Program Aims

This BSc program aims to lead students from conceptual to practical skills, from service delivery to strategic scientific and research skills and to problem-solving and project management by equipping them with the latest advanced technical knowledge and relevant skills necessary to facilitate efficiency, effectiveness and a high quality of delivery with regards to environmental problems. The programme aims to provide a thorough understanding of sustainable management principles and their application to the complex spheres affecting the environment.

Programme Objectives

The programme aims to provide the students with:

• Teaching and learning techniques which place emphasis on didactic learning

• A curriculum which provides a broader range of subjects to facilitate the development of skills, abilities, pursuit of interest and promotion of career development

• The ability to contribute to the new and modern developments with reduced impact on the environment

• Gain updated information on cosmetic science; properties of the skin, hair and nails and the cosmetic products and ingredients that may actively affect these properties.

• Apply information gained to make cosmetic formulations correctly and effectively.

• Be able to recognize the ingredient(s) that can be effective or problematic for an individual with specific needs or complaint

• Be able to make comparisons between the cosmetic products and evaluate their suitability for a particular need.

• Critically review, analyse, and evaluate scientific data and basic research in cosmetic science.

Overall Program Learning Outcomes

This program will enable students to:

Gain knowledge and understand the principles of cosmetic science and skin care

• The know-how to apply physiology/biology of relevant skin, hair, targeted organ systems as these relate to achieve or evaluate the desired outcome of the use of cosmetic and personal care products.

• The ability to formulate cosmetic and personal care product types (emulsions, suspensions, gels, solutions, aerosols, etc.) to meet desired product attributes using an understanding of the physical and chemical basis of these formulations.

• The ability to identify and evaluate potential new actives and benefit delivery approaches from the relevant literature that could provide improved product performance.

• The know-how to develop new product formulation approaches from evaluation of existing products and the relevant literature, and from designed experimentation to create products with improved benefits and consumer experience.

• The ability to develop comprehensive product development programs to meet new product criteria and timing.

• An understanding of methods to evaluate new and existing products for consumer acceptance, performance, and stability.

• Familiarity with relevant governmental regulations which will help confirm product compliance.

• The ability to prepare written assessments/proposals and orally present and defend them.

• Develop project management skills that will enhance leadership opportunities.

• Confident understanding and use of subject specific principles and methods associated with the subject, including good laboratory practices, appropriate use of instrumentation, and monitoring regimes

Professional Skills

• Critically develop, apply, report, interpret and reflect on strategies for collecting data in the lab and field including laboratory investigation techniques, use of basic numerical and statistical techniques, and environmental monitoring regimes.

• Formulate a research design and complete a substantial work of independent study

Personal Transferable Skills

• Employ skills in independent learning including: identifying, accessing and citing authoritative information from a variety of sources; time management, IT and computer assisted learning skills; and critical reflection on own learning

• Appropriately employ written and oral communications skills including essay writing, report writing, the preparation of a curriculum vitae, and presentation within a conference format

• Work effectively in a team, taking full responsibility for both process and outcome