Previous semester dates
On this page, you will find the semester dates for previous years of study at Queen Mary.
Please note:
- From 2019-20 onwards the structure of the academic year for programmes following standard term dates changed due to the introduction of semester-based examinations.
- Masters students starting in September are expected to work on their dissertation or project throughout the summer – for these students, this period between the end of the university's Semester 3 and their course end date is not a vacation. For masters students, only Christmas (end of the study week in the university's Semester 1 to the beginning of the university's Semester 1 Examination Period) and Easter (end of the university's Semester 2 and the beginning of the university's Semester 3 Study Period) are vacations.
- Masters students starting in January are expected to work on their dissertation or project throughout the summer – for these students, this period between the end of the university's Semester 3 and the start of the university's Semester 1 is not a vacation. For masters students, only Easter (end of the university's Semester 2 and the beginning of the university's Semester 3 Study Period) and Christmas (end of the study week in the university's Semester 1 to the beginning of the university's Semester 1 Examination Period) are vacations.
- PhD students do not follow this pattern of attendance – vacations should be agreed in writing with their supervisor(s).
- International Foundation Programme students (January start) do not follow this pattern of attendance – visit the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film for more information.
- Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma students (January start) do not follow this pattern of attendance – visit the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film for more information.
- The MBBS and BDS do not follow this pattern of attendance - please contact Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry for more information.
Semester 1
- 14 September - 11 December 2020
- Study week: 14 December - 18 December 2020
- Bank holidays: 25 and 28 December 2020, 1 January 2021
Semester 1 - Examination Period
- Study period: 4 January - 6 January 2021
- Examinations: 7 January - 22 January 2021
Semester 2
- 25 January - 16 April 2021
- Bank holidays: 2 and 5 April 2021
Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules
- Study period: 4 May - 5 May
- Examinations: 6 May - 4 June 2021
- Bank holidays: 3 and 31 May 2021
Late Summer Resit Period
- 2 August - 13 August 2021
Please note the above dates have been updated following the introduction of semester-based examinations.
Semester 1
- 20 September - 17 December 2021
- Study week: 20 December - 23 December 2021
- Bank holidays: 27 and 28 December 2021, 3 January 2022
Semester 1 - Examination Period
- Study period: 4 January - 5 January 2022
- Examinations: 6 January - 23 January 2022
Semester 2
- 24 January - 14 April 2022
- Bank holidays: 15 and 18 April 2022
Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules
- Study period: 3 May - 4 May 2022
- Examinations: 5 May - 1 June 2022
- Bank holidays: 2 May, 2 and 3 June 2022
Late Summer Resit Period
- 1 August - 12 August 2022
Semester 1
- 19 September - 16 December 2022
- Study week: 19 December - 21 December 2022
- Bank holidays: 26 and 27 December 2022, 2 January 2023
Semester 1 - Examination Period
- Study period: 3 January - 4 January 2023
- Examinations: 5 January - 20 January 2023
Semester 2
- 23 January - 14 April 2023
- Bank holidays: 7 and 10 April 2023
Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules
- Study period: 2 May - 3 May 2023
- Examinations: 4 May - 2 June 2023
- Bank holidays: 1 and 29 May 2023
Late Summer Resit Period
- 7 August - 18 August 2023
Semester 1
- 18 September - 15 December 2023
- Study period: 18 December - 21 December 2023
- Bank holidays: 25 and 26 December 2023, 1 January 2024
Semester 1 - Examination Period
- Study period: 2 January - 3 January 2024
- Examinations: 4 January - 19 January 2024
Semester 2
- 22 January - 12 April 2024
- Bank holidays: 29 March and 1 April 2024
Semester 3 - Examination period for Semester 2 & Year Long Modules
- Study period: 29 April - 1 May 2024
- Examinations: 2 May - 31 May 2024
- Bank holidays: 6 and 27 May 2024
Late Summer Resit Period
- 5 August - 16 August 2024
Vacation Period
- 22 December 2023 - 1 January 2024
- 13 April 2024 - 28 April 2024
- 3 June 2024 - 13 September 2024