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BA (Hons) Make-Up and Hair Design (Full Time)

Course overview

This creative, conceptual and forward thinking course will support you in learning high-level professional design skills which seek to treat the body as a canvas. In turn, this will equip you with the skills and knowledge ready for an exciting career in make-up and hair design.

You will learn how to research, develop make-up and hair design concepts and see these through to design realisation. You will work in a high specification make-up and hair design studio for practical make-up workshops as well as have the opportunity to work on location. You will develop skills in photography and image retouching and come to understand the impact of social and cultural theory on design practices through historical and contemporary contextual studies. Live industry projects and client based work will create links between commercial and creative innovation, professional skill set and awareness of leading industry figures.

Skills in pre-production planning, script research and scheduling, scene story boarding, character development, researching and presenting ideas, business skills, designing colour palettes, lighting techniques and photographic styling will give you a broad range of specialised industry standard skills.

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Industrial focus

Projects and client-based work will inform the link between innovation and industry requirements. The production of a professional portfolio will be particularly important for those graduates aiming to work as freelance practitioners or consultants.

"It is a truly innovative piece, presenting both meticulous attention to detail and conceptual flare, seeing the face as a three dimensional canvas and blurring the boundaries of what we see and use as make-up, I love it!" 
Alex Box, Creative Director at Illamasqua on the final major project of Kat Sykes - graduate and Illamasqua prize winner.

Course content

Year 1

Five core units:

• Styling for Music, Film and Photography
• Make-up and Hair (Music, Film and Photography)
• Lights, Camera, Action
• Styling for Stage, Screen and Television
• Contextual Studies – Historical.

Year 2

• Contextual Studies – Contemporary
• Freelance and Industry Management
• Make-up and Hair Design (Music, Film and Photography)
• Interpreting Narrative – option
• Curriculum Plus – option
• Fashion Styling (Lens based).

Year 3

Four core units and one option:

• Dissertation – Option
• Professional Context
• Major Project – Research and Development
• Major Project – Production and Evaluation
• Portfolio Construction. 

Why choose this course?

• A unique course with a strong industrial focus.
• Students from all Solent's fashion courses mix and share activities, creating an exciting fusion of skill and talent.
• Dedicated studio space with specialist facilities, photographic studios, IT, and live stage and performance work.
• Strong industry links enhance employment opportunities for new graduates.
• Supported by make-up company, Illamasqua.

Assessment

Mix of live, practical and theoretical projects (individual and group), written assignments, case studies, presentations and portfolio projects.

Key career skills

Creative thinking, presentation, project management, communication and problem solving.

Projects/work experience

Live projects and client-based work (for example, Solent fashion show). 

Partner Affiliation Network

The Partner Affiliation Network is a group of companies aligned to each course area in the School of Design with the purpose of supporting a range of activities to help students engage with employers and gain relevant industrial experience. This is achieved through live project work, design competitions, work placements and guest speaker programmes.

All students studying on this course programme will have the opportunity to work with industry.