Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
QQI - Make-up Artistry Award Level 5 5M5265
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Practical Make-Up Artistry:
Fashion and Media Make-Up (5N4627)
Specialised make-up effects (5N4634)
Postiche (5N4633)
Period and theatrical Make-Up (5N4632)
Appreciation of Art, Craft & Design (5N0755)
Make-Up Artists Skin and Cosmetic Studies (5N5480)
Communications (5N0690)
Work Experience (5N1356)
Practical Subjects:
Film (Screen), TV, Fashion, Entertainment and Stage Make-up to include:
Basic Make-up/Corrective Make-up - For Screen/Print
Male Grooming/Makeup (inc. Shaving) - For Screen/Print
Fashion Make-Up: Catwalk, Photographic & personal Make-up Artist
Period Research and Makeup - For stage and Screen
Aging - For Stage and Screen
Developing and Designing Characters- For stage and Screen
Sculpting and Silicone Mould Making (for prosthetics)
Special Casualty Effects & Prosthetics - For Stage and Screen
Bald Cap Making and Application - For Stage and Screen
Facial Hair Making - Postiche (hand knotted facial hair pieces) - Application and Dressing - For Stage and Screen
Facial hair laying on- For stage and Screen
Camouflage Make-Up
Airbrushing
Design Skills- Art and Design
Skin and Cosmetic Studies relevant to Make-Up Artistry including Skin and Eye Treatments
Theory:
Industry/Set Ethics (Film, TV & Fashion)
Crew/Department structures
Working in Film, TV, Fashion, and Retail
Special Casualty Effects research
Period and Theatrical Research
Fashion Industry Research
Design
Art - Colour Theory, Lighting and Film.
Script Breakdown: Budgeting & Continuity
Product Knowledge
Anatomy: Head & Skin
Skin & Cosmetic Studies
Communications
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 results in 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 direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
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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, the performing arts 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
Make-Up Artist in the Fashion, Theatre, Film and TV Industries, Private Make-up Consultant, Cosmetic Consultant/Counter Make-Up Artist, Consultant Make-Up Artist for cosmetic houses.
Graduates from this course are currently working in the Media Industry on projects past and present such as The Vikings, Into the Badlands, The Man Who Invented Christmas and Ripper Street to name but a few. Crumlin College Graduates are also currently working for companies such as INGLOT Cosmetics, MAC, Benifit, Urban Decay, Aveda and on various makeup counters in Brown Thomas, Arnotts and in other leading stores.
Students who successfully complete this course have the opportunity to progress on to other courses within the college which would complement their skill set such as Hairdressing, Beauty and Retail Sales year 2, Beauty Therapy or onto other level 6 awards in their chosen vocational area.