Beauty & Aesthetic Therapies SCQF Level 5
Study mode: You study most days of the week and complete all course units /modules in the standard time., You take fewer course units/modules per week compared to full time.
Course type: SCQF Level 5
Start in: August
Learning mode: You attend classes in person at your local campus or learning centre.
Duration: Full time: 1 year; Part time: 2 years
How: You attend classes at scheduled times, shown on your timetable.
What is special about this course?
This full-time course is ideal for those with experience as a salon junior or a SCQF Level 4 beauty qualification.
With a focus on employability, this course will give you the opportunity to explore retail, hygiene, and salon management where you will:
- develop key practical skills to enable you to carry out a broad range of beauty therapy treatments
- build essential core and life skills which are transferrable and will enable you to exit into employment or progress onto further study
- develop a range of key employability skills including work experience, retailing, health & hygiene, and running a successful salon
Special features:
- Offers blended delivery with a range of resources to suit different learning styles
- Prepares you with key industry skills
- Opportunities to visit local charities and venues.
- Opportunity to participate in in-house competition work.
Entry requirements
- Evidence that you can work at National 4 level in three subjects (including English) OR
- A SCQF Level 4 course
Applications are encouraged from prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above. You will also be invited to an interview and invited to participate in an induction programme.
Course content includes:
- Prescriptive Facial Therapies
- Manicure, Pedicure & Gel Polish Treatments
- Provide Waxing Treatments
- Advanced Eye Techniques
- Wellbeing and Mindfulness
- Self-Tanning Techniques
- Back, Neck & Shoulder Massage
- The Role of the Salon Leader
- Recommendations of Products and Services
- Health & Hygiene
- Core Skills
How will I study my course?
- Full Time
- Part Time
This is a practical based course with face-to-face practical classes on campus supplemented with our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
How long will my course last?
- Full time: 1 year
- Part time: 2 years
- Infill: duration depends on the unit
- UHI Moray
Start date
August
Fees
Normally, if you are studying full time for the first time and are Ordinarily Resident in Scotland your course fees will be covered through the information you provide on your course application.
If you are studying part time and are on low income or in receipt of certain benefits your course fees may be covered by a fee waiver.
If you are not Ordinarily Resident in Scotland, you may need to pay course fees.
Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.
| Course fees 2024/25* | Scotland | Rest of UK | International |
|---|---|---|---|
| Further Education - Full time | £1,008 | £1,008 | £6,960 |
| Further Education - Part time (per single credit unit) | £88 | £88 | £352 |
| Further Education - Part time (structured 6 credits) | £528 | £528 | £2,112 |
* Fees for 2025/26 are still to be confirmed.
Funding
Our Student Finance Advisers can advise you on all aspects of student funding. The support available depends upon your personal circumstances.
Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.
What can I do on completion of my course?
Successful completion of this course you can:
- progress onto the SCQF Level 6 Beauty and Aesthetic Therapies
- enter employment in a salon/spa as a junior beauty therapist.
Other opportunities may be found in the field of beauty therapy, leisure, retail and the commercial make-up industry.
Apply for Beauty & Aesthetic Therapies SCQF Level 5
We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at UHI Moray. UHI Moray operates a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion and/or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.