Programmes of study

The University of Kent offers several different programmes of short-term (non-degree) study for international students.

The programmes all run on the Canterbury campus and offer students from different educational systems the opportunity to study and gain academic credit or awards from a British university.

Fall semester

The Fall Semester programme runs for three months from September to December. It is aimed at international students who cannot, for whatever reason, spend a full academic year studying abroad, and offers the possibility of studying for a shorter period of time from a more limited range of modules. These modules are drawn mainly from programmes in the Faculty of Humanities together with certain modules from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Fall Semester students register for 60 credits.

Fall Semester outline structure
Mid September General and academic orientation with new Kent academic year entrants
Late Sept – mid Dec Fall semester
Mid Dec – early Jan Fall semester completed

Spring semester

Spring Semester is similar to Fall Semester in that it is aimed at international students who cannot spend a full academic year studying abroad, but runs across the second half of the Kent academic year, from January to the beginning of June. Again the choice of modules is more limited and drawn mainly from programmes in the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences. Spring Semester students register for 60 credits.

Spring Semester outline structure
Early Jan – end Mar Spring semester
End Mar – end Apr Spring break
End Apr – early June Summer semester
Early June Spring semester completed