Humber’s Cosmetic Management diploma program gives students the business base and cosmetic skills that they need for a career in the growing cosmetic and personal care industries including colour cosmetics, skin care and fragrances.

The curriculum, designed in collaboration with the cosmetics industry, focuses on current market trends and touches on all disciplines that students require to enter the personal care products sector. Courses encompass training in cosmetic and skin care product ingredients, retailing, merchandising, marketing and social media, make-up and skin care application, as well as the skills necessary for running an independent business. Topics such as environmental implications and multicultural sensitivity are embedded in each course.

The program delivers a range of business-focused cosmetic courses. Students will be introduced to the history of cosmetics and fashion; retail buying; cosmetic, fragrance, and skin care product knowledge; marketing and social media; and application including advanced cosmetic applications and special effects for film and television. Students will also study business ethics and sustainability, cosmetic selling, and counter management. They will learn how to use relevant computer software.

Rounding out the education, students will develop their entrepreneurial skills and learn how to plan events and product launches as they plan and execute a skin or cosmetic workshop.