Teaching dates & College hours
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Campus opening hours
Monday to Friday
Students: 9am – 10pm
Staff: 8am – 10pm
Access after 8pm on weekdays will be to designated Quiet Zones only, and not general access to campuses.
Weekends
Students and Staff: 10am – 8pm
All weekend access will be to designated Quiet Zones only, and not general access to campuses.
All attendance at weekends must be pre-booked.
Please note that campus opening hours and access may change in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
College closure days
In addition to Bank Holidays, College buildings are closed during the following periods:
Christmas
22 December 2021 – 3 January 2022 inclusive
Easter
14 April 2022 – 19 April 2022 inclusive
Teaching dates
MA City Design, Digital Direction, Environmental Architecture, Writing, V&A/RCA History of Design
2021/22
Term 1
13 September – 17 December 2021
Term 2
10 January – 1 April 2022
Term 3
25 April – 29 July 2022
Term 4
12 September – 16 December 2022
2022/23
Term 1
5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022.
Term 2
3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.
Term 3
2 May 2023 – August 11 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.
All other MA programmes
2021/22
Term 1
27 September – 17 December 2021
Term 2
10 January – 1 April 2022
Term 3
25 April – 1 July 2022
2022/23 (Continuing MA students)
Term 1
26 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Term 2
9 January 2023 – 31 March 2023
Term 3
17 April 2023 – 23 June 2023
2022/23 (New MA students)
Term 1
5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022
Term 2
3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.
Term 3
2 May 2023 – August 11 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.
MRes Healthcare & Design
2021/22
Term 1
27 September – 17 December 2021
Term 2
10 January – 1 April 2022
Term 3
25 April – 1 July 2022
2022/23
Term 1
26 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Term 2
9 January 2023 – 31 March 2023
Term 3
17 April 2023 – 23 June 2023
MRes RCA programmes
2021/22
Term 1
13 September – 17 December 2021
Term 2
10 January – 1 April 2022
Term 3
25 April – 26 August 2022
2022/23
Term 1
5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022
Term 2
3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.
Term 3
2 May 2023 – August 11 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.
MPhil, PhD programmes
2021/22
Term 1
13 September – 17 December 2021
Term 2
10 January – 1 April 2022
Term 3
25 April – 9 September 2022
2022/23
Term 1
5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022
Term 2
3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.
Term 3
2 May 2023 – August 11 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.
