each component
    or equivalent.

Additional Information

This course is available: 4 years with foundation year

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