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Enrolment, semester dates and public holidays
- Further education
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
- Public holidays
- Breakdown of courses and their entry months
If you have any questions or queries relating to enrolment or term dates, please contact our team at [email protected]
Welcome Week
Welcome Week timetables: Welcome Week will be taking place from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September.
Academic timetables: You will be able to access your academic timetable once you have fully enrolled and activated your IT account, it may take 24-48 hours to have your academic timetable allocated.
Further Education
September 2022 semester
Enrolment & induction
Welcome Week is what we call all the activities involving involving orientation, enrolment and induction - this is for new students only,
Foundation Diploma and Access to Higher Education courses
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome | w/c 19 September 2022 | 23 September 2022 | 1 |
Semester 1 | 26 September 2022 | 16 December 2022 | 12 |
Semester 2 | 9 January 2023 | 19 May 2023 | 19 |
Holidays
Winter break |
19 December 2022 |
6 January 2023 |
3 weeks |
---|---|---|---|
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
2 weeks |
Undergraduate
September 2022 entry
Semesters & welcome
Welcome week timetables are now available is for new and returning students.
Each semester is 15 weeks and includes a 3 week assessment period.
Undergraduate courses
- 3 & 4 year courses
- Semester 1 & 2
Please note that students transferring from Berghs School of Communication in January 2023 should also follow this schedule, joining in semester 2. Welcome week will take place from 16th January 2023 for you.
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome |
19 September 2022 |
23 September 2022 |
1 |
Semester 1 |
26 September 2022 |
13 January 2022 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
16 January 2023 |
20 January 2023 |
1 |
Semester 2 |
23 January 2023 |
19 May 2023 |
15 |
Holidays
Winter break* |
19 December 2022 |
13 January 2023 |
4 |
---|---|---|---|
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
2 |
*university is closed 26-30 December 2022
January 2023 entry
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome |
16 January 2023 |
20 January 2023 |
1 |
Semester 1 |
23 January 2023 |
19 May2023 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
Semester 2 |
29 May 2023 |
8 September 2023 |
15 |
Holidays
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
2 |
---|---|---|---|
Autumn break |
11 September 2023 |
15 September 2023 |
1 |
Winter break** | 18 December 2023 | 12 January 2024 | 4 |
**university is closed 25-29 December 2023
If you are transferring from Berghs School of Communication in January 2023, please follow the schedule above for September 2022 entry, joining in semester 2. Welcome week will take place from 16th January 2023 for you.
Postgraduate
September 2022 entry
Welcome week timetables are now available is for new students only.
Postgraduate courses
- Semester 1, 2 & 3
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome |
w/c 19 September 2022 |
23 September 2022 |
1 |
Semester 1 |
26 September 2022 |
13 January 2022 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
16 January 2023 |
20 January 2023 |
1 |
Semester 2 |
23 January 2023 |
19 May 2023 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
Semester 3 |
29 May 2023 |
8 September 2023 |
15 |
Holidays
Winter break* |
19 December 2022 |
13 January 2023 |
4 weeks |
---|---|---|---|
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
2 weeks |
Summer break |
1 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
3 weeks |
*university is closed 26-30 December 2022
January 2023 entry
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome |
16 January 2023 |
20 January 2023 |
1 |
Semester 1 |
23 January 2023 |
19 May 2023 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
Semester 2 |
29 May 2023 |
8 September 2023 |
15 |
Inter semester week | 18 September 2023 | 22 September 2023 | 1 |
Semester 3 | 25 September 2023 | 12 January 2024 | 15 |
Holidays
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
1 |
---|---|---|---|
Autumn break |
11 September 2023 |
15 September 2023 |
4 |
Winter* | 18 December 2023 | 12 January 2024 | 2 |
*university is closed 25-29 December 2023
May 2023 entry
Start | Finish | Weeks | |
---|---|---|---|
Welcome |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
Semester 1 |
29 May 2023 |
8 September 2023 |
15 |
Inter semester week |
18 September 2023 |
22 September 2023 |
1 |
Semester 2 |
25 September 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
15 |
Inter semester week | 15 January 2024 | 19 January 2024 | 1 |
Semester 3 | 22 January 2024 | 17 May 2024 | 15 |
Holidays
Autumn break |
11 September 2023 |
15 September 2023 |
1 |
---|---|---|---|
Winter break*** |
18 December 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
4 |
Spring break | 25 March 2024 | 5 April 2024 | 2 |
***university is closed 25-29 December 2023
Public holiday dates
The university is closed on these dates:
- Boxing Day 26 December 2022
- Christmas Day 27 December 2022
- New Year’s Day 2 January 2023
- Good Friday 7 April 2023
- Easter Monday 10 April 2023
- May Bank Holiday 1 May 2023
- Spring Bank Holiday 29 May 2023
- Summer Bank Holiday 28 August 2023
- Christmas Day 25 December 2023
- Boxing Day 26 December 2023
- New Year’s Day 1 January 2024