Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics

Why Choose Us?

Unique Film Production Opportunities: The only makeup course in the UK to provide fully integrated film production opportunities, working in collaboration with filmmakers, actors, and costume designers and makers as part of the world-renowned Bournemouth Film School (accredited by CILECT and Screenskills).
Diverse Specialisms in Makeup: You will have opportunities to embrace diverse specialisms within the world of makeup by working collectively on fashion, beauty, and editorial projects, alongside graduates, industry partners, and creative agencies.
Stage Production Experience: Gain valuable experience working on stage productions in our art deco Palace Court Theatre with students across multiple disciplines, all within a vibrant creative community.
Impressive Graduate Achievements: BATFA winner Natalie Allen, Rivals, Makeup and Hair Design team. Emmy Award winner Grace Gorman, Bridgerton Season 2, Outstanding Period Character Hairstyling team. Graduate employment also includes films: Wicked and Dune, theatre productions: Shrek the Musical and Moulin Rouge, TV Shows: The Last of Us and This City is Ours, and roles at London Fashion Week.
State-of-the-Art BFS Film Studio: Our unrivalled BFS Film Studio complex, spanning over 20,000 square feet, has been used by the British Film Institute for its own development programmes.
Collaborative Opportunities with Industry Partners: You will have opportunities to collaborate with graduates and industry partners through our groundbreaking BFS Funding Futures scheme.

What To Expect
The BA (Hons) Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics offers a unique student-centred experience exploring a diverse range of makeup disciplines. Our hands-on, practical studio-based learning approach equips you with the skills needed to excel as a makeup, hair, wig, and prosthetic artist in theatre, fashion, editorial, music, and film. You’ll engage with and master various techniques, including makeup design, digital effects, hairdressing, textured hair work, wig making, sculpting, mould making, facial scanning, and 3D printing for silicone and foam latex prosthetics.

Your creative and technical practice is enhanced by examining essential topics relevant to makeup artistry, such as identity, beauty concepts, characterisation, representation, semiotics, ethics, and sustainability. Industry-led projects and curriculum opportunities help you build strong professional skills, enabling informed decisions about your specialist makeup practice and future career.

Our unique teaching model places you in real-world production settings, allowing you to collaborate with models, actors, fashion designers, filmmakers, directors, and photographers. This hands-on experience addresses industry skill gaps and boosts employability while nurturing practical knowledge and individual resilience.

Building a portfolio that reflects your identity as a creative makeup practitioner prepares you to graduate as a skilled and innovative artist ready to initiate and communicate ideas. With strong industry connections and many successful alumni, we provide a powerful network for your success.

Cultivating Career-Ready Skills
Your journey is not just about your university experiences; it's about building a future. Between your second and third year of study, you have the option of taking a Professional Placement Year. You take charge of securing your own placement, with guidance from your course team. Once you're here and studying with us, the course team will discuss the placement options with you, so when the time comes, you can decide what's right for you.

Seize the Future
Seize the opportunity to study at a place where creativity, collaboration, and innovation come together. Enrol in our BA (Hons) Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics course at Arts University Bournemouth and join a legacy of storytellers, creators, and innovators ready to shape the future.

At Arts University Bournemouth, you’ll study at one of the UK’s leading specialist creative universities, joining a vibrant, collaborative community built around art, design, media, and performance.

With students and staff from over 60 countries and more than 30 creative courses across four specialist schools, AUB's a place where creativity and new ideas are encouraged and individuality is celebrated. From film and fashion to animation, design, architecture, and performance, you’ll develop practical skills and industry knowledge through hands-on, studio-based learning.

You’ll be preparing for a future in the UK’s creative industries sector - one of the country’s biggest employment sectors and worth £124 billion to the economy every year.

With guaranteed accommodation for all first-year students and set near award-winning beaches, AUB also offers an inspiring location where creativity can thrive both on and off campus.