2025/2026 term dates
The academic year is split into terms during which students are required to engage with study. The length and pattern of the terms depend on the type of programme the student is studying. The period between each of the terms is normally a holiday period.
All courses follow the standard term dates unless the programme is listed in the non-standard term dates section below:
Standard term dates
First week | New students | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Autumn term | All students | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Spring term | All students | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Summer term | All students | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
Non-standard term dates
Faculty of Arts and Science
Postgraduate courses
Postgraduate taught Master’s courses (MA, MSc & LLM) Full Time
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
49 weeks |
Postgraduate taught Master’s courses (MA, MSc & LLM) Year 1 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
32 weeks |
Postgraduate taught Master’s courses (MA, MSc & LLM) Year 2 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
48 weeks |
The following postgraduate taught courses in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences follow the above term dates:
- MSc Conservation Management
- MBA Business Administration (all pathways)
- MSc Business and Management
- MSc Sustainable Leadership and Management
- MA Marketing Communications and Branding
- MSc Computing
- MSc Cyber Security
- MSc Data Analytics
- MSc Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
- LLM Artificial Intelligence, Digital and Cyber Law
- LLM SQER/Legal Practice
- MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour
- MSc Criminal Intelligence & Data Analysis
- MSC Policing and Law Enforcement Investigation
- MSc Health Psychology
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Applied Sports & Exercise Science
- MSc Physical Literacy
- MSc Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health
- MSc Sports Therapy
Faculty of Education
Early Years Education
PGCE Primary Early Years Education with QTS (Full Time) Ormskirk and Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
BA (Hons) Early Years Education (Full Time) Ormskirk and Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 22-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
33 weeks |
BA (Hons) Early Years Leadership (Full Time) Ormskirk and Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 22-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
33 weeks |
FDA Early Years Education and Leadership – Year 1 (Part Time) Ormskirk and Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
FDA Early Years Education and Leadership – Year 2 (Part Time) Ormskirk and Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Early Years Education with QTS – Year 1 (Full Time)
First Week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Early Years Education with QTS – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
34 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Early Years Education with QTS – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
31 weeks |
Primary Education
PGCE Primary Education with QTS (Full Time) Ormskirk or Holy Cross College
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
PGCE Primary Mathematics Specialist with QTS (Full Time) Ormskirk
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
PGCE Primary Physical Education Specialist with QTS (Full Time) Ormskirk
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
PGCE iQTS (Primary 3-11) (Full Time) Distance Learning (Non-UK Based)
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 1 (Full Time)
First Week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
32 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
34 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
31 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 1 (School Based Route – Part Time – all locations)
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 2 (School Based Route – Part Time – all locations)
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 3 (School Based Route – Part Time – all locations)
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS – Year 4 (School Based Route – Part Time – all locations)
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
35 weeks |
Secondary Education
PGCE Secondary ‘subject’ with QTS (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
PGCE iQTS (Secondary) (Full Time) Distance Learning: Non-UK-based)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
BA (Hons) Secondary ‘subject’ Education with QTS – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First Week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
35 weeks |
BA (Hons) Secondary ‘subject’ Education with QTS – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
34 weeks |
BA (Hons) Secondary ‘subject’ Education with QTS – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
31 weeks |
University Higher Diploma in Further Education & Training – Year 1
(Part Time) Wirral Metropolitan College
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
University Higher Diploma in Further Education & Training – Year 2
(Part Time) Wirral Metropolitan College
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills)
(Full Time) Edge Hill University / Wirral Metropolitan College
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 01-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 16 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
MA Education (all pathways) Full Time
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
49 weeks |
MA Education (all pathways) – Year 1 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
32 weeks |
MA Education (all pathways) – Year 2 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
48 weeks |
Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine
Allied Health professions
The term dates provided below are shared with the Student Loans Company (SLC) to determine your funding eligibility. These dates also help to assess your tuition fee liability in case you need to suspend or withdraw from your course, they are not to be used to schedule holidays. You will receive a training plan at the start of your course, which will detail your university attendance, placement periods, and holiday breaks.
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice – Year 1 (Full Time) – Ormskirk and St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 15-09-2025 | 12-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 03-04-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 21-04-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice – Year 2 (Full Time) – Ormskirk and St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 15-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 12-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice – Year 3 (Full Time) – Ormskirk and St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 14 weeks |
Term 2 | 12-01-2026 | 16-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 21-04-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 13 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons Paramedic Practice – Year 1 (Full Time) – St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 15-09-2025 | 12-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 17-08-2026 | 17 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons Paramedic Practice – Year 2 (Full Time) – St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 12-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons Paramedic Practice – Year 3 (Full Time) – St James (Manchester)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 12-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
Medical School
MBCHB Medicine with Foundation Year – Year 0 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 22-05-2026 | 6 weeks |
30 weeks |
MBCHB Medicine – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
36 weeks |
MBCHB Medicine – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 15-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 14 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 26-06-2026 | 11 weeks |
37 weeks |
MBCHB Medicine – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 02-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 03-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
MBCHB Medicine – Year 4 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 15-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 14 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 02-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 24-07-2026 | 15 weeks |
42 weeks |
MBCHB Medicine – Year 5 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 02-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 10-07-2026 | 13 weeks |
41 weeks |
MSc Physician Associate – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 02-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 04-09-2026 | 18 weeks |
46 weeks |
MSc Physician Associate – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 08-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 15 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 04-09-2026 | 19 weeks |
46 weeks |
MSc Public Health Nutrition – Full Time (1 year)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
49 weeks |
MSc Public Health Nutrition – Year 1 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
32 weeks |
MSc Public Health Nutrition – Year 2 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
48 weeks |
Midwifery
The term dates provided below are shared with the Student Loans Company (SLC) to determine your funding eligibility. These dates also help to assess your tuition fee liability in case you need to suspend or withdraw from your course, they are not to be used to schedule holidays. You will receive a training plan at the start of your course, which will detail your university attendance, placement periods, and holiday breaks.
BSc Midwifery (Full Time) Year 1
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 17-04-2026 | 15 weeks |
Term 3 | 05-05-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 14 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc Midwifery (Full Time) Year 2
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 05-12-2025 | 10 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 20-04-2026 | 28-08-2026 | 18 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc Midwifery (Full Time) Year 3
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 22-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 01-04-2026 | 17-07-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
Nursing
The term dates provided below are shared with the Student Loans Company (SLC) to determine your funding eligibility. These dates also help to assess your tuition fee liability in case you need to suspend or withdraw from your course, they are not to be used to schedule holidays. You will receive a training plan at the start of your course, which will detail your university attendance, placement periods, and holiday breaks.
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 1 (Full Time – January Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 26-01-2026 | 02-04-2026 | 10 weeks |
Term 2 | 27-04-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 01-09-2026 | 18-12-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 2 (Full Time – January Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 26-01-2026 | 08-05-2026 | 14 weeks |
Term 2 | 18-05-2026 | 28-08-2026 | 15 weeks |
Term 3 | 01-09-2026 | 13-11-2026 | 11 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 3 (Full Time – January Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 26-01-2026 | 17-04-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-05-2026 | 28-08-2026 | 17 weeks |
Term 3 | 07-09-2026 | 27-11-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 1 (Full Time – September Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 17-04-2026 | 15 weeks |
Term 3 | 27-04-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 14 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 2 (Full Time – September Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 01-05-2026 | 17 weeks |
Term 3 | 04-05-2026 | 17-07-2026 | 11 weeks |
40 weeks |
BSc (Hons) Nursing (all routes) – Year 3 (Full Time – September Cohort)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 24-04-2026 | 16 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
FDSC Nursing Associate – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 12-01-2026 | 10-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 20-04-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 15 weeks |
40 weeks |
FDSC Nursing Associate – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 20-03-2026 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 06-04-2026 | 14-08-2026 | 18 weeks |
40 weeks |
MNSW (Hons) Nursing (all routes) & Social Work – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 10-04-2026 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 27-04-2026 | 10-07-2026 | 11 weeks |
37 weeks |
MNSW (Hons) Nursing (all routes) & Social Work – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 12-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 01-05-2026 | 17 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 07-08-2026 | 13 weeks |
40 weeks |
MNSW (Hons) Nursing (all routes) & Social Work – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 24-04-2026 | 16 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 14-08-2026 | 13 weeks |
41 weeks |
MNSW (Hons) Nursing (all routes) & Social Work – Year 4 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 24-04-2026 | 16 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 11 weeks |
39 weeks |
MSCi (Hons) Nursing Adult & Child / Adult & Mental Health / Adult & Learning Disabilities– Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 17-04-2026 | 15 weeks |
Term 3 | 27-04-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 14 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSCi (Hons) Nursing Adult & Child / Adult & Mental Health / Adult & Learning Disabilities – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 01-05-2026 | 17 weeks |
Term 3 | 04-05-2026 | 17-07-2026 | 11 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSCi (Hons) Nursing Adult & Child / Adult & Mental Health / Adult & Learning Disabilities – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 24-04-2026 | 16 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSCi (Hons) Nursing Adult & Child / Adult & Mental Health / Adult & Learning Disabilities – Year 4 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 24-04-2026 | 16 weeks |
Term 3 | 11-05-2026 | 31-07-2026 | 12 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSci (Hons) Nurse Paramedic – Year 1 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 10-04-2026 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 20-04-2026 | 24-07-2026 | 14 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSci (Hons) Nurse Paramedic – Year 2 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 10-04-2026 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 20-04-2026 | 24-07-2026 | 14 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSci (Hons) Nurse Paramedic – Year 3 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 03-04-2026 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 24-07-2026 | 15 weeks |
40 weeks |
MSci (Hons) Nurse Paramedic – Year 4 (Full Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 06-04-2026 | 24-07-2026 | 16 weeks |
40 weeks |
Social Work & Wellbeing
MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing Full Time (1 year)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
49 weeks |
MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing Year 1 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
First week | 29-09-2025 | 03-10-2025 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 8 weeks |
32 weeks |
MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing Year 2 (Part Time)
Term | Term start date | Term end date | No. of teaching weeks |
Term 1 | 06-10-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 11 weeks |
Term 2 | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Term 3 | 13-04-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25 weeks |
48 weeks |
Graduate School
PhD, MRes and Professional Doctorate
Term | Year | Term start date | Term end date | No. of weeks |
Autumn term | All students | 29-09-2025 | 19-12-2025 | 12 weeks |
Spring term | All students | 05-01-2026 | 27-03-2026 | 12 weeks |
Summer term | All students | 30-03-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 27 weeks |
February 2026 cohort
Term | Year | Term start date | Term end date | No. of weeks |
Spring term | All students | 02-02-2026 | 05-06-2026 | 18 weeks |
Summer term | All students | 08-06-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 17 weeks |
Autumn term | All students | 05-10-2026 | 18-12-2026 | 11 weeks |
Autumn term cont’d | All students | 04-01-2027 | 05-02-2027 | 5 weeks |

Get in touch
Term dates are produced directly from each Faculty. If you have any queries about dates, or your course isn’t listed, get in touch with the relevant Faculty.
You can also get in touch with the Academic Records team for general term date enquiries.