* Tuition fees listed are for two semesters (unless otherwise noted) and include both Health Insurance and mandatory non-tuition-fees.
Humber’s Esthetician/Spa Management diploma program gives you the business management and vocational skills you need for a career in the $94 billion industry (Global Spa Industry, 2015). On the business side, learn the fundamentals of business writing, marketing, retail operation and day-to-day spa management. Hands-on courses focus on traditional services such as nail care technologies, advanced facial techniques, waxing, body treatments and makeup applications. As well, you will learn advanced medical esthetic services such as OxyGeneo, microdermabrasion, chemical peels, laser and Intense Pulse Light (IPL).
At Humber, you will practise what you are learning and improve your vocational skills at The Humber Spa, a simulated work environment and retail boutique open to the community. Working under the guidance of qualified lab technicians, you will manage the administrative functions of the spa, including frontline responsibilities, retail operations and providing spa services. You will provide a series of treatments including facials, hand and foot care, and body treatments to clientele.
In the first semester, you will be introduced to spa management and client services, physiology of the skin, and professional skin care, and begin to train in traditional esthetic services. In second semester, you will study computer applications, advanced facial techniques, waxing services and nail care. Later in the program, you will study marketing, cosmetic applications, human resource management and medical spa services.
Two work placements offer students experience working with clients. The placements will be onsite at The Humber Spa.
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Semester 1
BSPA 100: Introduction to Spa Management and Client Service
BSPA 110: Professional Skin Care
BSPA 111: Physiology of the Skin
BSPA 116: Skin Care Techniques 1
GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
BSPA 150: Nail Care Technologies
BSPA 151: Computer Applications
BSPA 154: Personal Care Applications
BSPA 155: Skin Care Techniques 2
WRIT 200: Workplace Writing Skills
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED: General Elective
Semester 3
BSPA 200: Spa Marketing and Social Media
BSPA 205: The Humber Spa: Lab 1
BSPA 209: Spa Business Operations 1
BSPA 213: The Medical Spa 1
BSPA 250: Spa Treatments and Therapies
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED: General Elective
Semester 4
BSPA 202: Cosmetic Applications
BSPA 252: The Humber Spa: Lab 2
BSPA 253: Human Resources Management
BSPA 254: Small Business Management
BSPA 255: The Medical Spa 2
BSPA 259: Spa Business Operations 2
The explosion over the last decade in both the number and variety of spas is good news for your career. Toronto and southern Ontario are home to many spas and wellness centres. In addition, you can work around the world. Seek management opportunities at day spas, hotel and resort spas, destination spas, fitness and sports clinics, health and wellness clubs, condominium spas, nail bars, and medical spas. Business courses prepare you for the operations aspect of this industry.
With spas offering a broad range of services, you can also work as an esthetician, medical esthetician, skin care therapist, nail technician, frontline staff member or retail sales specialist.
