Schedule information
For the Research Master’s programmes of the Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, the academic year is divided into two short semesters.
Semester 1: 02 September 2024 - 31 January 2025 (classes until 14 December, then assessments/assignments)
Semester 2: 03 February 2025 - 27 June 2025 (classes until 30 May, then assessments/assignments)
Teaching free periods
Teaching free means: no teaching and no testing during the period in question. This includes the following dates:
| Period | Date |
|---|---|
| Teaching-free week | 26 October 2024 - 03 November 2024 |
| Class free week, reserved for assignments | 23 December 2024 - 02 February 2025 |
| Class free week | 14 April 2025 - 18 April 2025 |
| Easter Monday | 21 April 2025 |
| Liberation Day | 05 May 2025 |
| Feast of the Ascension | 29 May 2025 |
| Friday following Feast of the Ascension | 30 May 2025 |
* Please note: no classes, lectures or tutorials will be held in the months of January, June, July and August.