"Want to start your journey towards an exciting career in professional hair and make-up? Interested in using your skills for TV, theatre or photography? Our Hair and Media Make-up college course will get you working hands-on to give you an excellent foundation in these areas for further study and for future jobs in the media make-up industry.
Working in this field not only requires creative flair and technical ability, but you must also like working with people, have patience and value attention to detail. This make-up and hair course will guide you through practical training such as applying make-up, body art design, skin tanning and hair styling, as well as arming you with essential knowledge for effective client care and best health and safety practice.
By completing this course, you will set yourself on the way to a wide variety of careers in the industry. Demand is rapidly increasing for professionals who can provide creative hairdressing and make-up skills in a range of areas, from screen and stage productions to photographic work and face painting."
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What you could study next
The natural next step is the Level 3 Diploma in Theatrical, Special Effects and Media Make-Up, which University College Birmingham offers directly. This takes your skills into more advanced SFX and prosthetics work. From there, you could look at higher-level study in make-up artistry or move into professional work in TV, film, or theatre. A Level 3 qualification also opens routes into higher education courses in creative arts and media.
