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Semester Dates

MSC BUSINESS ANALYTICS:

Date Event
27 January – 30 January Welcome Period
2 February – 10 April Semester 1 Engagement
13 April – 17 April Break
20 April – 1 May Formal Assessments
4 May – 29 May Break/Preparation Period
1 June – 11 September Semester 2 Engagement
14 September – 18 September Break
21 September – 18 December Semester 3 Engagement
21 December – 1 January Winter (Christmas) Break
4 January – 15 January Formal Assessments

MSC FINANCE AND MSC FINANCIAL ANALYTICS:

Date Event
27 January - 30 January Welcome Period
2 February - 10 April Semester 1 Engagement
13 April - 17 April Break
20 April - 1 May Formal Assessments
4 May - 15 May Break
18 May - 24 July Semester 2 Engagement
27 July - 31 July Break
3 August  - 14 August Formal Assessments
17 August - 28 August Break/Preparation Period
31 August - 11 December Semester 3 Engagement

Please note that dates are indicative and subject to change. The precise timetable of activity varies between programmes and, due to the nature of the course, some courses have additional teaching/placements/professional practise requirements which fall outside of the normal semester dates.

CLOSURE DAYS
GIFT CITY HOLIDAYS FOR 2026:

Date Event
Republic Day Monday 26 January
Holi Wednesday 4 March
Independence Day Saturday 15 August
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) Wednesday 26 August
Janmashtami (Vaishnavi) Friday 4 September
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Friday 2 October
Dussehra Tuesday 20 October
Diwali Sunday 8 November
Christmas Day Friday 25 December

Please note that dates are indicative and subject to change.

See Queen’s University Belfast Closure Days.

EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULE:

Semester Date
Formal Assessment Period (S1 taught modules): 20 April – 1 May
Formal Assessment Period (S2 taught modules): 3 August – 14 August
Formal Assessment Period (S3 taught modules): 4 January – 15 January