University of Northampton

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 £12,000
  • John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship

    Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.

    Up to £2,000
  • Northampton 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 £1,500
  • TD Lewis Scholarship

    The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.

    Up to £100
  • The Chancellor's Fund

    Up to £50
  • The 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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