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: 04 September 2023 - 04 February 2024 (classes until 15 December, then assessments/assignments)
Semester 2: 05 February 2024 - 30 June 2024 (classes until 31 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 | 16 October 2023 - 22 October 2023 |
| Class free week, reserved for assignments | 18 December 2023 - 04 February 2024 |
| Good Friday | 29 March 2024 |
| Easter Monday | 1 April 2024 |
| Class free week | 15 April 2024 - 21 April 2024 |
| Feast of the Ascension | 9 May 2024 |
| Friday following Feast of the Ascension | 10 May 2024 |
| Whit Monday | 20 May 2024 |
* Please note: no classes, lectures or tutorials will be held in the months of January, June, July and August.