Special Effects Make-Up Artistry at UCEN Manchester
Special Effects Make-Up Artistry (FdA, W453) at UCEN Manchester asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucenmanchester.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 ucenmanchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- W453 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 75%
20%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities81%89%
Assessment and feedback86%87%
Academic support88%94%
Organisation and management57%76%
Learning resources87%84%
Student voice83%77%
20 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£15k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M3 1PT
Subjects
hair and make-up design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- City Campus Manchester
- 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 FdA | 64 points | — |
| UCEN Manchester | Special Effects Make-Up Artistry this course | 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
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