Master of Arts - Make-up & Hair Design
- 1 year
- Duration
- 18,000 GBP
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Epsom / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
Using make-up on our joint and future-looking MA Make-up & Hair Design degree course at UCA Epsom, hone your current talents and convey narrative and visual stories.
From modern techniques including digital make-up design to historical settings for makeup and performance, you will also work with stylists and image creators to inform an audience.
You will therefore collaborate with students from throughout UCA's postgraduate fashion disciplines, including Creative Direction for Fashion, Fashion Design, Textiles and Digital.
Specialty academics and seasoned business experts will teach you; you will also have the chance to learn about industry commissions, professional roles, and hear from business leaders.
Having industry-based facilities and resources at your hands will enable you to experiment, explore, and critically question ideas of cosmetics and outputs for the fashion business and beyond.
Program structure
Term one
- Launch
- Exploring Creative Practice
- Critical Thinking for Creative Practice
Term two
- Opportunity
- Refining Creative Practice
- Collaborative Professional Practice
Term three
- Major Project
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 18,000 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
Standard requirements
- A good honours degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
- Relevant work experience, demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level
English Language requirements for MA/MSc & MBA courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.5
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 90
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 176
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Pass, Reading Pass, Speaking Pass, Writing Pass, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 38, Reading 38, Speaking 38, Writing 38, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For this course we will need to see your portfolio for review. You can either submit a digital portfolio or request an in-person portfolio review with the course team. Further information will be provided once you have applied.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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