This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Aliens, Monsters, Creatures, Repeat Terrifying monsters, bizarre creatures, ancient beings – students on the BA (Hons) Special Effects Make Up and Prosthetics Design programme will graduate with the skills and knowledge to create memorable characters for film, television and theatre productions. The programme aims to produce students who are excellent technical and creative practitioners, ready to step into employment within the industry and hit the ground running. Learners will acquire and hone a combination of skills required for them to succeed in the industry, along with the ability to use those skills independently and intuitively. Students will also develop a strong contextual knowledge and use it to support their creative projects, ensuring their practice has a thorough theoretical underpinning. Students’ focus is on special effects prosthetics and character design for this fast-moving industry. Learners are exposed to industry-standard techniques, linking both artistic and creative expression while incorporating key workshop manufacturing fundamentals. Each level of study will engage and challenge learners to expand upon their skillset, using a variety of materials within specific professional contexts. Self-promotion, marketing and employability skills are also instilled within our students, giving them the professional sensibility needed in a competitive and booming industry. Links with industry include regular seminars and portfolio reviews from leading professional effects artists, embedding industry expectations throughout and providing work placement opportunities. Furthermore, core elements of the programme include entering competitions and attending industry exhibitions and conventions. By the end of the programme, students will have built a substantial portfolio of work to act as their industry calling card, ready for employment. They will emerge as confident, creative practitioners, able to create iconic characters, and be used to working on their own or as part of small teams, reflecting industry norms. In short, they will be technically competent, autonomous, innovative and employable creative practitioners. This programme fits within the Faculty of Digital & Creative Industries at Grimsby, and students are encouraged to work on inter-disciplinary projects with undergraduates from different areas to simulate real-life experience in the creative industries.
Modules
Level 4: Anatomy Study Special Effects Make Up Artistry Casualty Simulation Life Casting, Mould Making and Workshop Skills Character Transformation Techniques Level 5: Digital Design Fundamentals of Prosthetics Creations Creature Design and Fabrication Prosthetics Design and Production Initial Research Project Level 6: Experimental Project Final Research Project Industry Standard Project Professional Practice
Assessment method
The assessment approach is designed to ensure the student’s breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding will be assessed summatively through essays, reports, annotations to visual work and presentations. The assessment scheme will incorporate opportunities for formative assessment and feedback via tutorials, discussions, presentations and critiques to ensure students are able to achieve module outcomes effectively. As a creative discipline, the bulk of outcomes are practice-based solutions to briefs, and these will be assessed accordingly, through proposals, practical outcomes, sketchbooks, concept boards, and presentations. These will be accompanied by some form of log-book and evaluative statement, ensuring reflective practice feeds into the creative process and that students are able to demonstrate their ability to criticise, analyse and ultimately synthesise information and draw conclusions. All students will be entitled to at least one formal formative feedback session per assessment, as well as more informal in-session guidance and group critiques, mirroring industry practice.
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- WL72
- Institution code:
- G80
- Campus name:
- University Centre Grimsby
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
A portfolio is required of all candidates, demonstrating capability of work and interest in the Special Effects industry. Standard offer Applicants will require 64 UCAS points in a creative-related subject, or 60 Access-to-HE Credits (of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3). Applicants are required to hold English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade D/3. Non-standard offer Non-standard entry is intended to support students who may not meet the standard academic entry requirements of a HE programme, normally level 3 qualifications which attract UCAS points (for instance A-levels or BTEC level 3 courses). An applicant must be able to demonstrate recent work/experience in the relevant sector, which would give them skills and knowledge comparable to applicants with Level 3 qualifications. All such non-standard applicants will be interviewed, set an appropriate piece of work (an assessment will be required to test abilities regarding workshop skills that will be used throughout the degree) and a judgement made taking into account their academic potential and relevant work/experience.
Additional entry requirements
Other
Students will purchase a make-up kit at the start of the course from one of our suppliers (this might change year to year according to which supplier is the most cost-effective), which will contain make-up-based products, tools and basic supplies to complete their modules. In addition, the course has a levy fee which is £250 is to be paid each year by learners to contribute towards workshop materials and products that they will be using throughout that academic year.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8500 | Year 1 |
| England | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Accommodation costs are £85-105 per week.
Provider information
University Centre Grimsby
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Nuns Corner Campus
Grimsby
DN34 5BQ
Course contact details
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