Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen (with Foundation Year) at University of Northampton
Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), W453) at University of Northampton asked for 64 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 northampton.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 northampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a degree 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W453 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 80%
10%
left higher education
UK 13%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities89%83%
Assessment and feedback87%84%
Academic support87%87%
Organisation and management79%62%
Learning resources84%83%
Student voice77%76%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
69% working8% working and studying5% studying12% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
63%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations12%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals10%
- Sales occupations8%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Teaching Professionals8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 105 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Northampton, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NN1 5PH
Subjects
hair and make-up design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Waterside Campus, University of Northampton
- 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 | 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) this course | 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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