BARB 1100 Syllabus

Subject Code

BARB

Course Number

1100

Course Title

Barbering/Styling Practicum and Internship

Prerequisites

Program admission

Corequisites

None

Terms Offered

Offered: TBD

Credit Hours

(0-9-3)

Course Description

This course provides experience necessary for professional development and completion of requirements for state licensure. Emphasis will be placed on the display of professional conduct and positive attitudes. The requirements for this course may be met in a laboratory setting or in a combination of a laboratory setting and an approved internship facility. Topics include haircutting/styling, hairstyling texturizing, shaving, beard trimming, thermal waving, hairpiece fitting and styling, safety precautions, and licensure preparation.

Course Outcomes

Haircutting/Styling

  • Seat the patron.
  • Determine customers' desires and needs.
  • Sanitize personal implements, equipment, and tools.
  • Maintain personal implements, equipment, and tools.
  • Apply sanitation and shop safety rules and practices to all skill procedures.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper clipper techniques.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper shear and comb techniques.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper arching techniques.
  • Demonstrate and perform techniques for thinning hair.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper finger and shears technique.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper technique for having neck and outline areas.
  • Perform final checkup.
  • Comb the hair.
  • Shape the hair to patron's features.
  • Style the hair to patron's features.
  • Perform blow-drying techniques.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper use of clippers for advanced design cuts.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper use of shears for advanced design cuts.
  • Demonstrate and perform proper use of a razor for advanced design cut.

Hairstyling Texturizing.

  • Analyze hair and scalp.
  • Select appropriate chemical materials.
  • Understand and follow manufacturers' directions for chemical application.
  • Conduct patron preparation and setup for hairstyling texturizing.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and the importance of selecting proper chemicals.
  • Apply chemicals.
  • Test for desired results.
  • Rinse the hair.
  • Shampoo the hair.
  • Style the hair.
  • Check for chemical burns or abrasions.
  • Apply chemical relaxer to hair for texturizing.
  • Shape the new hair into desired styles.
  • Determine customer desires and needs.
  • Select appropriate permanent solutions and rod size.
  • Understand and follow manufacturers' instructions for permanent solution application.
  • Perform pre-permanent shampoo.
  • Perform shaping.
  • Section hair.
  • Wrap hair.
  • Apply protective cream or lotion.
  • Apply cotton to hairline.
  • Apply perm solution.
  • Process hair.
  • Test curls.
  • Rinse hair.
  • Towel-blot dry.
  • Neutralize hair.
  • Remove rods.
  • Condition hair.
  • Style hair including, additional shaping (cutting/trimming) if necessary.
  • Check skin for chemical burns or abrasions.
  • Record results.
  • Apply permanent wave.
  • Shape hair to desired style.

Shaving

  • Conduct patron preparation and setup for Shave.
  • Confer with customer to obtain desired styles.
  • Prepare the beard.
  • Shave the beard.
  • Demonstrate once-over shave techniques.
  • Perform the final cleansing of face and neck.
  • Perform safety precautions.

Beard Trimming

  • Perform beard and skin analysis.
  • Demonstrate lathering of patron's beard.
  • Demonstrate steaming of patron's beard.
  • Demonstrate relathering of patron's beard.
  • Conduct patron preparation and setup for beard trimming.
  • Cut beard to patron's desired shape.
  • Design mustache and/or beard style suitable for the patron.
  • Perform appropriate safety precautions.
  • Remove clipped beard from face and neck.

Thermal Waving

  • Demonstrate the use and handing of thermal curling irons.
  • Wave hair using thermal instruments.

Hairpiece Fitting and Styling

  • Measure the head and fit wig or hairpiece.
  • Determine styles and colors of wigs and hairpieces to match patron's features.
  • Clean wig or hairpiece.
  • Shape wig or hairpiece to patron's features.
  • Style wig or hairpiece to patron's features.

Safety Precautions

  • Put into practice and comply with safety rules and regulations for barbering.

Licensure Preparation

  • Put into practice all requirements for taking the final examination.
  • Put into practice all requirements for taking the State Board of Barbering licensure examination.