Teaching Dates & College Hours

Graduate Diploma

SUMMER INTAKE 2018

First Teaching Block
16 July – 26 October 2018 (15 weeks)

Second Teaching Block
5 November 2018 – 22 February 2019 (15 weeks)

Total: 30 weeks

SPRING INTAKE 2019

First Teaching Block
7 January – 17 April 2019 (15 weeks)

Second Teaching Block
25 April – 9 August 2018 (15 weeks)

Total: 30 weeks

SUMMER INTAKE 2019

First Teaching Block
15 July – 2 November 2019

Second Teaching Block
11 November – 20 December 2019 and 13 January – 13 March 2020

Two-year MA 

2018/19

Autumn
24 September – 14 December 2018 (12 weeks)

Spring
7 January – 5 April 2019 (13 weeks)

Summer
29 April – 28 June 2019 (9 weeks)

Total: 34 weeks

2019/20

Autumn
23 September 2019 – 13 December 2019

Spring
13 January – 3 April 2020

Summer 
20 April – 26 June 20

Total: 34 Weeks

15-month MA (2018 entry)

2018/19

Autumn
10 September – 14 December 2018 (14 weeks)

Spring
7 January – 5 April 2019 (13 weeks)

Summer
29 April – 26 July 2019 (13 weeks)

Autumn
9 September – 13 December 2019 (14 weeks)

Total: 54 weeks

2019/20

Autumn
9 September – 13 December 2019 (14 weeks)

Spring
13 January – 3 April 2020 (13 weeks)

Summer
20 April – 24 July 2020 (13 weeks)

Autumn
14 September – 18 December 2020 (14 weeks)

MRes Healthcare & Design

Autumn
24 September – 14 December 2018 (11 weeks)

Spring
7 January – 5 April 2019 (13 weeks)

Summer
29 April – 28 June 2019 (9 weeks)

Total: 33 weeks

MRes RCA

2018/19

Autumn
24 September – 14 December 2018 (11 weeks)

Spring
7 January – 5 April 2019 (13 weeks)

Summer
29 April – 14 September 2019 (20 weeks)

Total: 45 weeks

2019/20

Autumn
23 September – 13 December 2019 (11 weeks)

Spring
13 January – 3 April 2020 (12 weeks)

Summer
20 April – 11 September 2020 (21 weeks)

Total: 45 weeks

MPhil & PhD

2018/19

Autumn
10 September – 14 December 2018 (14 weeks)

Spring
7 January – 5 April 2019 (13 weeks)

Summer
29 April – 30 August 2019 (17 weeks)

Total: 44 weeks

2019/20

Autumn
9 September – 13 December 2019 (14 weeks)

Spring
13 January – 3 April 2020 (12 weeks)

Summer
20 April – 28 August 2020 (18 weeks)

Total: 44 weeks

College Hours

The College is open to students and staff at the following times:

Term-time: 8.30am – midnight (no re-entry after 10pm)

Weekends & Bank Holidays: 10am – 6pm

Summer holiday: 10am – 6pm (no weekends or Bank Holidays)

Please direct enquiries to info@rca.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7590 4444.