Semester dates

Undergraduate programmes

For most undergraduate students, the academic year is split into two semesters. Each semester consists of a teaching period followed by examinations.

The enrolment and induction week in Semester 1 is for first year students only. Undergraduate students must:

• ensure they are available for all periods marked as teaching and examinations
• be ready to be available during re-sit examination periods.

Students on other programmes (including taught postgraduate programmes, and undergraduate programmes in the School of Education which run to a termly calendar) may have similar commitments to those described in these calendars. You should contact your Faculty for more information, including the confirmed schedule of examinations for your programme.

Courses that have a significant practice component may fall outside of normal semester dates.

Postgraduate Taught

For students on Postgraduate Taught programmes (PGT), the teaching element of the academic year is split into two semesters with the dissertation module undertaken during the summer semester. Semesters 1 and 2 consist of a teaching period followed by examinations.

The enrolment and induction is carried out in the first week of Semester 1 for September starters and where appropriate the first week of Semester 2 for January starters. Students must:

• ensure they are available for all periods marked as teaching and examinations
• be ready to be available during re-sit examination periods.

Students who are on courses that have a significant practice component which falls outside of normal semester dates, or who require more information, including the confirmed schedule of examinations for your programme, should contact your faculty for more information. 

International Foundation Programme

• Academic year 2020/21: 17 May to 31 August 2021 (Teaching period and exams)
• Academic year 2021/22: 30 May to 19 August 2022 (Teaching period and exams)

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