Semester dates

Semester dates for the MBChB academic year 2024/25.

Semester dates for the forthcoming 2024/25 term are outlined below.

Year 1 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Welcome Week 09 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024 1 week
Semester 1 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024 11 weeks
Revision/exams 02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 3 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 2025

3 weeks
Semester 2 13 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 2025 12 weeks
Vacation 07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 2025 1 week
Revision/exams 14 Apr 2025 – 02 May 2025

3 weeks
Resit exams TBC July / August 2025 2 weeks

 

Year 2 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Semester 1 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024 11 weeks
Revision/exams 02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 3 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 2025

3 weeks
Semester 2 13 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 2025 12 weeks
Vacation 07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 2025 1 week
Revision/exams 14 Apr 2025 – 09 May 2025 4 weeks
Resit exams TBC July / August 2025

2 weeks

 

Year 3 - 2024/25 - Degree of BMedSci with Honours

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Semester 1 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024 11 weeks
Revision/exams 02 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 3 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 2025

3 weeks
Semester 2 13 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 2025 12 weeks
Vacation 07 Apr 2025 – 18 Apr 2025 2 weeks
Revision/exams 21 Apr 2025 – 23 May 2025 5 weeks

 

Year 4 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Induction 05 Aug 2024 – 16 Aug 2024 2 weeks
Block 1 19 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 2024 5 weeks
Block 2 23 Sep 2024 – 25 Oct 2024 5 weeks
Vacation 28 Oct 2024 – 01 Nov 2024

1 week
Block 3 04 Nov 2024 – 06 Dec 2024 5 weeks
Block 4 09 Dec 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 2 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 2025

2 weeks

Block 4 continued 06 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 2025 3 weeks
Full teaching week 27 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025 1 week
Vacation 03 Feb 2025 – 07 Feb 2025 1 week
Block 5 10 Feb 2025 – 14 Mar 2025 5 weeks
Block 6 17 Mar 2025 – 18 Apr 2025 5 weeks
Revision 21 Apr 2025 – 02 May 2025

2 weeks
Exams 05 May 2025 – 23 May 2025 3 weeks
Sequential exams 26 May 2025 – 13 Jun 2025 3 weeks

 

Year 5 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Induction 12 Aug 2025 – 16 Aug 2024 1 week
Block 1   19 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 2024     5 weeks
Block 2  23 Sep 2024 – 25 Oct 2024 5 weeks

Consolidation/exams

 28 Oct 2024 – 08 Nov 2024 2 weeks
Vacation 11 Nov 2024 – 15 Nov 2024 1 week
Block 3 18 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 5 weeks
Vacation  23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 2025 2 weeks
Block 4 06 Jan 2025 – 07 Feb 2025 5 weeks
Consolidation/exams 10 Feb 2025 – 28 Feb 2025 3 weeks
Vacation 03 Mar 2025 – 07 Mar 2025 1 week
Block 5 10 Mar 2025 – 11 Apr 2025 5 weeks
Block 6 14 Apr 2025 – 16 May 2025 5 weeks
Consolidation/exams 19 May 2025 – 13 Jun 2025 4 weeks
Sequential exams 16 Jun 2025 – 27 Jun 2025 2 weeks

 

Year 6 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Induction 19 Aug 2024 – 23 Aug 2024 1 week
Block 1 26 Aug 2024 – 20 Sep 2024 4 weeks
Block 2 23 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 2024 4 weeks
Vacation* 21 Oct 2024 – 25 Oct 2024 1 week
Block 3 28 Oct 2024 – 22 Nov 2024 4 weeks
Block 4 25 Nov 2024 – 20 Dec 2024 4 weeks
Vacation 23 Dec 2024 – 03 Jan 2025 2 weeks
Revision 06 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 2025 2 weeks
Finals/exams 20 Jan 2025 – 07 Feb 2025 3 weeks
Vacation 10 Feb 2025 – 21 Feb 2025 2 weeks
Assistantship and elective 24 Feb 2025 – 16 May 2025 12 weeks
Resit exams 19 May 2025 – 30 May 2025 2 weeks

* This week will be used for A990 Induction activities.

 

HCP-Med - Year 1 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Residential week 1 09 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024  1 week
Semester 1 16 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 2024  5 weeks
Vacation 21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024 1 week
Semester 1 continued 28 Oct 2024 - 29 Nov 2024 5 weeks
Residential week 2  02 Dec 2024 - 05 Dec 2024 4 days
Semester 1 continued 09 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2024  1 week
Vacation 16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 2025 3 weeks
Semester 2 06 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025 4 weeks
Vacation 03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 2025 1 week
Semester 2 continued 10 Feb 2025 - 28 Mar 2025 7 weeks
Vacation 31 Mar 2025 - 04 Apr 2025 1 week
Semester 3 07 Apr 2025 - 06 Jun 2025 9 weeks
Residential week 3  09 Jun 2025 – 12 Jun 2025 4 days

Revision / exams

 16 Jun 2025 – 04 July 2025 3 weeks
Anatomy exam July 2025 (date TBC)  
Resit exams August 2025 (date TBC)  

* Knowledge Test Paper 1 & Paper 2 exams take place in RW 2 and 3 .

 

HCP-Med - Year 2 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Residential week 1 12 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024 2 days
Semester 1 16 Sep 2024 – 11 Oct 2024 4 weeks
Vacation 14 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024 1 week
Semester 1 continued 21 Oct 2024 – 06 Dec 2024 7 weeks
Residential week 2  09 Dec 2024 - 12 Dec 2024 4 days
Vacation 16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 2025 3 weeks
Semester 2 06 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025  4 weeks
Vacation 03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 2025 1 week
Semester 2 continued 10 Feb 2025 - 28 Mar 2025 7 weeks
Vacation 31 Mar 2025 - 04 Apr 2025 1 week
Semester 3 07 Apr 2025 - 30 May 2025 8 weeks
Residential week 3* 02 Jun 2025 – 06 Jun 2025  1 week
Revision/exams 09 Jun 2025 – 04 July 2025 4 weeks
OSCE exam 21 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025 1 week
Anatomy exam July 2025 (date TBC)  
Resit exams August 2025 (date TBC)  

* Knowledge Test Paper 1 & Paper 2 exams take place in RW 2 and 3 .

 

HCP-Med - Year 3 - 2024/25

Semester Dates (Mon-Fri) No. of weeks
Residential week 1 11 Sep 2024 – 13 Sep 2024  3 days
Hospital 1 16 Sep 2024 – 18 Oct 2024 5 weeks
Vacation 21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024 1 week
Hospital 1 continued 28 Oct 2024 – 13 Dec 2024 7 weeks
Vacation 16 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 2025 3 weeks
Residential week 2* 06 Jan 2025 – 10 Jan 2025 1 week
Hospital 2 13 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025   
Knowledge Test Paper 2 TBC  
Vacation 03 Feb 2025 - 07 Feb 2025  1 week
Hospital 2 continued 10 Feb 2025 - 14 Mar 2025 4 weeks
GP/Hospital Interface 17 Mar 2025 – 28 Mar 2025 3 weeks
Vacation 31 Mar 2025 – 04 Apr 2025 1 week
GP/Hospital Interface  contd. 07 April 2025-02 May 2025 4 weeks
Residential week 3 05 May 2025 -09 May 2025 1 week
OSCE exam 05 May 2025 -09 May 2025 1 week
GP/Hospital Interface  contd. 12 May 2025 – 20 Jun 2025 6 weeks
Sequential OSCE EXAMS 26 May 2025 – 30 May 2025 1 week
Knowledge Test Paper 4 TBC  

*Knowledge Test Paper 1 & 3 exams take place in RW 2 and RW 3 respectively.

 

Downloads

MBChB 2024/25 semester dates (75.34 KB / DOCX)
HCP-Med term dates 2024-25 (75.27 KB / DOCX)

 

Graduation dates

Details of graduation dates can be found on the University's Student Administration website.

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