Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics, Beauty Care

Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics, Beauty Care

Goal

A Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics affects human inner well-being by working with external conditions, i.e. appearance. The student creates aesthetic and visual entities on customers and models in varying work environments. A Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics has broad expertise in the beauty industry's topics such as makeup, style, hair and skin and can perform various tasks. Observe that Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics, Beauty Care does not work as a hairstylist or cosmetologist.

The beauty industry is a growing and creative industry and includes several areas of knowledge. In this degree programme, the student gain competencies in style and looks, skin care, makeup, hair design, entrepreneurship, marketing and sales, image photography, inner well-being, product knowledge and cosmetics.

Competences

• Competence in Elaboration of Beauty Care Services and Products
  The Bachelor of Beauty Care can plan and elaborate services within skin and hair care and manage service production during elaboration of the industry and the own profession. The Bachelor engages in an international work environment with respect for ethical principles.
• Skin, Hair, Makeup, and Style Skills
  The Bachelor of Beauty Care masters the principles of human anatomical, physiological and bodily functions, and the care and style-related factors that promote good health. The bachelor's degree can guide customers and the work community in the safe use and elaboration of industry products, services and tools.
• Cosmetic Competence
  The Bachelor of Beauty Care masters the chemical, physiological and communicative traits of cosmetic products, and considers the requirements of raw materials and packaging, legislation and sustainable elaboration in own dealings with cosmetic products in connection with the various tasks in the industry, sales, marketing and product development.
• Competence in the Beauty Industry´s Business and Entrepreneurship
  The Bachelor of Beauty Care has knowledge of the principles for planning activities for business within the industry and of the rules of entrepreneurship and can apply the tools of business activities in a national and international business environment. The Bachelor operates as an entrepreneur and can elaborate the business on an ethical sustainable basis.
• Competence in the Beauty Industry´s Research and Development
  The Bachelor of Beauty Care has the ability, with the help of networks, to research and develop business activities in the industry and in own professional area in a work-related way.

Content of Studies

The studies consist of Core Studies, Professional Studies, Optional Studies, Student Internships and Bachelor´s Thesis. The Core Studies are basic studies such as introduction to UAS studies, language and digital tools used in Beauty Care. The Professional Studies focuses mainly on Skin Care and Makeup, Hair Care, and Hair Design, Chemistry and Cosmetics, Style and Fashion and Entrepreneurship. Student Internships are conducted within Basic Beauty Skills, Specialized Beauty Skills and Advanced Beauty Skills and Leadership. Observe that the students search and find the internship place themselves.

Student-centered working methods, teamwork and project work, virtual studies, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises, study visits, student internship and self-studies are the teaching methods at the degree programme. The students also work with clients in the degree programme´s beauty salon Beauty Beneath in different courses.

During the study period, students create and participate in projects and events, which develop creativity and competence. Creating a fashion show is one example of a project. These opportunities are made in collaboration with working life and sponsors, which gives the student good opportunities to make contacts and build a professional network.

The studies also contain fashion and trend analyzes which are important for the students work and study visits are made to stay up to date in the industry. In the courses for different industry areas, students become acquainted with the activities of working life. The student internships comprises 48 credits and each academic year a student internship is performed. Students are encouraged to do the internships abroad and there are good opportunities for that, for example in Sweden.