Turn your passion for hair and make-up into a creative and exciting career. When you select the specialist make-up services stream of the Diploma of Screen and Media, you’ll be able to create impressive make-up effects for catwalk, runway, high fashion photography, bridal and special occasion events. You will also learn how to produce special effects with air brush body paint, make-up, wigs, hair and prosthetics for film, TV and stage. During the course you’ll develop practical skills in areas such as make-up application for special effects and photography; design brief interpretation; project management; hair and wig styling for performances; creative research and collaboration; prosthetic creation; and workplace safety. Experienced teachers, who are experts in the field, will guide you through the program, which involves a combination of theoretical study and practical experience. This nationally recognised qualification may lead to employment in TV, film, photography, beauty or retail fields working as a specialist make-up artist. Once complete, this qualification can provide a pathway to relevant Bachelor degree courses and you will be able to gain credit for your studies, which means you’ll complete your degree sooner. Unit code Unit Description BSBDES402 Interpret and respond to a design brief CUAMUP401 Design, apply and remove make-up CUAMUP402 Maintain make-up and hair continuity CUAMUP403 Style hair for performances or productions CUAMUP504 Create prosthetics for special make-up effects CUAMUP503 Design and apply special make-up effects CUAPHI302 Capture photographic images CUAMUP404 Style wigs and hairpieces for performances or productions Possible job outcome specialist make-up artist