Prosthetics and Special Effects Design

About this programme

Unleash your imagination to create characters for stage and screen - develop your portfolio of work using the latest design techniques and learn from experienced industry experts. Push the limits of your creative boundaries on this dynamic prosthetics and special effects degree. With a hands-on approach to design for a range of contexts, the course offers experience in three key industry-focused pathways, supporting you to develop the skills and experience to enter a range of careers in film, TV, games design, and theatre after graduation. From character creation to specialist technical skills, this course aims to develop your understanding alongside your technical abilities. You'll be encouraged to take an explorative, experimental and technical approach to prosthetics application, using materials and creative development processes to produce innovative and contemporary special effects design work. This includes sculpting, moulding and casting for character and creature effects, refined application of make-up and hair effects, and designing with 2D and 3D modelling. Using advanced academic research methodologies, developed through critical and interdisciplinary approaches to design, you'll devise intellectual, creative and innovative responses to challenging concepts, relevant to contemporary design and speculative futures. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with students on other creative courses, such as television, film, and theatre, to help you contextualise your place within the prosthetics and special effects industry.