MA Make-up and Hair Design Futures at Solent University

Programme overview

The field of designing for future bodies is rapidly evolving - explore beauty cultures and creature design using speculative design strategies and augmented realities. This course intends to produce designers and artists who aspire to be at the forefront of this new discipline. The programme of study supports creative investigations enabling you to enter critical dialogue, contributing original insights to the world of beauty ideals; the grotesque, gender politics, creature design and the changing face of body identity.

Faculty: Fashion and beauty | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Full-time September start; Part-time September start (2027 entry) | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Beauty Technologies and Corporeal Sensations, Speculative Fictions and Design Futures, Performing the Body, Researching Visual Culture, Master's Project or Master's Dissertation.

Career pathways

After graduation, students can apply for career opportunities at various levels of the creative industries. Roles include: Fashion, Beauty, Film, Performance, Design futuring, Speculative design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:2 or higher Applicants will be required to submit a digital mini portfolio providing evidence of artistic aptitude and potential; this will form an important part of the selection process. Further information can be obtained from our admissions team, email [email protected] If you do not meet the academic entry requirements, we may still consider your application on the basis of your portfolio and/or relevant professional experience. English language: IELTS minimum 6.5 overall with no component score below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,400 a year (2027/28). UK and Channel Island full-time fee Source

International applicants: GBP 17,780 a year (2027/28). International full-time fee Source

Intake: Full-time September start; Part-time September start (2027 entry)

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.solent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/make-up-and-hair-design-futures-ma

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