Academic year and timetables 24-25
Timetable details will be posted to Canvas each semester. Please note that these may be subject to updates, sent by email and/or posted online.
In as far as possible, advertised class times will not be changed, save for exceptional circumstances. Some flexibility around workshops and guest lectures is required, given the nature of the media industry.
*****Details of timetables for individual years are also available by email from the department (journalism@universityofgalway.ie)*****
Please see below for key dates in the academic year 24-25 >>>
| Orientation 1st years | 12th-14th September |
| Start of teaching – 1st years | Monday 16th September |
| End of teaching – 1st years | Friday 29th November (11 weeks of teaching) |
| Start of teaching all years | Monday 9th September |
| Reading Week | Monday 14th October (2nd and final year only, not first years) |
| End of teaching all years | Friday 29th November (12 weeks of teaching) |
| Study week | Monday 2nd December to Friday 6th December |
| Semester 1 exams start | Monday 9th December |
| Semester 1 exams end | Friday 20th December (10 days of exams) |
| Christmas Holiday | Saturday 21st December |
| 2025 | |
| Start of Teaching | Monday 13th January 2025 |
| End of Teaching | Friday 4th April (12 weeks of teaching) |
| Field Trips | Monday 7th April to Thursday 10th April (4 working days as in 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24) |
| Study Week | Friday 11th April to Thursday, 17th April |
| Semester 2 Exams Start | Tuesday, 22nd April |
| Easter | Good Friday 18th April to Easter Monday 21st April 2025 |
| Semester 2 Exams End | Friday, 9th May (13 days of exams) |
| Autumn Repeat Exams | Tuesday 5th to Friday 15th August (9 days of exams) |
| Holidays | Easter: Good Friday 18th April to Easter Monday 21st April 2025 |
| Bank Holidays: Monday 28th October 2024 / Monday, 3rd February, 2025 / Monday, 17th March 2025 | |
| Monday 5th May 2025/ Monday 2nd June 2025 / Monday 4th August 2025 | |