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Adelaide Campus, Brisbane Campus, Gold Coast Campus
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SHB50121 | CUA51020
Diploma Of Screen And Media Make-Up (Specialist Make-Up Services) & Diploma of Beauty Therapy
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Adelaide Campus, Brisbane Campus, Gold Coast Campus
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Our Dual Diploma is Unparalleled
Diploma of Screen & Media Make-Up Course Overview
The French Beauty Academy offers a specialised dual diploma qualification in screen and media makeup and beauty therapy that will help you establish a successful career in the makeup industry. This course will equip you with the advanced skills needed to succeed as a screen and media makeup specialist.
Throughout this dual diploma, you will learn essential makeup techniques and industry-standard beauty therapy skills. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including core makeup disciplines, business management and understanding, as well as advanced techniques in fashion, cinema, and special effects makeup.
Upon completion of the course, you will graduate with an impressive portfolio of work that you can use to land a job before you even complete the diploma. Our recruitment program also gives you access to a dedicated industry placement team where you will have the opportunity to work with the best employers in Australia and internationally.
“Better Known As The Harvard Meets Chanel Of The Beauty Industry”
Upcoming Course Start Dates
Adelaide Campus Campus
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Brisbane Campus Campus
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Gold Coast Campus Campus
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Why Study At The French Beauty Academy?
Australia’s Number 1 Beauty Course
You’ll leave confident, and job-ready and with the world’s best beauty education. Our cutting-edge dual qualification is a world-first program, combining both beauty and entrepreneurship.
Launching Careers In A $500 Billion Dollar Global Industry
Job forecasts have identified a skills shortage of beauty therapists, with approximately only 2 beauty therapists graduating for every 5 beauty jobs available in Australia!
Exclusive Access To Dream Jobs
With the help of our dedicated Industry Support Team and our global network of employers, we help you land your dream job across multiple beauty pathways. You’ll get opportunities to meet, impress and interview with industry’s most sought after employers who want you! 10 / 10 employers rank Frenchies as their preferred employees.
World Leading Campuses
Our students have access to nothing but the best, including salon-inspired facilities, leading cosmeceutical products and brands (like MAC Cosmetics and Dermalogica), and the industry’s newest technologies.
Extensive Student Support
Producing Beauty Entrepreneurs For Over 30 Years
We are Australia’s most experienced education provider and continue to be at the forefront of developing new training curricula for the industry. A French qualification is the industry’s most prestigious stamp of approval.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Beauty Therapy Services
- Lash and brow services
- Massage and body treatments
- Waxing
- Skin analysis and skin science
- Facials and advanced specialised facials
- Manicures and pedicure services
- Real world in-salon and industry experience
Makeup Fundamentals, Advanced Makeup Artistry and Special Effects Makeup
- Makeup fundamentals
- Makeup application and removal including fashion and runway makeup
- Hair design and styling for theatre production and performances
- Special effects makeup – *see unit guide for more information
Business Management and Understandings
- Setting your freelance business up for success
- Business and strategic planning
- Developing marketing materials and social media promotion
Career Outcomes
Salaries Start
At $60,000*
Our Recruitment program gives you access to a dedicated industry placement team working with the best employers in Australia and internationally to help you secure your preferred employment.
Start a career as a:
- Makeup artist
- Retail makeup artist
- Beauty salon or beauty business owner
- Spa therapist on cruise ships
- Beauty Therapist in spas or salons locally,
- Australia wide and overseas
- Spa or salon manager
- Spa therapist for international hotel chains, cruise ships and spa companies
- Health retreat therapist
- Freelance specialist in massage, makeup artistry, waxing and much more
- Sales manager, assistant or brand representative in retail and wholesale
- Operating your own salon, spa, home or mobile business.
Course Fees & Overview
Your Investment In Your Future Starts Here
| Course Fee | VET STUDENT LOAN APPROVED | CO PAYMENT REQUIRED | NATIONALLY ACCREDITED | KIT & UNIFORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No, for students eligible for VET Student Loans | Yes | Included |
The course fees include both the SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy & CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media (Specialist Make-Up Services). For students eligible for VET Student Loans, full funding for the total course fees is available. This means there are no co-payment or upfront fees required to study. Please Note: VET Student Loans will not be approved for students who do not meet eligibility requirements. A VET student loan gives rise to a HELP debt that continues to be a debt to the Commonwealth until it is repaid. For course fees visit. Enquire to learn more about financing your studies.
To learn more about government funding options click here
The French Beauty Academy is committed to providing and promoting non-discriminatory and inclusive enrolment practices, and to ensuring that students applying for enrolment into a Diploma have the required aptitude and attributes necessary to reasonably achieve the qualification. Admission into this course is governed by our Student Entry Procedure which can be found here. If you have any questions, please enquire.
Admissions Criteria
- Provide an Australian Year 12 Certificate; or
- Provide evidence of successful completion of an AQF Certificate IV or higher qualification (where the language of instruction is English); OR
- Display competence at Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework in both reading and numeracy through an approved Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test
Ways To Study
Delivery of this highly practical program is designed to fit with your life, work and other commitments. Our Work Integrated Learning model gives students the most extensive hands-on experience of any beauty academy in Australia combining practical skills training with professional development. This means you gain in-salon experience working with paying customers to gain valuable work experience while you study. Our student advisors are ready to help you work on an ideal study plan that suits your lifestyle and career goals.
DELIVERY MODE
Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast
12 Months
Dynamic Interactive Classes
Work-Integrated-Learning
Highly Practical Training: Salon Experience Included
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Our Industry Connections
We partner with the leading brands so you learn with the best in the industry
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Our Flagship Dual Qualification
SHB50121 DIPLOMA OF BEAUTY THERAPY AND CUA51020 DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA (SPECIALIST MAKE-UP SERVICES)
Nationally Accredited Beauty Diploma
Our cutting-edge dual qualification is a world-first program, combining beauty and entrepreneurship. This means you will be equipped with not just practical beauty therapy skills, but business knowledge and industry experience to be ready for the very best jobs across multiple areas like spa therapy, makeup artistry and beauty business.
“From my first day at orientation I recall the feeling of nurture and care. My year at the French was unlike any other and had such a positive impact on my life. The French truly gave me the greatest gift of all, the gift of a bright future.”
AUSTRALIA’S NUMBER 1 BEAUTY COURSE
Our cutting-edge dual qualification is a world-first, nationally recognised and accredited all encompassing beauty program. You’ll leave confident and ready for the best jobs in the industry.
PRODUCING BEAUTY ENTREPRENEURS FOR OVER 30 YEARS
As Australia’s most experienced education provider in the field, we continue to remain at the forefront of developing new training curricula for the industry. A French qualification is the industry’s most prestigious stamp of approval.
LAUNCHING CAREERS IN A $500 BILLION DOLLAR
GLOBAL INDUSTRY
Australia currently has a skills shortage of beauty therapists, with only 1 beauty therapist graduating for every 6 beauty jobs available! Enroll today to be one of the 9/10 French students who secure employment before graduation.
Find the perfect course for you from our range of nationally accredited diploma, certificate and short courses.
Our friendly team of Student Advisors (many of whom are former Frenchies) are just an email, live chat, or phone call away.
Our luxurious, salon-inspired facilities are described as Harvard-meets-Chanel. Find an Australian campus near you!
In the spirit of reconciliation, The French Beauty Academy acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country on which our Campuses stand today. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land, their Elders past, present and emerging, and to their connections to land, sea and community. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
Read The Uluru Statement here.
