UCAS CODE: W452

A 3 year full-time degree available at:

Do you want to become a make-up artist or hair stylist within the film and TV industry? Are you a hands-on, creative individual who is looking to collaborate with TV crews and filmmakers at a professional level? Our BA (Hons) Hair and Make-Up for Screen and Film degree has been created to provide you with the strongest possible technical and creative skills to work in this flourishing industry. 

There is a growing demand within the UK film and TV industry for professionally ready, technically skilled hair and make-up graduates. Through studying this course, you will gain a firm grasp on the fundamentals of hair and make-up, and learn within an exciting environment of a fully functioning Film School.  

This three-year degree-level course runs adjacently to our Filmmaking and Production Design undergraduate courses, providing you with opportunities to hone specialist hair and make-up skills and test them out in real live film projects.  

Working as part of a wider film crew, you will start building a network of student peers, who will in-turn become valuable contacts as you progress from education into your burgeoning career. 

*This course is validated by BIMM University and taught at Screen and Film School. Upon successful completion, students receive a degree from BIMM University. 

Hair and Make-up for Screen and Film

From the outset, you will gain an understanding of the roles and relationships within the hair and make-up department, and explore its connections to wider film and TV productions. Core modules will introduce you to the fundamentals of the craft and collaborative experiences with fellow students will enhance your creative skills and the ability to support live film projects as they happen, enhancing your understanding of the film and related creative industries.  

By year two, students can begin tailoring their course via optional modules to cater for specific areas of interest such as SFX make-up (special effects), period hair and make-up, prosthetics and applications of both traditional and modern techniques, which you can put into practice with the production of two short form films, one in each semester. 

As you progress into your final year, you will apply your creative skills to inform an in-depth personal design project and the development and production of a final live film in collaboration with fellow students. 

The course will be delivered by experienced industry professionals who combine their academic teaching with relevant and current professional practice to offer students the very latest expert guidance. 

To enable you to become ’set ready’ and be able to successfully navigate within a production setting, you will be allocated a film budget and guided through an extensive green light pre-production process to ensure that you are professionally able to work in industry.

Course Specification

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Length of course: 3 years full-time

Awarding institution: BIMM University

Campus delivery: Brighton

UCAS code: W452

Institution code: B39

Language of study: English

Final award: BA (Hons) Hair and Make-up for Screen and Film

Course Equipment: A Hair and Make Up Kit purchase is required for all students which totals £949. You must have your kit by the start of the course in September, so please ensure your order in plenty of time to allow for processing and delivery.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.

Applications are welcomed from students who might not have the qualifying entry requirements but can demonstrate a proactive commitment to narrative film, documentary, music promo or some other type of moving image creation, in the moving image disciplines.

All applicants who demonstrate the potential to meet the entry requirements will be asked to submit a portfolio of their own work in support of their application. This can either be done at an applicant day, where applicants showcase their portfolio of work to a specialist tutor and partake in a number of interactive workshops, or through submitting an electronic portfolio to be reviewed by a film tutor. Applicants will be considered who meet the academic entry requirements, demonstrate a good standard of portfolio work and provide a compelling personal statement.

Course Fees

£9,250 per year for UK students, £15,950 per year for EU & International students (subject to review).

Screen and Film School provides access to inhouse kit, equipment and resources for film productions. Also, there are bursaries available to support students dependent on personal circumstances.

Before commencing their studies at Screen and Film School, applicants are required to purchase their own essential materials such as make-up brushes, brush holders, cleaners, scissors, hairclips, IPA, make-up products and other associated equipment. The standard cost for a student kit containing all equipment will be approximately £1,200. Screen and Film School will provide applicants with recommendations on where to purchase such items.