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BA (Hons) Make-Up & Hair Design at University for the Creative Arts

University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Become a visual artist who thinks, concepts, and creates for print, screen, and show on our BA (Hons) Make-up & Hair Design degree course. Make-up and hair is a design discipline. You'll learn to think critically about beauty, identity and representation – and channel that thinking into how you concept and art-direct. Taught at UCA Epsom.

Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time (optional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Farnham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

BA (Hons) Make-up and Hair Design is a creative, experimental and future-facing course for students who want to shape how beauty, identity and fashion are visually constructed and communicated. In your first year you will explore the foundations of make-up and hair practice within fashion image and visual culture.

Career pathways

You’ll have the opportunity to take part in live industry projects collaborating with fashion giants including: Harvey Nichols, Shaftesbury PLC, Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, Camden Town, Zandra Rhodes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The standard entry requirements for these courses are one of the following: 112 UCAS tariff points Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4) Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma Merit at UAL Extended Diploma 112 UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in appropriate subject 27 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program with at least 15 IB points at Higher Level (HL) And four GCSE passes at grade 9-4/A*-C including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2). Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply. *We occasionally make offers which are lower than the standard entry criteria, to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results. We consider the strength of our applicants’ portfolios, as well as their grades - in these cases, a strong portfolio is especially important. We’ll need to see your portfolio for this course, please see the portfolio requirements section for more details. UCAS course code W452 (institution code C93).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page; UK home fee Source

International applicants: GBP 19,800 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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