UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2022

Acting and Technical Courses

Monday 26 September to Friday 16 December

Spring Term 2023

Acting and Technical Courses

Monday 9 January to Friday 24 March

Summer Term 2023

Acting and Technical Courses

Monday 24 April to Friday 7 July

MA/MFA POSTGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2022

MFA International Acting

Monday 26 September to Friday 16 December

All other MA/MFA Courses

Monday 26 September to Friday 16 December

Spring Term 2023

MFA International Acting

Monday 9 January to Friday 31 March

All other MA/MFA Courses

Monday 9 January to Friday 24 March

Summer Term 2023

MFA International Acting

Monday 24 April to Friday 18 August

All other MA/MFA Courses

Monday 24 April to Friday 14 July

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

BA (Hons) Acting, FdA and BA (Hons) Production Arts, FdA and BA (Hons) Costume

Autumn term 2023

Monday 25 September to Friday 15 December (12 weeks)

Spring term 2024

Monday 8 January to Friday 22 March (11 weeks)

Summer term 2024

Monday 22 April to Friday 5 July (11 weeks)

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

MA Drama Directing, MA Drama Writing, MA Performance Design, MA Screen Acting, MFA Professional Acting, MFA Professional Voice Studies

Autumn term 2023

MFA Professional Acting – Monday 25 September to Friday 15 December (12 weeks)
MA Screen Acting – Monday 25 September to Friday 15 December (12 weeks)
All other MA/MFA courses – Monday 25 September to Friday 15 December (12 weeks)

Spring term 2024

MFA Professional Acting – Monday 8 January to Friday 29 March (12 weeks)
MA Screen Acting – Monday 8 January to Friday 22 March (11 weeks)
All other MA/MFA courses – Monday 8 January to Friday 22 March (11 weeks)

Easter 2024 – 3 weeks of placements or independent study for MA technical courses; and 3 weeks of course studies for MFA Professional Voice Studies and MA Screen Acting during the Easter break.

Summer term 2024

MFA Professional Acting – Monday 22 April to Friday 16 August (17 weeks) – including a ‘reading week’ during the summer term, meaning the actual teaching term will be 16 weeks.
MA Screen Acting – Monday 22 April to Friday 12 July (12 weeks)
All other MA/MFA courses – Monday 22 April to Friday 12 July (12 weeks)

Undergraduate courses

BA (Hons) Professional Acting, FdA and BA (Hons) Production Arts, FdA and BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre, TV and Film

Autumn Term 2024

Monday 30 September to Friday 13 December (11 weeks)

Spring Term 2025

Monday 6 January to Friday 28 March (12 weeks)

Summer Term 2024

Monday 28 April to Friday 11 July (11 weeks)

Postgraduate courses

MA Drama Directing, MA Drama Writing, MA Performance Design, MA Screen Acting, MFA Professional Acting, MFA Professional Voice Studies

Autumn Term 2024

MFA Professional Acting – Monday 30 September to Friday 13 December (11 weeks)

MA Screen Acting – Monday 30 September to Friday 13 December (11 weeks)

All other MA/MFA courses – Monday 30 September to Friday 13 December (11 weeks)

Spring Term 2025

MFA Professional Acting – Monday 6 January to Friday 4 April (13 weeks)

MA Screen Acting – Monday 6 January to Friday 28 March (12 weeks)

All other MA/MFA courses– Monday 6 January to Friday 28 March (12 weeks)

Easter – 3 weeks of placements or independent study for MA technical courses; and 3 weeks of course studies for MFA Professional Voice Studies and MA Screen Acting during the Easter break.

Summer Term 2025

MFA Professional Acting– Monday 28 April to Friday 22 August (17 weeks) – including a ‘reading week’ during the summer term, meaning the actual teaching term will be 16 weeks.

MA Screen Acting – Monday 28 April to Friday 18 July (12 weeks)

All other MA/MFA courses – Monday 28 April to Friday 18 July

BOVTS TERM DATES

ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: 

BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons) Production Arts (Stage and Screen), BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre, TV and Film, FdA Production Arts (Stage) and FdA Costume for Theatre, TV and Film.

Autumn Term 2024

All courses (11 weeks) – Monday 29 September to Friday 19 December

Spring Term 2025

All Courses (12 weeks) – Monday 5 January to Friday 27 March

Summer Term 2025

All Courses (11 weeks) – Monday 27 April to Friday 10 July

MA/MFA POSTGRADUATE COURSES:

MA Drama Directing, MA Drama Writing, MA Performance Design, MA Screen Acting, MFA Acting, MFA Professional Voice Studies, 

Autumn Term 2024

MFA Acting (11 weeks) – Monday 29 September to Friday 19 December

MA Screen Acting (11 weeks) – Monday 29 September to Friday 19 December

MA/MFA Technical Courses (11 weeks) – Monday 29 September to Friday 19 December

Spring Term 2025

MFA Acting (13 weeks) – Monday 5 January to Friday 3 April

MA Screen Acting (12 weeks) – Monday 5 January to Friday 27 March

MA/MFA Technical Courses (12 weeks) – Monday 5 January to Friday 27 March

Easter – 3 weeks of placements or independent study for MA Technical courses; and 3 weeks of course studies for MFA Voice and MA Screen Acting during the Easter break 

Summer Term 2025

MFA Acting (17 weeks) – Monday 27 April to Friday 21 August

(Including a ‘reading week’ during the summer term the actual teaching term will be 16 weeks)

MA Technical Courses (12 weeks) – Monday 27 April to Friday 17 July

MA PD, DD, DW & MFA Voice (12 weeks) – Monday 27 April to Friday 17 July

MA Screen Acting (12 weeks) – Monday 27 April to Friday 17 July

MA International Acting – 40 Weeks

MA Drama Writing, MA Performance Design, MA Drama Directing, MA Screen Acting and MFA Voice – 38 weeks