Term dates
Term dates for the 2011/12 academic year for our Foundation, Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses are outlined below.
UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
(30 weeks)
Autumn term
12 September - 9 December 2011
13 weeks
Spring term
9 January - 16 March 2012
10 weeks
Summer term
16 April - 1 June 2012
7 weeks
Total: 30 weeks
Undergraduate courses
(30 weeks/31 weeks Level 1)
Autumn term
26 September - 9 December 2011 (Level 1 undergraduates only)
11 weeks
3 October - 9 December 2011 (Level 2 & 3 undergraduates only)
10 weeks
Spring term
9 January - 16 March 2012
10 weeks
Summer term
16 April - 22 June 2012
10 weeks
Total: 30 weeks
Total: 31 weeks (Level 1)
Study block one
Teaching period: 3 October 2011 - 27 January 2012
Assessment period: 30 January - 10 February 2012
Study block two
Teaching period: 13 February - 8 June 2012
Assessment period: 11 June - 22 June 2012
Postgraduate courses
(45 weeks)
Study block one
3 October 2011 - 27 January 2012 (15 weeks)
Vacation period: 23 December 2011 - 6 January 2012 (2 weeks)
Study break: 30 January - 3 February 2012 (1 week)
Study block two
6 February - 25 May 2012 (15 weeks)
Vacation period: 30 March - 9 April 2012 (1 week)
Study break: 28 May - 1 June 2012 (1 week)
Study block three
4 June - 14 September 2012 (15 weeks)
Total: 45 weeks
MA Professional Writing (part-time) 2010-2012
(45 weeks)
Year two (Cohort two)
Study block three (MA project): 16 May 2011 - 3 February 2012
MA Professional Writing (part-time) 2011-2013
(45 weeks)
Year one (Cohort three)
Study block one: 10 January - 24 June 2011 (20 weeks)
Vacation period: 9 April - 3 May 2011 (2 weeks)
Study block two: 27 June - 4 November 2011 (15 weeks)
Vacation period: 23 July - 29 August 2011 (5 weeks)
Study block two (Adv): 7 November 2011 - 17 February 2012 (10 weeks)
Vacation period: 10 December 2011 - 9 January 2012 (3 weeks)
Year two (Cohort three)
Study block three: 20 February 2012 - 27 January 2013
Vacation period: 31 March - 16 April 2012
Summer break 21 July - 31 August 2012
MA Education: Creative & Academic Practices
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
Study block one: 11 January - 14 March 2012
Study block two: 18 April - 20 June 2012
Study block three: 2 July - 31 August 2012
Including summer school study unit: 2 - 6 July 2012
Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDipHE)
Study event one: 10 - 11 November 2011
Study event two: 16 - 17 February 2012
Study event three: 19 - 20 February 2012
Masters Research Project Module
7 November 2011 - 31 August 2012
UAL Doctorate of Philosophy
Autumn term
26 September 2011 - Friday 9 December 2011
Spring term
9 January 2012 - Friday 16 March 2012
Summer term
16 April 2012 - Friday 22 June 2012
Public holidays
**Easter Day: 8 April 2012
**Late Spring Holiday: 4 June 2012
**Diamond Jubilee Holiday: 5 June 2012
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