HND in Theatrical, Media & Special Effects Make Up

Amersham & Wycombe College – a leading provider of vocational courses and training in Buckinghamshire

Students of all ages and backgrounds study with us each year; whether you are a young person soon to leave school or an adult looking to retrain or enhance your job prospects by gaining new skills, then we have something for you.

On successful completion of this course you will be equipped with high level professional practical skills and a portfolio of photographic work. You will be fully prepared for a career in the make-up industry or alternatively students may also progress onto BA Honors programmes.

You will develop specialist hair and makeup skills whilst building a professional portfolio. This is a vocational study programme with an emphasis on practical learning in hair and makeup. Course content is regularly reviewed to reflect changes in the industry. You will study a range of skills including:
• The make-up industry and professional practice
• Period hair and make-up
• Current trends in hair and make-up
• Fashion and editorial make-up and hair
• Hairdressing techniques for the make-up artist
• Character and theatre make-up
• Managing a Creative Business and Marketing
• TV and film hair and make-up
• Special effects
• Body painting
• Design process
• Applying design and creativity