
Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen BA (Hons)
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
Our Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen degree at the University of Northampton is specifically designed to provide you with a varied practical skills-set. The course aims to prepare you for a career within the make-up and special effects sector of the ever-growing creative industries. With a placement opportunity and a focus on the etiquettes of industry environments, this hair, make-up and prosthetics course has a strong employability focus.
Alongside practical and employability skills, the programme provides historical and cultural academic contextualisation of hair, make-up and prosthetics across a range of stage and screen contexts. For satisfied with feedback in the Guardian University Guide 2026. Guardian Data from the 2026 Fine Art Subject table.
Key highlights
- Varied practical skills in hair, make-up and prosthetics
- Placement opportunity to gain industry experience
- Focus on professional etiquette in industry environments
- Historical and cultural study of make-up across stage and screen
- Prepares you for the make-up and special effects sector
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBC — A typical offer for this course would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level We also welcome applications from a range of non-traditional education or professional qualifications, and…
- BTEC: DMM — A typical offer for this course would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level We also welcome applications from a range of non-traditional education or professional qualifications, and…
- T-level: Merit — …would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level We also welcome applications from a range of non-traditional education or professional qualifications, and also applications from students…
Scholarships
ICAEW Foundation Bursary
Three annual payments of £4,000
Up to £12,000John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship
Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.
Up to £2,000Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship
This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.
Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary
£500 per year of study
Up to £1,500TD Lewis Scholarship
The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.
Up to £100The Chancellor's Fund
Up to £50The University of Northampton International Scholarship
The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Wilson Endowment Scholarship
Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Hair and make-up artist
- Prosthetics artist
- Special effects make-up artist
- Theatre wig and make-up artist
- Film and television make-up assistant
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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