Summer, winter and October teaching periods
Summer and winter semesters
Summer and winter semesters give you the opportunity to complete units outside the standard semesters.
The teaching period is usually much shorter and more intense than in a standard semester, but the overall class hours remain the same. For example, instead of attending three hours of class per week for 12 weeks, you might have all day classes for a week. This varies between units.
Another difference is that there are no common dates for summer or winter units. Each unit has its own set of dates so the enrolment, teaching, assessment and academic and financial penalty dates vary between units.
October 12-week teaching period
By choosing the October intake, you can fast-forward your degree and be a semester ahead when the 2022 academic year starts. This semester runs for 12 weeks from October 2021 to February 2022.
If you’re located in Melbourne, you’ll study in face-to-face mode on campus. For those of you studying outside Melbourne, you’ll study online.
Key dates for October (OCT12)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Enrolment opens |
| 25 Oct | Teaching starts |
| 5 Nov | Last day to enrol |
| 9 Dec | Census date |
| 20 Dec |
Last day to withdraw from units with Withdrawn showing on your academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show Withdrawn Fail. |
| 20–24 Dec | Teaching period break – no scheduled classes |
| 23 Dec 2021 – 3 Jan 2022 | University closedown |
| 7–31 Dec | Self-directed study week (week 9) |
| 4 Jan 2022 | University reopens |
| 21 Jan 2022 | Teaching ends |
| 24–28 Jan 2022 | Swot vac |
| 31 Jan – 18 Feb 2022 | Final assessment period |
| 1 Mar 2022 | Results release |
| 8– 12 Aug 2022 | Deferred and supplementary assessment period |
| 24 Aug 2022 | Deferred and supplementary assessment results release |
Single units and cross-institutional study
Some faculties accept single unit and cross-institutional study applications for their summer, winter and October units.
Unit cancellations
We make every effort to ensure units run; however, if there aren't enough enrolments, we may need to cancel the unit. If this happens, we will notify you in writing before the teaching start date.