Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course offers a professional qualification for those who wish to qualify as a professional make-up artist. It covers all aspect of make-up artistry, including fashion, theatre, TV, film and special effects make-up. It combines the technical skills and artistic elements required of a make-up artist with a focus on fashion co-ordination, hair styles and special effects.
This course covers the skills required to perform effective make-up techniques suitable for various professional media, theatre and stage productions. As part of this course, students create make-up looks for fashion shows, magazine shoots and theatrical performances and in the process develop a comprehensive portfolio featuring a range of different looks.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Beauty Industry Ethics and Practice
Period and Theatrical Make-up
Specialised Make-up Effects
Personal Effectiveness
Skin Care, Eye Treatments and Make-up
Fashion and Media Make-up
Postiche
Work Experience
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M5265 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Employment opportunities exist in a variety of industries including theatre, film, television and on a range of media productions including editorials and high fashion (catwalk). Graduates of this course can expect to find employment with international cosmetic companies, as cosmetic consultants/make-up artists and cosmetic counter managers.