Distance Learning
Key Dates
Read the latest timetable information and key dates for Distance Learning students joining our undergraduate degrees in January 2025.
<p>As a student in our January 2025 cohort, your first year of study will technically begin in the second Semester of the university's academic year. </p>
<p>If you have any questions about the dates below or require an alternative format to the information provided, please contact <a href="mailto:hello@aup.ac.uk">hello@aup.ac.uk</a></p>
Teaching begins
w/c Monday 6 January 2025
Curriculum Enhancement Week (Your Creative Future)
w/c Monday 3 March 2025
Non Teaching Week
w/c Monday 14 April 2025
Non Teaching Week
w/c Monday 21 April 2025
<p>*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 (a date will be confirmed soon). For those who will be starting a bit later, we will run catch-up sessions to support you in getting up to speed with your fellow students and accessing all of our learning content.</p>
Teaching begins
w/c Monday 28 April 2025
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 5 May 2025
Bank Holiday (University Closed)
Monday 26 May 2025
Distance Learning Curriculum Enhancement Week
w/c Monday 2 June 2025
Distance Learning Year 1 Teaching Finish/Transition Week
w/c Monday 21 July 2025
<p dir="ltr">Our Technical 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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Technical 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 Technical 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 <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/resources">industry-standard workshops and studios</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">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 <a href="mailto:hello@aup.ac.uk">hello@aup.ac.uk</a> if you have any questions.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The first week of the Technical 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. This also 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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> The second week of the Technical School sits alongside our university-wide Induction Week, which sees all second year students return to campus.<br /></p>
Distance Learning Technical School
w/c Monday 8 September 2025
<p>*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. </p>
Contact us
<p>If you have any questions about our January-start programme, including course details, applications and student finance support, please email <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a>.</p>