We operate a three-term academic year, beginning in September/October.
Undergraduate courses run only during the three terms except for a few weeks of practical training placement to be completed at some point each year.
The MA, taken full-time, runs for 12 months from the start of the first term in September/October until the following September. Seminars run only during term-time, but you should allow most of the summer for working on your dissertation which is due in September.
For research degrees, your start-date can be more flexible.
Term dates are as follows:
These dates are for all full and part-time student
2012-13
Autumn Term
Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - Friday 14th December 2012
(Freshers Start)
Monday 1st October 2012
(Continuing Students Start)
Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Spring Term
Monday 14th January 2013 - Friday 22nd March 2013
Summer Term
Monday 22nd April 2013 – Saturday 29th June 2013

