SMS MSc Student Handbook 2020/2021 (Jan 2021 Start)

5. Key Dates

Dates for the academic year 2020/21 are as follows – Key Queen Mary dates are also available on the ARCS homepage (www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk).

 





Semester A
12 weeks

 

Welcome Week and enrolment

 

Mon 18 January – Fri 22 January 2021


 

Teaching


 Mon 25 January – Fri 16 April 2021


 

Test / reading week (Week 7)

 

Mon 8 March – Fri 12 March 2021


 

Spring vacation


 

Monday 19 April – Mon 3 May 2021

 

Semester A Study Period

 

 

Tues 4 May – Wed 5 May 2021


Semester A Examination Period


 

Thurs 6 May – Fri 4 June 2021



Semester B
12 weeks

 

Teaching

 

Mon 7 June – Fri 6 August 2021


 

Test / reading week (Week 7)

 

Mon 5 July – Fri 9 July 2021


 

Main Study period for Semester B & Year Long Modules & resits

 

 

Mon 9 August – Fri 20 August 2021

 

Main Examination period for Semester B & Year Long Modules & resits

 

 

Mon 23 August – Fri 27 August 2021

 

 Summer vacation


 

Mon 30 August – Fri 10 September 2020



Semester C
14 weeks

 

Teaching

 

Mon 13 September– Fri 17 December 2021


 

Test / reading week (Week 7)

 

TBC


 

Winter Vacation

 

 

Mon 20 December - Thurs 6 January 2022

 

Main Examination period for Semester C Modules

 

 

Thurs 6 January – Fri 21 January 2022

 

Resit Examination Period

 

 

Thurs 5 May – Weds 1 June 2022

 

Project submission date is 12pm (GMT) on Thursday 13th January 2022. 


Bank holidays:

-       1st January 2021;

-       2nd April 2021;

-       5th April 2021;

-       3rd May 2021;

-       31st May 2021;

-       27th December 2021;

-       28th December 2021;

-       3rd January 2022;

-       15th April 2022;

-       18th April 2022;



Late Summer Examination Period: We will endeavour to release provisional results by early September.

 

Graduation Dates: Graduation will take place in April 2022 with a final date TBC. All Graduation dates will be confirmed later in the academic year and all information can be found here - http://www.qmul.ac.uk/graduation/


Individual Coursework and Assessment submission Dates: Any individual module coursework or assessment dates are noted on the module QMplus pages and all students will be notified of key submission deadlines during lectures and tutorials. Reminders will be sent out regularly to all students.

EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES CLAIM DEADLINES

You must submit claims as soon as possible and at the latest by:

Wednesday 9th June 2021 at 5pm

for matters relating to Semester A Modules

Thursday 16th September 2021 at 10am

for matters relating to Semester B Modules

Wednesday 26th January 2022 at 5pm

for matters relating to Semester C Modules

Claims submitted after the relevant deadline will not be considered.