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Distance Learning

Read the latest timetable information and key dates for Distance Learning students joining our undergraduate degrees in January 2023.

As a student in our January 2023 cohort, your first year of study will technically begin in the second trimester of the university's academic year.

If you have any questions about the dates below or require an alternative format to the information provided, please contact hello@aup.ac.uk

Teaching begins (including Induction Sessions)

W/c Monday 3 January 2023*

Enrichment Week

Monday 23 - Friday 27 January 2023

Bank Holiday (University Closed)

Friday 7 April 2023

Enrichment Week

Monday 10 - Friday 21 April 2023

*We have worked hard to ensure that our Distance Learning provision is as flexible as it can be. We can accept late starters for this course up until 09 January 2023. For those who will be starting a bit later, we are running weekly catch-up sessions to support you in getting up to speed with your fellow students and accessing all of our learning content.

Teaching begins

W/c Monday 25 April 2023

Bank Holiday (University Closed)

Monday 1 May 2023

Bank Holiday (University Closed)

Monday 29 May 2023

Our Transition School enables students who have successfully completed their Distance Learning first year to seamlessly integrate with the on-campus delivery mode for the second and third year of their January start degree.

The Transition School focuses on introducing students to the physical spaces within the university, as well as the wider setting of the city of Plymouth, and also to meet our community of staff and students face-to-face. The Transition School will also afford students the chance to develop technical skills that they may not have had the opportunity to work on during their first year by using the facilities in our industry-standard workshops and studios.

If you are an international student and you need help and advice regarding accommodation, setting up bank accounts or anything else you may need to have in place before you arrive in Plymouth to start your second year, we can offer support - just get in touch via hello@aup.ac.uk if you have any questions.

The first week of the Transition School will support students in getting to know our academic, technical and professional teams; learning to work safely in our workshops and understanding how our campus functions. The second week of the Transition School coincides with Freshers’ Week, where you can meet your fellow students, join societies and enjoy events that will help you get to know the city a little better. The third and final week of the Transition School sits alongside our university-wide Induction Week, which sees all students return to campus.

Start date

Monday 13 September 2022

Finish date

Friday 23 September 2022

*Please note the information provided on this page is correct at time of publication and subject to change at Arts University Plymouth's discretion. All applicants and students will be personally notified if any revisions are made to dates listed. This page shows the dates for our 2023 cohort, but dates for our 2024 intake for January Starts will be similar.


If you have any questions about our January-start programme, including course details, applications and student finance support, please email admissions@aup.ac.uk.