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Term dates

Term dates for all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Hull York Medical School.

Medicine

Term dates for the Medicine and Medicine with a Gateway Year programmes.

2024 - 2025

Gateway Year

  • Term 1: 23 September 2024 - 6 December 2024
  • Term 2: 6 January 2025 - 21 March 2025
  • Term 3: 14 April 2025 - 20 June 2025

Year 1

  • Term 1: 23 September 2024 - 11 December 2024
  • Term 2: 9 January 2025 - 9 April 2025
  • Term 3: 1 May 2025 - 25 June 2025

Year 2

  • Term 1: 19 September 2024 - 13 December 2024
  • Term 2: 10 January 2025 - 10 April 2025
  • Term 3: 2 May 2025 - 25 June 2025

Year 3

  • Academic year: 12 August 2024 - 6 June 2025
  • Winter break: 21 December 2024 - 5 January 2025

Year 4

  • Academic year: 19 August 2024 - 6 June 2025
  • Winter break: 21 December 2024 - 5 January 2025

Year 5

  • Academic year: 15 July 2024 - 6 June 2025
  • Winter break: 21 December 2024 - 5 January 2025
  • Spring break: 29 March 2025 - 13 April 2025
2025 - 2026

Gateway Year

  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 5 December 2025
  • Winter break: 6 December 2025 - 4 January 2026
  • Term 2: 5 January 2026 - 20 March 2026
  • Spring break: 21 March 2026 - 12 April 2026
  • Term 3: 13 April 2026 - 19 June 2026

Year 1

  • Term 1: 22 September 2025 - 10 December 2025
  • Winter break: 11 December 2025 - 7 January 2026
  • Term 2: 8 January 2026 - 25 March 2026
  • Spring break: 26 March 2026 - 16 April 2026
  • Term 3: 9 April 2026 - 24 June 2026

Year 2

  • Term 1: 19 September 2025 - 11 December 2025
  • Winter break: 12 December 2025 - 8 January 2026
  • Term 2: 9 January 2026 - 26 March 2026
  • Spring break: 27 March 2026 - 16 April 2026
  • Term 3: 17 April 2026 - 18 June 2026

Year 3

  • Academic year: 11 August 2025 - 5 June 2026
  • Winter break: 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Year 4

  • Academic year: 18 August 2025 - 5 June 2026
  • Winter break: 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Year 5

  • Academic year: 14 July 2025 - 5 June 2026
  • Winter break: 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026
  • Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026

Postgraduate programmes

Clinical Anatomy, Pharmacology and Palliative Care programmes

Term dates for:

  • MSc in Clinical Anatomy
  • MSc in Clinical Anatomy and Education
  • MSc in Pharmacology and Drug Development
  • MSc in Pharmacology and Education
  • PG Cert/Dip/MSc in Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice
2024 - 2025
  • Trimester 1: 16 September 2024 – 24 January 2025
  • Winter break: 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025
  • Trimester 2: 27 January 2025 - 23 May 2025
  • Spring break: 14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
  • Trimester 3: 26 May 2025 – 29 August 2025
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 3 September 2025

Research period: 4 November 2024 – 3 September 2025

2025 - 2026
  • Trimester 1: 15 September 2025 – 23 January 2026 
  • Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 
  • Trimester 2: 26 January 2026 - 22 May 2026 
  • Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026 
  • Trimester 3: 25 May 2026 – 28 August 2026
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 2 September 2026

Research period: 3 November 2025 – 2 September 2026 

Health Professions Education programme

Term dates for PG Cert/Dip/ MSc in Health Professions Education.

September 2024 cohort
  • Trimester 1: 16 September 2024 – 24 January 2025 
  • Winter break: 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 
  • Trimester 2: 27 January 2025 - 11 April 2025 
  • Spring break: 14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025 
  • Trimester 3: 28 April 2025 – 11 July 2025
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 3 September 2025 (MSc students only)
January 2025 cohort
  • Trimester 1: 27 January 2025 – 11 April 2025  
  • Spring break: 14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025 
  • Trimester 2: 28 April 2025 – 11 July 2025
  • Summer break: 11 July 2025 - 15 September 2025*
  • Trimester 3: 15 September 2025 – 16 January 2026* 
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 10 December 2025 (MSc students only) 


* Dates subject to change

September 2025 cohort
  • Trimester 1: 15 September 2025 – 16 January 2026 
  • Winter break: 15 December 2025 - 1 January 2026 
  • Trimester 2: 19 January 2026 - 17 April 2026
  • Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026 
  • Trimester 3: 27 April 2026 – 10 July 2026
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 2 September 2026 (MSc students only) 
January 2026 cohort
  • Trimester 1: 19 January 2026 - 17 April 2026
  • Spring break: 30 March 2026 - 10 April 2026 
  • Trimester 2: 27 April 2026 – 10 July 2026
  • Summer break: 10 July 2026 to 11 September 2026*
  • Trimester 3:  14 September 2026 – 15 January 2027*
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 9 December 2026* (MSc students only) 


* Dates subject to change

Physician Associate Studies

2024 - 2025

Year 1

  • Term 1: 16 September 2024 - 20 December 2024
  • Term 2: 07 January 2025 - 11 April 2025
  • Term 3: 28 April 2025 - 15 August 2025

Year 2

  • Term 1: 16 September 2024 - 20 December 2024
  • Term 2: 07 January 2025 - 11 April 2025
  • Term 3: 28 April 2025 - 15 August 2025
2025 - 2026

Year 1

  • Term 1: 15 September 2025 - 19 December 2025
  • Term 2: 05 January 2026 - 17 April 2026
  • Term 3: 20 April 2026 - 14 August 2026

Year 2

  • Term 1: 15 September 2025 - 19 December 2025
  • Term 2: 05 January 2026 - 17 April 2026
  • Term 3: 20 April 2026 - 14 August 2026

Postgraduate Research 

2024 - 2025

Entry dates

  • 16 September 2024
  • 1 January 2025
  • 1 April 2025
  • 1 July 2025