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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

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

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.