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Creative Make Up Design and Practice with optional Integrated Foundation Entry

Hugh Baird College

UCAS Code: 8N40 | Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA

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Course option

3years

Full-time including foundation year | 2024

Subject

Hair and make-up

This Foundation Degree with Optional Integrated Foundation Entry is designed for those who want to study for the foundation degree but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to start just yet. The foundation entry modules include: Art & Design Studies, Design Investigation, Specialism Skills and Drawing and Image Communication, giving you the opportunity to explore a range of design practices before progressing to Year One of the Foundation Degree in your chosen specialism.

The Foundation Degree in Creative Make Up Design and Practice offers undergraduates an opportunity to gain fundamental techniques and academic training, including anatomy and physiology, and key practical skills required to work within the make up industry.

The course will go on to offer undergraduates an opportunity to gain fundamental techniques and academic training, including anatomy and physiology, as well as key practical skills required to work within the make up industry.

Students will be taken on a journey from the past to present gaining invaluable knowledge of contextual and cultural influences in order to be inspired to design and create for today’s competitive make up industry. Throughout the Creative Make Up Design and Practice course, undergraduates will take part in a range of workshops, practical assessments and design briefs, supported by academic work in order to produce a portfolio and business plan ready for employment.

External industry guest speakers will enhance your experience further allowing you to develop a current awareness of trends and products.
You will work on live industry briefs linking with employers, and will develop skills by working towards national and international competition briefs. You will be learning skills relating to make up in the fashion/photographic, TV/film and the commercial sector, progressing to theatrical make up and special effects.

The course is designed to not only equip undergraduates with the practical skills needed to function successfully, but also to produce artists that can design, inspire and enthuse the larger audience and communicate appropriately within its functioning world.

In addition, enterprising make up businesses are an emerging feature throughout the North West region and students will be supported in their personal progression for self-employment and business plan development.

Work experience within all areas of media and the make up industries will form a key aspect of this course. Students will also have the opportunity to collaborate with undergraduates from other courses across the University Centre.

The course has strong links with industry as well as make up companies who provide products, make up demonstrations and seminars throughout the year to promote employability within industry.

Modules

You will study a range of core modules, which may include:

Art & Design Studies
Design Investigation
Specialism Skills
Drawing and Image Communication

Anatomy and Physiology for the Make Up Artist
Fundamental Design Techniques
Design Practice 1

Professional Development in the Freelance World
Work Based Learning Project
Design Practice 2

NOTE: The foundation entry element of all of our design-related foundation degrees is generic so may be delivered in classes made up of students from any of our design-related foundation degree with integrated foundation entry programmes.

Assessment methods

The following activities are used for assessment:
• Practical work
• Live/competition briefs
• Research and development work
• Presentations
• Final work
• Written assignments
• Detailed business plan
• Student portfolio
• Academic poster
• Student blogs
• Visually enriched and written log/journals
• Reports
• Essays
• Pitches
• Reflective evaluations
• Live projects
• Personal development portfolio
Students will be given the opportunity to experiment and to develop confidence during creative and imaginative tasks, whilst also being introduced to industry practice and discipline. Practical teaching will encourage an independent approach with workshops and development of practical, technical and design skills.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£6,250
per year
England
£6,250
per year
EU
£6,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£6,250
per year
Scotland
£6,250
per year
Wales
£6,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Bootle Campus

Department:

FACULTY OF DESIGN INDUSTRIES

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