Aesthetic Cosmetology Turiba University

Overview

The Aesthetic Cosmetology course at Turiba University prepares students according to the requirements of the State Standard of Professional Higher Education and the Professional Standard "Beauty Care Specialist (Cosmetology)".

Tasks of the programme

• Provide the opportunity to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge, professional skills and practical skills to be able to work fully in beauty care companies, health care institutions or commercial structures as an employer or employee, or work as self-employed persons or as individual traders.

• Provide the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills with modern cosmetology technologies and methods, applying cosmetic products to solve face and/or body beauty care problems.

• To observe professional work ethics, work and technical safety standards, general hygiene requirements and other legal acts of professional activity.

• Provide students with the opportunity to continue in first-cycle professional higher education programmes to obtain the sixth-level professional qualification.

Results achieved

• The understanding of global trends in the field of beauty care and health care

• The understanding of hygiene and safety rules of this profession and professional ethics

• Will be able to apply communication strategies in various communication situations

• The understanding of human anatomy and physiological processes, and is able to see the relationship between health and beauty

• Will be able to take a medical history and diagnose aesthetic problems and make recommendations to the client

• Will be able to independently apply appropriate technologies, methods, cosmetic products to solve facial and/or body beauty problems

• Will be able to conduct responsible business

• Will be able to implement the latest, evidence-based research in the field of health care in their work

Career opportunities

• Run a beauty salon or SPA;

• Open your own beauty practice;

• Work in a medical institution in Latvia.