Special Effects Make Up and Prosthetics Design Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Aliens, Monsters, Creatures, Repeat

Terrifying monsters, bizarre creatures, ancient beings – students on the BA (Hons) Special Effects Make Up and Prosthetics Design programme will graduate with the skills and knowledge to create memorable characters for film, television and theatre productions.

The programme aims to produce students who are excellent technical and creative practitioners, ready to step into employment within the industry and hit the ground running. Learners will acquire and hone a combination of skills required for them to succeed in the industry, along with the ability to use those skills independently and intuitively. Students will also develop a strong contextual knowledge and use it to support their creative projects, ensuring their practice has a thorough theoretical underpinning.

Students’ focus is on special effects prosthetics and character design for this fast-moving industry. Learners are exposed to industry-standard techniques, linking both artistic and creative expression while incorporating key workshop manufacturing fundamentals. Each level of study will engage and challenge learners to expand upon their skillset, using a variety of materials within specific professional contexts.

Self-promotion, marketing and employability skills are also instilled within our students, giving them the professional sensibility needed in a competitive and booming industry. Links with industry include regular seminars and portfolio reviews from leading professional effects artists, embedding industry expectations throughout and providing work placement opportunities. Furthermore, core elements of the programme include entering competitions and attending industry exhibitions and conventions.

By the end of the programme, students will have built a substantial portfolio of work to act as their industry calling card, ready for employment. They will emerge as confident, creative practitioners, able to create iconic characters, and be used to working on their own or as part of small teams, reflecting industry norms. In short, they will be technically competent, autonomous, innovative and employable creative practitioners.

This programme fits within the Faculty of Digital & Creative Industries at Grimsby, and students are encouraged to work on inter-disciplinary projects with undergraduates from different areas to simulate real-life experience in the creative industries.