Beauty therapy

Get the skills to enter the beauty and spa industry. We offer a range of courses in beauty therapy to get you started. Study a short course or gain a TAFE certificate or diploma.

Why choose VU

Course Introduction - Hair, Beauty & Massage - transcript

Studying beauty therapy at VU

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Hands-on work experience

During your beauty therapy course, you will practise your skills while providing beauty services to the public at our hair, beauty and massage salon, Aura at VU.

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Our beauty therapy courses are delivered in the VU City Tower at our City Campus, in the heart of Melbourne City.

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The Learning Hub

The Learning Hub provides wide-ranging academic and study support to all students across all VU campuses. We also offer a range of digital services and resources.

Career outcomes

Our graduates find employment opportunities including:

beauty therapist
make-up artist
skin care professional
massage therapist (hot stone).

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"I chose to study at VU Polytechnic because of its strong industry connections and the superb facilities, including the student-run hairdressing and beauty salon and dermal therapy salon. "

I chose to study at VU Polytechnic because of its strong industry connections and the superb facilities, including the student-run hairdressing and beauty salon and dermal therapy salon.

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