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BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance

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Rafael Garrido | BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance | London College of Fashion | UAL
College
London College of Fashion UCAS code
W452 Start date
September 2025 Course length
3 years (optional 1 year placement)

Engage with theory and research whilst building on your technical and design skills in our state-of-the-art facilities and undertaking live projects and cross disciplinary practice.

Course summary

Applications closed 2025/26 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2025/26 entry to this course.

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Why choose this course at London College of Fashion

  • Dynamic curriculum: Engage with theory and research alongside practical design and technical skills, as you evolve characters for performance and fashion and develop your specialist skills.
  • State-of-the-art facilities: Utilise industry-standard facilities including a wig-making and hair styling studio, prosthetics and make-up studios, sculpting studios, plastic studios and more.
  • Collaborate: Work with students from other courses across LCF on collaborative projects, replicating industry environments and allowing you to build your network and develop your teamworking skills.
  • Industry exposure: Engage with industry throughout your course, with an optional work placement as well as visits from guest speakers, masterclasses and networking opportunities.
  • Learn from experts: Learn from industry professionals with valuable first-hand experience from all areas of the hair, make-up and prosthetics industry.

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Global Experiences

This course offers the opportunity to study abroad short-term over the summer break (subject to meeting requirements). Going abroad as part of your degree is an exciting experience that broadens your horizons and helps you build a global network.

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Course overview

Introduction  

On BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance you will engage with theory and research as well as practical design and technical skills. Experience is built across performance genres, giving you both a broad choice of career and the opportunity to specialise.  

What to expect  

  • A dynamic curriculum: The course integrates the intellectual demands of interpretation to evolve characters for performance and fashion alongside the specialist skills of designing and realising hair, make-up and prosthetics.  
  • Collaboration: Through live projects and cross disciplinary practice, connect with peers from other related disciplines such as costume design. 
  • Exposure to industry: Engage with industry practice through masterclasses and visiting speakers from industry professionals. 
  • An expert teaching team: Learn from industry professionals who have gained first-hand experience across all areas of the hair, make-up and prosthetics industry.  
  • State-of-the-art facilities: Taught at LCF’s East Bank campus, you’ll have access to our extensive library and other industry-standard facilities, including: a wig-making and hair styling studio, prosthetics and make-up studios and other specialist workshops.  

Industry experience and opportunities  

  • You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a short work placement or other experience other industry connected engagement during your second year of study. This provides increased industry awareness as well as crucial experience and valuable contacts within the industry. In the past, students have completed placements at high-profile institutions, including The English National Opera, The Royal Ballet School, The National Theatre, The Royal Opera House, Shepperton Studios, Pinewood Studios and Leavesden Studios. 

Mode of study  

BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance runs for 90 weeks in full time mode. It is divided into 3 stages over 3 academic years. Each stage lasts 30 weeks.   

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Course units

Stage 1 (Level 4) 

The units you will study in Year 1 are as follows: 

First half of the year 

  • Introduction to Performance (20 Credits) 

In this unit, you will be introduced to your course, its subject specialism and effective learning at undergraduate level. You’ll learn the practices and knowledge base needed to understand your discipline and develop skills for independent & collaborative learning, reflection and your own self-development. Reflect on your own background and how that shapes your approach to the course. 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Principles One (40 Credits) 

Understand the fundamental principles, skills and techniques used by hair, make-up and prosthetics practitioners including life drawing, design practices and practical application techniques. Through experimentation and research, you’ll learn how these principles can be used creatively, embedding key theories/issues and research methods alongside the skills of hair, make-up and prosthetics. 

Second half of the year 

  • Fashion Cultures and Histories (20 Credits) 

You’ll take a philosophical and theoretical approach to the study of fashion and its role in representing and communicating identity. Understand key ways of thinking about fashion across its cultural, historical, social and political contexts. Engage in debate and analysis of fashion as a key marker of social and cultural change and a means of understanding the relationship between individuals and communities. 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Principles Two (40 Credits) 

Build on Hair Make-Up and Prosthetics Principles One, applying hair, make-up and prosthetics skills and techniques to a specific performance genre. You will be supported to design and realise a hair, make-up and prosthetics outcome developing your knowledge and skills with ethical consideration. This unit encourages innovation, experimentation and reflection within your practice. 

Stage 2 (Level 5) 

The units you will study in Year 2 are as follows: 

First half of the year 

  • Critical Issues in Fashion Research (20 Credits) 

Expand your critical understanding of fashion in a global context and examine emerging debates in fashion research. You’ll engage in collaborative research around current and emerging cultural issues and be guided through researching and writing about fashion across its social, historical, political and cultural contexts, building on the first-year unit Fashion Cultures and Histories. You’ll develop your own independent research path and interests. 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Practice One (40 credits) 

Develop a personal direction within the course as you refine specific design and technical skills, responding to a brief for either ‘hair and make-up’ or ‘prosthetics’ supported by industry practitioners. Explore how techniques can be used creatively and ethically and continue to develop within your chosen specialist area for the remainder of the course. 

Second half of the year 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Practice Two (40 credits) 

Continue working within your specialist area from Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Practice One. You’ll collaborate with industry partners on an industry-set brief to produce appropriate discipline-specific outputs for a live (or proposed) outcome/event. Develop your professional working experience, industry understanding and networking abilities through industry exchange. 

Option 1 

  • Industry Placement (20 Credits)  

Develop your professional skills with an industry placement where you’ll experience the pace, atmosphere and discipline of working in the industry. Gain practical experience of the roles, functions and operations within the industry. 

Option 2 

  • Industry Engagement (20 Credits)  

Engage with industry practitioners and companies across performance through a series of events (such as visits, talks and masterclasses) related to hair. Make-up and prosthetics, and the wider performance and fashion industry. 

Optional Diploma Year 

Industry DIPS   

This optional diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3. With support from your tutors, you’ll undertake an industry placement for a minimum of 100 days/20 weeks. As well as developing industry skills, you’ll gain an additional qualification upon successful completion.  

Enterprise DIPS   

This optional diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3. With support from your tutors, you’ll undertake an enterprise placement year where you will explore a business idea from proposal to minimal viable product (MVP). As well as developing enterprise skills, you’ll gain an additional qualification upon successful completion. 

CCI Creative Computing 

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Creative Computing. This will develop your skills in creative computing alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you’ll graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Critical Practice in Fashion Media (with Creative Computing). 

CCI Apple Diploma  

Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Apple Development. This will give you an opportunity to become an accredited apple developer alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you’ll graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Critical Practice in Fashion Media (with Apple Development). 

Stage 3 (Level 6) 

The units you will study in Year 3, Stage 3, Level 6 are as follows: 

First half of the year 

Your study at UAL allows you to choose between two options in the first half of your third year, identifying a personal direction for the progression of your learning. Choose from two options: 

Option 1: a 40 credit practice-based unit complemented by a 20 credit writing-based unit 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional One Extended (40 credits) 

Identify an area of personal interest and investigate, research, experiment and innovate to develop your concept and designs for realisation in the following unit (Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional Two). You’ll consider ethical debates and take an experimental approach to design and production, working towards an intended performance genre and audience. 

  • Performance Practice in Context (20 credits) 

Build on your theoretical understanding of Performance as you identify a topic related to your field of practice and critically investigate it through an academic essay. Undertake a process of enquiry that examines Performance practice in context, building on critical debates raised through your course and situating these in the context of your future employment in the creative industries. 

Option 2: a 40 credit writing-based unit complemented by a 20 credit practice-based unit. 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional One (20 credits) 

Identify an area of personal interest and investigate, research, experiment and innovate to develop your concept and designs for realisation in the following unit (Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional Two). You’ll consider ethical debates and take an experimental approach to design and production, working towards an intended performance genre and audience. 
 

  • Creative Industries: Theories and Practices (40 credits)  

In this unit, you’ll complete an independent research project and engage with industry professionals to learn about current debates and issues that shape and inform cultural production across media, communication and performance. You’ll be encouraged to respond to these debates in the form of an extended essay with supporting research materials. This unit will equip you with critical thinking, literacy and communication skills for both academic and professional contexts. 

Second half of the year 

  • Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional Two 

Using feedback from Hair, Make-Up and Prosthetics Professional One, you’ll realise your final project proposal, demonstrating specialist technical skills, career aspirations, ethical awareness, and specific discipline interests. You’ll prepare for entry into your chosen field by developing your professional presence through appropriate channels.  

Programme specification

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Learning and teaching methods

The following teaching and learning methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes: 

  • Lectures. 
  • Demonstrations. 
  • Group-discussions. 
  • Seminars.
  • Critiques. 
  • Workshops. 
  • Peer assessment. 
  • Briefings. 
  • Self-directed study. 
  • Presentations. 
  • Visiting speakers. 
  • Work-based learning. 
  • Industry talks and engagement. 
  • Studio work. 

Assessment methods

The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes: 

  • Essays and other written work. 
  • Live practice. 
  • Presentations. 
  • Self-evaluations. 
  • Creation of outcomes (realisation). 
  • Portfolios. 

Showcasing at LCF

There are a range of showcasing opportunities students can take part in whilst studying at LCF. End year showcasing at London College of Fashion, UAL, is one of the moments students can celebrate graduating from their courses. However, degree shows are not part of the learning outcomes in a course curriculum and are therefore not guaranteed as part of studying with us. Students must register by a deadline to take part, and we are not able to show all student work so submitting students will have their work curated.

UAL Showcase

Explore work by our recent students on the UAL Showcase

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    Lady Godiva, M Elizabeth Muro, 2024 BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance, London College of Fashion, UAL

    M Elizabeth Muro

  • ‘Patience’, Final Film
    ‘Patience’, Final Film, Nimrit Bhogal, 2024 BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance, London College of Fashion, UAL

    Nimrit Bhogal

  • Beauty Of Burn Survivors
    Beauty Of Burn Survivors, Elyse Rianna Mansfield, 2024 BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance, London College of Fashion, UAL

    Elyse Rianna Mansfield

  • There’s A Monster Under Your Bed
    There’s A Monster Under Your Bed, Lucy Alcock, 2024 BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance, London College of Fashion, UAL

    Lucy Alcock

  • The Radium Girl
    The Radium Girl, Leila Anderson Luck, 2024 BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance, London College of Fashion, UAL

    Leila Anderson Luck

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Student and graduate work

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    Rafael Garrido | BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance | London College of Fashion | UAL
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    Rafael Garrido | BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance | London College of Fashion | UAL

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Facilities at LCF

Staff

The Performance courses share an excellent range of facilities across the programmes, including a wig-making and hair styling studio, prosthetics and make-up studios with live ‘camera to TV’ link, a suite of specialist rooms for casting and mould making, plaster, fibreglass, latex, silicones and other resins, a sculpting studio, and several costume-making studios with pattern cutting tables, overlockers and industrial sewing machines. Students also have access to a large VAC former, laser cutter, print and dye room, a large spray booth, and additional access on site to design studios and IT suites.

Tanya Noor, course leader, is LCF alumni and has been a wigs hair and make-up artist for over 30 years. During that time she has worked in all areas of the industry including tv, theatre film and fashion on a wide variety of productions including James Bond, Mission Impossible, the Crown, The Great and Wicked the Movie. She was head of the make-up department on The Phantom of The Opera “The Brilliant Original” for over 20 years and has also worked at The Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells, The ENO and was part of the main make up team for the Olympic ceremonies London 2012. She is now the course leader for the Hair Make up and Prosthetics for Performance BA Hons Degree course at London College of Fashion UAL. With a strong focus on employability Tanya uses her vast professional knowledge, experience and contacts to prepare students for industry. She has also found time to start her own company; Get Set Go Bags, creating original design set and kit bags which are used globally throughout the hair and make-up industry.

Cecilia Pritchard, previous course leader and now contributes as a senior lecturer, is an LCF alumni, and contributes with a diverse portfolio, academically and hands-on, in hair, wigs, makeup and prosthetics in film, TV, theatre and fashion. Her work stretches from Sweden, Denmark, the UK and East Asia. Working five years at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Cecilia has worked closely with top international opera singers and costume designers on productions such as Madam Butterfly, Magic Flute, La Boheme, Tosca, Aida, Othello, Salome and many more. For 4 years Cecilia worked as a hair and make-up lecturer at Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) where she also established many international connections. Currently she expands her research and teaching across different universities such as the University for the Creative Arts.

Steven Solomon graduated in 1990 and has worked across a range of industry areas. He started out specialising in body painting, air brush body art and cosmetics. Work includes promotional events for Aida, The Lion King, Velvet Goldmine. Interview with a Vampire, Reebok, Adidas and Su-do. His development work includes MAC airbrush body paint and cosmetic ranges. Fashion shows include Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Evisu, Belstaff and Mulberry. Catwalk events include the MOBO awards, Fashion Rocks, Alternative Hair Show, Pantene Beauty. Promotional/editorial experience include Levi’s, Aveda, Toni & Guy, Cyberdog, Coco de Mer. His teatre work ibcludes La Cage Au Folles, The Turn of the Screw, Michael Clark at the Barbican and World Theatre at the Millennium Dome 1999. Music promotion/video experience include MTV, Cher, George Michael, The Cure, Enya, Tricky and The Prodigy. Advertising: BMW, Evening Standard magazine, Admiral, Direct Line, Alfa-Romeo. He has taught make-up for 22 years for London College of Fashion, Face Stockholm, Jemma Kidd Make-up School, and MAC and completed a PGCE in 2000.

Jessica Curtis trained at the Motley Theatre Design Course after training as an illustrator at the University of Brighton. She has designed for film, opera, dance and theatre both here and in Scandinavia over the last 20 years. She is currently designing the Premier of Genesis inc. at Hampstead Theatre. Recent work includes Uncle Vanya (The Almeida) Villette (West Yorkshire Playhouse), The Holy Rosenbergs (National Theatre), Hotel Cerise (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) Another Door Closed (Theatre Royal Bath), Endgame (Liverpool Everyman), Dangerous Corner (West Yorkshire Playhouse and West End),Frankenstein (Frantic Assembly, Northampton), Burial at Thebes (Nottingham Playhouse/Barbican/US Tour) and RHAPSODY (Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House) One for the Road, Glass Cage, Follies (Royal and Derngate, Northampton) The Ryme of the Ancient Marina (Southbank Center/ Young Vic). She has also designed the Grosvenor Park Open Air Season 2013- 2016 and the opening season at the new cultural centre Storyhouse, as well as bar interiors for Underbelly at the South Bank and Hyde Park and Leicester Square.
She has taught and designed at Central School of Speech and Drama, RADA, Guildhall, Trinity College of Music, Birkbeck and RSMAD.

Stuart Conran, prosthetics tutor began his career in prosthetics and special effects make-up in 1986 as a trainee on Hellraiser. He has since been working steadily for make-up effects companies, make-up designers & production companies on a wide range of projects and media for over 30 years. As prosthetic effects designer for Shaun of the Dead, Stuart’s other credits include Peter Jackson’s Braindead, The Descent, Attack the Block, The Peter Serafinowicz Show, Look around You, From Hell, Saving Private Ryan, The Tenth Kingdom, High Rise & Spitting Image.

Stuart was recruited in 2012 by private makeup college CMU and employed as a full-time instructor for almost 3 years in Toronto, Canada.

On returning to the UK, Stuart has divided his time between training & education, working on independent film projects and providing prosthetics for make-up designers and productions.

Employed as an instructor with Gortonstudio for almost 2 years, he has also worked for University College Birmingham, Solent University, University of Bedfordshire, University of Bolton and run various bespoke courses for Gortonstudio both in the UK and overseas.

Recent film and TV work include providing prosthetics for independent thriller series Dark Ditties, TV series Krypton, Temple, Hanna, and most recently providing prosthetics for Pennyworth.

Mollie Gibb 's portfolio spans a variety of diverse skills from Afro Hair styling to Wigs to Prosthetics. Starting her career in theatre she became the resident makeup artist for her local theatres where she worked on the makeup and wigs for a variety of productions. Mollie then went on to work on independent films as makeup assistant. In 2019 Mollie went into teaching Theatrical Makeup at South Essex College where she was Course Leader of the Level 3 course during her time teaching at the institution Mollie co-wrote a degree validated by UAL where she became senior lecturer on the course and helped set the programme up within its first few years of running. Mollie achieved a BA:Hons Makeup artistry (SFX pathway) at The Manchester College as well as completed training in Japan where she learnt traditional Geisha methods of makeup. In 2022 Mollie completed her PGCE and has a firm belief in sharing all knowledge gained and gaining from industry with students.

Nadia Malik is the Programme Director for the Performance Courses at London College of Fashion, UAL. She has previously been Course Leader for BA Costume Design and Making at Nottingham Trent University and Costume With Textiles at the University of Huddersfield, Head of Wardrobe at the University of Essex and lectured at various other universities.

Nadia is the Reviews Editor (Exhibitions and Events) for the journal Studies in Costume and Performance, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a committee member of the Society of British Theatre Designersand a PhD candidate at Aalto University, Helsinki. Her research work focuses on Knowledge Exchange between academia and industry through experimental pedagogical practice in costume. She holds a BA in Textile Design from Nottingham Trent University and an MA in Costume Design for Performance from London College of Fashion, UAL.

Nadia’s design work has encompassed new and classic writing, opera, folk and contemporary dance, experimental site-specific devised work and live art, including international festivals. With a collaborative approach to performance devising, her work explores the human body, movement, and how costume-led design practice can engage audiences with performance. She has also curated and produced costume events.

Fees and funding

Home fee

£9,535 per year

This fee is correct for entry in Autumn 2025 and may increase for entry in Autumn 2026.

Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students.

Home fees are currently charged to UK nationals and UK residents who meet the rules. However, the rules are complex. Find out more about our tuition fees and determining your fee status.

International fee

£29,990 per year

This fee is correct for entry in autumn 2025 and is subject to change for entry in autumn 2026.

Tuition fees for international students may increase by up to 5% in each future year of your course.

Students from countries outside of the UK will generally be charged international fees. The rules are complex so read more about tuition fees and determining your fee status.

Additional costs

You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course. Typical approximate costs for this course include: ​

  • Make-up brush kit: £60-£80
  • Cosmetic make-up supplies: £60-£80
  • SFX make-up supplies: £350
  • Hair dressing and wig-making supplies: £550
  • Laptop or desktop computer recommended
  • Additional products and materials for projects: You decide your budget

For a list of general digital equipment you may need (and how you can borrow equipment), visit our Study costs page.​

Accommodation

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Entry requirements

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.

  • 112 UCAS tariff points from two or more A Levels (preferred subjects include Art, Design, English, Drama and Film Studies);
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects Art & Design);
  • Distinction at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;
  • Access Diploma or 112 new UCAS tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;
  • 112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
  • or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum; 
  • and Three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.

Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

  • Related academic or work experience
  • The quality of the personal statement
  • A strong academic or other professional reference
  • OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

English Language Requirements

IELTS level 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please check our main English Language Requirements.

Selection criteria

The course team seeks to recruit students who can demonstrate:

  • A strong interest in design and the performing arts
  • The potential for creative problem solving
  • An approach suited to the demands of the course and the projected career pathways in the chosen field of studies, i.e. Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics

Information for disabled applicants

UAL is committed to achieving inclusion and equality for disabled students. This includes students who have:

     
  • Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference
  • A sensory impairment
  • A physical impairment
  • A long-term health or mental health condition
  • Autism
  • Another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life

Our Disability Service arranges adjustments and support for disabled applicants and students.

Read our Disability and dyslexia: applying for a course and joining UAL information.

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Applications closed 2025/26 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2025/26 entry to this course. Applications for 2026/27 entry will open in Autumn 2025.

Apply now

Applications closed 2025/26 

We are no longer accepting applications for 2025/26 entry to this course. Applications for 2026/27 entry will open in Autumn 2025.

How to apply

Follow this step-by-step guide to apply for this course

Step 1: Initial application

You will need to submit an initial application including your personal statement.

Personal statement advice

Your personal statement should be maximum 4,000 characters and cover the following:

  • Why have you chosen this course? What excites you about the subject?
  • How does your previous or current study relate to the course?
  • Have you got any work experience that might help you?
  • Have any life experiences influenced your decision to apply for this course?
  • What skills do you have that make you perfect for this course?
  • What plans and ambitions do you have for your future career?

Visit the UCAS advice page and our personal statement advice page for more support.

Step 2: Digital portfolio

We will review your initial application. If you have met the standard entry requirements, we will ask you to submit a digital portfolio.

You’ll need to submit this via PebblePad, our online portfolio tool.

Digital portfolio advice

Your portfolio should consist of recent work that reflects your creative strengths.

It should:

  • be maximum 30 pages
  • showcase your technical skills in drawing, life drawing, photography and 3D work
  • include work in progress to illustrate how you experiment, explore and develop ideas from initial concepts to final outcomes
  • include research to highlight your knowledge and awareness of the cultural contexts of performance
  • demonstrate your understanding of visual communication principles.

For more support, see our Portfolio advice and PebblePad advice.

Step 3: Interview

You may be invited to an interview following our review of your application. All interviews are held online and last 15 to 20 minutes.

For top tips, see our Interview advice.

You also need to know

Communicating with you

Once you have submitted your initial application, we will email you with your login details for our Applicant portal.

Requests for supplementary documents like qualifications and English language tests will be made through the applicant portal. You can also use it to ask questions regarding your application. Visit our After you apply page for more information.

Visas and immigration history check

All non-UK nationals must complete an immigration history check. Your application may be considered by our course teams before this check takes place. If your course requires a portfolio and/or video task, we may request these before we identify any issues arising from your immigration history check. Sometimes your history may mean that we are not able to continue considering your application. Visit our Immigration and visas advice page for more information.

External student transfer policy

UAL accepts transfers from other institutions on a case-by-case basis. Read our Student transfer policy for more information.

Alternative offers

If your application is really strong, but we believe your strengths and skillset are better suited to a different course, we may make you an alternative offer. This means you will be offered a place on a different course or at a different UAL College.

Deferring your place

You must apply in the year that you intend to start your course. If you are made an offer and your circumstances change, you can submit a deferral request to defer your place by 1 academic year. You must have met your conditions by 31 August 2025. If you need an English language test in order to meet the entry requirements, the test must be valid on the deferred start date of your course. If not, you will need to reapply. Requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contextual Admissions

This course is part of the Contextual Admissions scheme.

This scheme helps us better understand your personal circumstances so that we can assess your application fairly and in context. This ensures that your individual merit and creative potential can shine through, no matter what opportunities and experiences you have received.

Careers

All of our undergraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.

LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:
  • An on-course work experience or placement year. Please note, this is not available on every course; please see the Course Details section for information about work placement opportunities.
  • Access to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and industry.
  • Access to careers activities, such as CV clinics and one-to-one advice sessions.
  • Access to a graduate careers service
  • Access to a live jobsboard for all years.
  • Advice on setting up your own brand or company.
Graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level can progress to suitable courses within the College, the University or elsewhere.

Career paths

Many graduates prefer to seek employment as soon as they have completed their undergraduate studies, and recent graduates have been employed on the Harry Potter films, Slum Dog Millionaire, Jane Eyre, War Horse, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. TV productions include Just William, Luther, Hotel Trubble, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and The Hour, and our graduates are working at the Royal Opera House, the English National Opera and the National Theatre, as well as on a number of West End musicals. One recent graduate is working for the medical prosthetics company RSL Steeper.

Graduate and alumni roles

Fim and TV

Graduates have worked on feature film and TV productions such as, Poor Things, Star Wars, Transformers, Doctor Strange, James Bond, Mission Impossible, Guardians of The galaxy, Cyrano, Wonka, Wicked The movie, Rocket Man, Aquaman, Beauty and The Beast, X men, Avengers, Captain America, Matilda the Movie, The Crown, Luther, The Hour, Bridgerton, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Stranger things. Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Call The Midwife, Saltburn, Dune, Eternals, The French Dispatch, Fantastic Beasts, The Kings Man, The Great, Great Expectations, The Last of Us, The Witcher, Chernobyl, Kick Ass, Life of Pi, The Dark Knight, Buffering, Phoenix Rise, Enola Holmes, Jingle Jangle, The Durrell’s, Harry Potter, War horse, Mary Queen of Scott’s, Snow White and the Huntsman and Paddington In Peru.

Theatre productions

The Phantom of The Opera, Les Miserables, Guys n Dolls, Wicked, Lion King, Frozen, War Horse, Jersey Boys, Chicago, My Fair Lady, Sister Act, Grease, Thriller Live, We Will Rock You, Hairspray, Dirty Dancing, Starlight Express, Evita, Mama Mia, Cats, Kinky Boots, Matthew Bourne Sleeping Beauty, School of Rock, Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, The Magic Flute, Bombay Dreams, Nine to Five, Book of Mormon, Jamie, The Bodyguard, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Riverdance, Fame, Dream Girls, Tina, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dream coat and the Olympic Ceremonies 2012.

Graduate Futures

Graduate Futures provides a comprehensive career management service supporting our students to become informed and self-reliant individuals able to plan and manage their own careers.

LCF alumni

Many of our alumni are now impressive, leading industry figures.

Alumni

London College of Fashion

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