Semester dates
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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].
Important note: University is closed 25-29 December 2023.
Welcome Week
Welcome Week is what we call all the activities involving enrolment and induction.
Visit our New Starters page to access the dates and timetables for your course.
Academic timetables: You will be able to access your academic timetable once you have fully enrolled and activated your IT account.
Further Education
September 2023 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
18 September 2023 |
22 September 2023 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
25 September 2023 |
15 December 2023 |
11 |
|
Semester 2 |
8 January 2024 |
26 April 2024 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Winter break* |
18 December 2023 |
5 January 2024 |
3 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spring break |
25 March 2024 |
5 April 2024 |
2 |
Undergraduate
Undergraduate courses
- 3 & 4 year courses
- Semester 1 & 2
Each semester is 15 weeks and includes a 3 week assessment period.
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 16 January 2023 for you.
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 |
30 May 2023 |
8 September 2023 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Spring break |
3 April 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
2 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Autumn break |
11 September 2023 |
19 January 2023 |
18 |
September 2023 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
18 September 2023 |
22 September 2023 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
25 September 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
15 |
|
Inter semester week |
15 January 2024 |
19 January 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 2 |
22 January 2024 |
26 April 2024 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Winter break* |
18 December 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spring break |
25 March 2024 |
5 April 2024 |
2 |
January 2024 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
15 January 2024 |
19 January 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
22 January 2024 |
26 April 2024 |
15 |
|
Semester 2 |
27 May 2024 |
6 September 2024 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Spring break |
25 March 2024 |
5 April 2024 |
2 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Autumn break |
19 August 2024 |
13 September 2024 |
4 |
| Winter break** | 1 December 2024 | 10 January 2025 | 4 |
If you are transferring from Berghs School of Communication in January 2024, please follow the schedule above for September 2023 entry, joining in semester 2. Welcome week will take place from 15 January 2024 for you.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate courses
- Semester 1, 2 & 3
September 2022 entry
| 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 |
|
Inter semester week |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
|
Semester 3 |
30 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 |
22 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 weeks |
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 |
30 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 |
2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer break | 22 May 2023 | 26 May 2023 | 1 |
|
Autumn break |
11 September 2023 |
15 September 2023 |
1 |
| Winter* | 18 December 2023 | 12 January 2024 | 2 |
May 2023 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
23 May 2023 |
26 May 2023 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
30 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 |
September 2023 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
18 September 2023 |
22 September 2023 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
25 September 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
15 |
|
Inter semester week |
15 January 2024 |
19 January 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 2 |
22 January 2024 |
26 April 2024 |
15 |
|
Inter semester week |
20 May 2024 |
24 May 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 3 |
27 May 2024 |
6 September 2024 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Winter break* |
18 December 2023 |
12 January 2024 |
4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spring break |
25 March 2024 |
5 April 2024 |
2 |
|
Summer break |
29 April 2024 |
17 May 2024 |
3 |
January 2024 entry
| Start | Finish | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome |
15 January 2024 |
19 January 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 1 |
22 January 2024 |
17 May 2024 |
15 |
|
Inter semester week |
20 May 2024 |
24 May 2024 |
1 |
|
Semester 2 |
27 May 2024 |
6 September 2024 |
15 |
| Inter semester week |
16 September 2024 |
20 September 2024 |
1 |
| Semester 3 |
23 September 2024 |
10 January 2025 |
15 |
Holidays
|
Spring break |
25 March 2024 |
5 April 2024 |
2 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Autumn break |
19 August 2024 |
13 September 2024 |
1 |
| Winter break** | 1 December 2024 | 10 January 2025 | 4 |
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
- Coronation Bank Holiday 8 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
