Postgraduate
Key Dates (Postgraduate)
Read our latest update for new and returning postgraduate students, including opening times, term dates, enrolment information, reading weeks, and more.
<p>Read on to find out more about key dates and an indicative timetable for our postgraduate courses.<br /></p>
On-Campus Induction and Welcome Back
Monday 25 September 2023
Teaching Begins
Monday 2 October 2023
Enrichment Week (Your Academic Journey)
Monday 23 October 2023
Christmas Break
Monday 18 December 2023 - Friday 5 January 2024
First day back after Christmas break
Monday 8 January 2024
Trimester 1 Ends
Friday 26 January 2024
Teaching Starts - All years
Monday 29 January 2024
Enrichment Week (Your Creative Future)
Monday 4 March 2024
Easter Break
Monday 25 March - Friday 12 April 2024
First day back after Easter break
Monday 15 April 2024
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 6 May 2024
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 27 May 2024
Trimester 2 Ends
w/c Monday 13 May 2024
Trimester 3 Starts
w/c Monday 27 May 2024
Trimester 3 Ends
w/c Monday 2 September 2024
The Postgraduate Centre, Studio 44, Buckwell Street.
<p>This is an indicative timetable for Postgraduate study at Arts University Plymouth, intended to give applicants an idea of the way in which learning and taught delivery is structured.</p>
<p>Wednesday is the taught delivery day for our Postgraduate students, and the timetable will usually follow a four-week rotation with lectures and seminars on the first week, Academic Talks and Subject Tutorials in the second week, Crits in the following third week, and Visiting Lectures and their workshops on the fourth week of the cycle. This timetable may change according to the time of year, and may be interrupted by events, exhibitions and other timetabling requirements.<br /><br />Please note, this timetable is <strong>indicative only</strong> and may be subject to change. </p>
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<p><strong><br />WEEK 1</strong></p><table dir="ltr"><tbody><tr><td>Time</td><td>Mon</td><td>Tues</td><td>Wed</td><td>Thurs</td><td>Fri</td></tr><tr><td>10.00am - 1.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>PG Lecture</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr><tr><td>1.00pm - 2.00pm</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td></tr><tr><td>2.00pm - 5.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Subject Seminar</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p><strong>WEEK 2</strong></p><table dir="ltr"><tbody><tr><td>Time</td><td>Mon</td><td>Tues</td><td>Wed</td><td>Thurs</td><td>Fri</td></tr><tr><td>10.00am - 1.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Academic Talk</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr><tr><td>1.00pm - 2.00pm</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td></tr><tr><td>2.00pm - 5.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Subject Tutorials</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><strong><br /></strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong>WEEK 3<br /></strong></p><table dir="ltr"><tbody><tr><td>Time</td><td>Mon</td><td>Tues</td><td>Wed</td><td>Thurs</td><td>Fri</td></tr><tr><td>10.00am - 1.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Crits</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr><tr><td>1.00pm - 2.00pm</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td></tr><tr><td>2.00pm - 5.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Crits</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p><strong>WEEK 4</strong></p><table dir="ltr"><tbody><tr><td>Time</td><td>Mon</td><td>Tues</td><td>Wed</td><td>Thurs</td><td>Fri</td></tr><tr><td>10.00am - 1.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Visiting Lecture</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr><tr><td>1.00pm - 2.00pm</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td><td>LUNCH</td></tr><tr><td>2.00pm - 5.00pm</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>VL Workshop</td><td>Directed Study</td><td>Directed Study</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p>If you have any questions about your application or course, please email <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a><br /></p>
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<p>If you are a current student seeking information on assessment dates or anything else, please contact <a href="mailto:postgraduate@aup.ac.uk">postgraduate@aup.ac.uk</a> </p>