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SPECIALIST HAIR AND MEDIA MAKE-UP BA (Hons)/FdA

WHY STUDY HERE? WORK PLACEMENT

GRADUATE CAREERS Upon completion of this course, you will be able to move into a wide variety of areas within the specialist hair and media make-up sector. Our graduates have also gone on to work in the fashion image industry, cosmetics or as freelance hair and make-up artists. Graduating with this degree will enable you to pursue a career path in: • Theatre • Film and TV • Editorial • Photographic studios • Catwalk fashion • Retail

Our course features opportunities for invaluable work experience in a range of environments, including theatre, TV, film, catwalk or photographic work, as well as more unusual opportunities such as producing special effects for police training purposes. Past students have worked in venues such as Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Conservatoire and The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES You will be able to tailor your studies to suit your career aims through our range of optional modules, covering areas such as prosthetics, fashion or working ‘on set’. Your final project also offers the opportunity for you to showcase your technical skills and develop an industry specialism ENRICHMENT Thanks to our strong industry connections, you will be able to meet and network with top industry experts, while you will also SUBJECT-SPECIFIC FACILITIES Our specialist teaching facilities and equipment are state-of-the-art, with two fully-equipped make- up studios, as well as a special effects studio and a prosthetics studio. New facilities include an additional prosthetics studio, offering purpose-built spaces for processes such as lifecasting, sculpture, mould-making, artwork and fitting. If you are looking to work in the editorial fashion sector, our new Media Workshop will enable you to learn how to perfect your hair and make-up work for the camera and how to light, compose and take professional studio shots. have the chance to put yourself to the test in industry competitions such as the National Make-up Awards

• Historical research • Corporate events

BA (Hons) degree students who wish to progress into a career in teaching may choose to study a PGCE or industry-relevant postgraduate course of study.

As part of the course, you will learn prosthetic application techniques and work with a variety of specialist materials and equipment to create, colour and apply basic small prosthetics in realistic and creative ways.

176 As a new student studying this degree full-time, you will receive £300 per year via our Kick-Start Scheme: ucb.ac.uk/kick-start