Specialist Make-up Design at SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College)
Specialist Make-up Design (FdA, W454) at SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uni.sgscol.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check uni.sgscol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other qualifications 20%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- W454 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 75%
15%
left higher education
UK 20%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback98%87%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management91%76%
Learning resources85%84%
Student voice94%77%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£16.5k5 years£20k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
80% working5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS34 8LP
Subjects
hair and make-up design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University Centre WISE Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in creative arts and design at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Plymouth | Ceramics & Glass CertHE | 72 points | — |
| BIMM University | Hair and Make-up for Screen and Film BA (Hons) | CC | under 96 |
| Bury College | Salon Management FdSc | 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Makeup and Hair Artistry HND | 64 points | — |
| SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) | Specialist Make-up Design this course | 64 points | — |
| UCEN Manchester | Make-Up Artistry FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Makeup Artistry, Prosthetic FX and Wig Making Foundation Degree FD | 64 points | — |
| University Centre South Essex | Hair and Make-Up Design and Application for Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| University of Northampton | Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Weston | Make-up, Wigs and Special Effects BA (Hons) | 60 points | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Hair and Make-up Business Management FdSc | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 89 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side