A full breakdown of the current and forthcoming term dates at City.
2021/2022 academic year
Undergraduate and Pre-Registration Students: Term Dates 2021/22
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn term: 30 August 2021 - 10 January 2022 with main student activity 4 October 2021 – 17 December 2021
- Holidays: 30 August - 27 September
- Student induction/ Welcome Week (stage one students only): 27 September – 1 October
- Teaching: 4 October - 17 December
- Holidays: 17 December - 10 January 2022
Spring term: 10 January - 13 May 2022, with main student activity 10 January - 15 April 2022
- Assessment period: 10 – 28 January [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 31 January - 15 April
- Holidays: 18 April – 13 May
Summer term: 16 May - 26 August 2022, with main student activity 16 May - 26 August 2022
- Assessment period: 16 May - 10 June OR Teaching (and related assessments)
- Summer Term activity (applicable to certain programmes only – students should refer to their programme handbook): 13 June – 4 July
- Holidays: 13 June - 15 August for programmes with no summer term activity; 4 July - 15 August for programmes with summer term activity
- Graduation
- Resits: 15 – 26 August
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health Sciences, Professional Law and some Business programmes.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
Postgraduate and Post-Registration Students: Term Dates 2021/22
Please note that these dates are subject to review and may change.
Autumn Term: 30 August 2021 - 10 January 2022 with main student activity 4 October 2021 – 17 December 2021
- Holidays: 30 August - 27 September
- Student induction/ Welcome Week: 27 September – 1 October
- Teaching: 4 October - 17 December
- Holidays: 17 December - 10 January 2022
Spring Term: 10 January - 13 May 2022, with main student activity 10 January - 15 April 2022
- Assessment period: 10 – 28 January [programmes with no assessments at this time may incorporate other learning activities, including teaching, during this period]
- Teaching: 31 January - 15 April
- Holidays: 18 April – 13 May
- Graduation
Summer Term: 16 May - 26 August 2022
- Assessment period: 16 May - 10 June
- Study, including dissertation completion/placement: 13 June – 26 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: 15 – 26 August
There may be variations to the above term dates for some programmes in the School of Health Sciences, Professional Law and some Business programmes.
Students studying on these programmes should refer to their programme handbook.
Closure days
Please note that the following days are bank holidays in the UK and the University will be closed:
- 3rd January 2022
- 15th April 2022
- 18th April 2022
- 2nd May 2022
- 2nd June 202
- 3rd June 2022
- 29th August 2022
In addition, the University closes for an extended period over Christmas.