Make-up & Hair Design (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Make-up & Hair Design (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W453) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 points
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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points. At least 94% of them had fewer than the 168 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 62%, other qualifications 13%, no formal qualifications 13%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W453 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
50%
still studying
UK 80%
50%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course63%92%
Learning opportunities66%83%
Assessment and feedback60%84%
Academic support61%87%
Organisation and management35%62%
Learning resources76%83%
Student voice46%76%
35 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 23%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
20%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Epsom, South East England, England
- Postcode
- KT18 5BE
Subjects
hair and make-up design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Epsom
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidKent College (Inc Medway School of Arts) | HND Makeup & Hair Design for the Arts HND | 72 - 168 points | — |
| University for the Creative Arts | Make-up & Hair Design (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Jewellery & Metal Design BDes (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Craft & Material Practices BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Artist Designer: Maker BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Make-Up and Hair Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| West Dean College | Art and Contemporary Craft BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Film and Performance BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| Hereford College of Arts | Artist Blacksmithing BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Craft BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Northampton | Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
See all 89 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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