Academic year (term dates)
A full breakdown of the current and forthcoming term dates at City.
2020-21 academic year
Undergraduate and Pre-Registration Students: Term Dates 2020/21
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn term: 24 August 2020-3 January 2021 with main student activity 28 September-11 December 2020
- Holidays: 24 August-14 September
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 21-25 September
- Teaching: 28 September-11 December
- Holidays: 14 December-2 January 2021
Spring term: 4 January-11 April 2021, with main student activity 4 January-2 April 2021
- Assessment period: 4-15 January [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 18 January-2 April
- Holidays: 5 April – 1 May
Summer term: 12 April-20 August 2021, with main student activity 3 May-20 August 2021
- Assessment period: 3-28 May OR Teaching (and related assessments)
- Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 31 May-18 June
- Holidays: 31 May-20 August for programmes with no summer term activity; 21 June-20 August for programmes with summer term activity
- Graduation: see our graduation pages
- Resits: 9 - 20 August
The following term dates are different:
- Nursing
- Radiography
- Midwifery
- Nursing Studies
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
BSc Health Sciences is a distance learning programme. Please contact your programme administrator for more information.
Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students: Term Dates 2020/21
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn Term: 24 August 2020-3 January 2021 with main student activity 28 September-11 December 2020
- Holidays: 24 August-14 September
- Student induction/ Welcome Week: 21-25 September
- Teaching: 28 September-11 December
- Holidays: 14 December- 2 January 2021
Spring Term: 4 January-11 April 2021, with main student activity 4 January-2 April 2021
- Assessment period: 4-15 January [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 18 January-2 April
- Holidays: 5 April-1 May
- Graduation: see our graduation pages
Summer Term: 12 April-20 August 2021
- Assessment period: 3-28 May
- Study, including dissertation completion/placement 31 May-20 August [Dissertation and term end dates differ for different programmes; see Programme Handbooks for more information. Some dissertation deadlines may continue into the following academic year]
- Resits: 9 - 20 August
NB: The following term dates are different:
Variations to follow.
Closure days
Please note that the following days are bank holidays in the UK and the University will be closed:
25 December 2020, 28 December 2020, 1 January 2021, 2 April 2021, 5 April 2021, 3 May 2021 (during exams), 31 May 2021 (during exams) and 30 August 2021.
In addition, the University closes for an extended period over Christmas: 24 December 2020 – 1 January 2021 inclusive.