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

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Medicine

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

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 - 15 April 2026
  • Term 3: 16 April 2026 - 24 June 2026

Year 2

  • Term 1: 18 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

Anatomy, Pharmacology and Palliative Care programmes

Term dates for:

  • MSc in Clinical Anatomy
  • MSc in Clinical Anatomy and Education
  • PGCert, PGDip and MSc in Health Technology and Human Anatomy
  • MSc in Pharmacology and Drug Development
  • PGCert, PGDip and MSc in Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice
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 

2026 - 2027
  • Trimester 1: 21 September 2026 – 29 January 2027
  • Trimester 2: 1 February 2027 - 28 May 2027
  • Trimester 3: 31 May 2027 – 27 August 2027
  • Research period: 9 November 2026 – 1 September 2027
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 1 September 2027

Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027

Spring break: 22 March 2027 – 2 April 2027

Pharmacology and Education programme

Term dates for:

  • MSc in Pharmacology and  Education
2026 - 2027

MSc in Pharmacology and Education

  • Trimester 1: 21 September 2026 – 29 January 2027
  • Trimester 2: 18 January 2027 - 28 May 2027
  • Trimester 3: 31 May 2027 – 27 August 2027
  • Research period: 9 November 2026 – 1 September 2027
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 1 September 2027

Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027

Spring break: 22 March 2027 – 2 April 2027

Health Professions Education programme

Term dates for:

  • PGCert, PGDip and MSc in Health Professions Education
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

September 2026 cohort

PG Cert/Dip/ MSc in Health Professions Education term dates for the September 2026 cohort:

  • Trimester 1: 21 September 2026 – 15 January 2027
  • Trimester 2: 18 January 2027 - 16 April 2027
  • Trimester 3: 26 April 2027 – 09 July 2027
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon 1 September 2027 (MSc students only)

Winter break: 21 December 2026 - 8 January 2027

Spring break: 22 March 2027 – 2 April 2027

January 2027 cohort

PG Cert/Dip/ MSc in Health Professions Education term dates for the January 2027 cohort:

  • Trimester 1: 18 January 2027 - 16 April 2027*
  • Trimester 2: 26 April 2027 – 09 July 2027
  • Trimester 3: 20 September 2027 – 14 January 2028 (dates subject to change)
  • Research Period: Across Full Academic Year
  • Dissertation hand-in: 12 noon, 08 December 2027 (date subject to change)(MSc students only)

*Induction Event will take place w/c 11 January 2027

Spring break: 22 March 2027 – 2 April 2027

Summer break: 09 July 2027 to 17 September 2027 (dates subject to change)

Physician Associate Studies

2025 cohort

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