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Media Makeup Special Effects and Hair Design

York College · York
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

This foundation degree explores the role of the make-up artist for film and television and will see you create an array of looks, from classic elegance to full body prosthetics and SFX. This course will allow for the development of a number of skills, whilst encouraging students to express their own individual identity and creativity.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
other higher education10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
97%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£17,000
3 years on
£20,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled5%
Sales occupations25%
Design occupationsHighly skilled5%
Process, plant and machine operatives20%
Caring personal services5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Elementary occupations5%
What students say National Student Survey
97%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching97%
Assessment & feedback96%
Academic support98%
Well organised100%
Learning resources94%
Student community91%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on York College's own site.
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