Postgraduate
Key Dates (Postgraduate)
Read our latest update for new and returning postgraduate students, including opening times, trimester 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 Week
w/c Monday 23 September 2024
Trimester 1 Starts (teaching begins)
w/c Monday 30 September 2024
Curriculum Enhancement Week (Your Academic Journey)
w/c Monday 28 October 2024
Trimester 1 Ends
Friday 13 December 2024
Christmas Break
Monday 16 December 2024 - Friday 3 January 2025
Trimester 2 Starts (First day back after Christmas break)
w/c Monday 6 January 2025
Curriculum Enhancement Week (Your Creative Future)
w/c Monday 3 March 2025
Trimester 2 Ends
Friday 11 April 2025
Easter Break
Monday 14 - Friday 25 April 2025.
Please note that some areas of campus may be open during the Easter break, except on Bank Holidays when all university buildings will be closed: Friday 18 April 2025 & Monday 21 April 2025
Trimester 3 Starts
w/c Monday 28 April 2025
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 5 May 2025
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 26 May 2025
Trimester 3 Ends
Friday 18 July 2025
Guests at the MA Show, 2018
<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>