Semester dates

Enrolment, semester dates and public holidays

If you have any questions or queries relating to enrolment or term dates, please contact our team at [email protected].

Important note: University will be closed for the winter break from 5pm on Friday 20 December 2024 until Wednesday 1 January 2025 and will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2025.

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 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome Week9 September 202413 September 2024
Semester 1 16 September 20243 January 2025
Research Week28 October 20241 November 2024
Semester 26 January 20259 May 2025
Research Week17 February 202521 February 2025
Assessment Period12 May 202513 June 2025
Holidays
Winter break*23 December 20243 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025

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 2025 should also follow this schedule, joining in semester 2. Welcome week will take place from 13 January 2025 for you.

September 2024 entry

 StartFinish
International welcome week9 September 202413 September 2024
Welcome week16 September 202420 September 2024
Semester 1 23 September 202417 January 2025
Feedback week (On campus)13 January 202517 January 2025
Semester 2 20 January 202516 May 2025
Holidays
Winter break*23 December 20243 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025

 

November 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome & Induction Week28 October 20243 November 2024
Semester 14 November 202416 March 2025
Semester 217 March 202513 July 2025
Holidays
Winter break16 December 202413 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202528 April 2025

 

January 2025 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome & Induction Week13 January 202517 January 2025
Semester 1 20 January 202516 May 2025
Semester 2 19 May 202529 August 2025
Holidays
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025

January 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome week15 January 202419 January 2024
Semester 1 22 January 202426 April 2024
Feedback week (Online)20 May 202424 May 2024
Semester 2 27 May 202416 August 2024
Feedback week (Online)9 September 202413 September 2024
Holidays
Spring break25 March 20245 April 2024
Autumn break19 August 202423 September 2024

May 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome20 May 202424 May 2024
Semester 1 27 May 202413 September 2024
Feedback week16 September 202420 September 2024
Semester 2 23 September 202410 January 2025
Feedback week13 January 202517 January 2025
Holidays
Autumn break9 September 202413 September 2024
Winter break***23 December 202410 January 2025

Postgraduate

Postgraduate courses

  • Semester 1, 2 & 3

September 2024 entry

 StartFinish
International welcome week9 September 202413 September 2024
Welcome week16 September 202420 September 2024
Semester 1 23 September 202410 January 2025
Feedback week (Online)13 January 202517 January 2025
Semester 2 20 January 202516 May 2025
Feedback week (Online)12 May 202516 May 2025
Semester 319 May 202529 August 2025
Holidays
Winter break*23 December 20243 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025


November 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome & Induction Week28 October 20243 November 2024
Semester 14 November 202416 March 2025
Semester 217 March 202513 July 2025
Semester 314 July 202526 October 2025
Holidays
Winter break*16 December 202412 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202528 April 2025

 

January 2025 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome & Induction Week13 January 202517 January 2025
Semester 1 20 January 202516 May 2025
Semester 2 19 May 202529 August 2025
Semester 38 September 202519 December 2025
Holidays
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025
Summer break1 September 20255 September 2025


November 2023 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome week30 October 20233 November 2023
Semester 1 6 November 202323 February 2024
Feedback week (Online)18 March 202422 March 2024
Semester 2 8 April 202428 June 2024
Feedback week (Online)22 July 202426 July 2024
Semester 329 July 202418 October 2024
Feedback week (Online)11 November 202415 November 2024
Holidays
Winter break18 December 202312 January 2024
Spring break26 February 20245 April 2024
Autumn break1 July 202426 July 2024


January 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome15 January 202419 January 2024
Semester 1 22 January 202417 May 2024
Inter semester week20 May 202424 May 2024
Semester 2 27 May 20246 September 2024
Inter semester week16 September 202420 September 2024
Semester 323 September 202410 January 2025
Holidays
Spring break25 March 20245 April 2024
Summer break29th April 202417th May 2024
Autumn break9 August 202420 September 2024
Winter break23 December 20246 January 2025

 

May 2024 entry

 StartFinish
Welcome20 May 202424 May 2024
Semester 1 27 May 202413 September 2024
Feedback week16 September 202420 September 2024
Semester 2 23 September 202410 January 2025
Feedback week13 January 202517 January 2025
Semester 320 January 202516 May 2025
Holidays
Autumn break9 September 202413 September 2024
Winter break***23 December 202410 January 2025
Spring break14 April 202525 April 2025

Public holiday dates

The university is closed on these dates:

  • Christmas Day 25 December 2024
  • Boxing Day 26 December 2024
  • New Year’s Day 1 January 2025
  • Good Friday 18 April 2025
  • Easter Monday 21 April 2025
  • May Bank Holiday 5 May 2025
  • Spring Bank Holiday 26 May 2025
  • Summer Bank Holiday 25 August 2025
  • Christmas Day 25 December 2025
  • Boxing Day 26 December 2025
  • New Year's Day 1 January 2026