New academic calendar FAQs

In 2023, the Master of Business, Graduate Diploma of Business and Graduate Certificate of Business will be offered in the Trimester and Block academic calendars.

Trimester is a study period of equal length occurring three times each year. Typically 14 weeks duration, it includes a 2-week teaching recess and a final assessment week.

The Block calendar consists of short 6-8 week study periods that typically includes 6 weeks of teaching, an optional 7th week for assessment and a 1-week study break.

The Trimester calendar offers a great deal of flexibility to allow you to speed up or slow down your studies. It also allows for a break in your studies over the end of year holiday period without impacting your chosen completion time.

Yes, you will. Depending on when you start studying the Master of Business you will complete up to 3 courses in the Block calendar. All other courses are offered in the Trimester calendar.

The Block and Trimester calendars don't offer any courses from mid-December to mid-January so there'll be plenty of opportunity to have a break from your studies. Download the academic calendars to view all key dates throughout the 2023 academic year:

• 2023 Trimester calendar
• 2023 Block calendar.

Download the academic calendars for the Master of Business, Graduate Diploma of Business & Graduate Certificate of Business to view all key dates throughout the 2023 academic year:

• 2023 Trimester calendar
• 2023 Block calendar

Trimester 1

Date	Description
12 December 2022	Class registrations open
16 January 2023	Orientation
23 January 2023	Study period start
3 February 2023	Last date to enrol
24 April 2023	Exam/Assessment period start
28 April 2023	Study period ends

Block 2

Date	Description
9 January 2023	Class registrations open
15 March 2023	Orientation
20 March 2023	Study period start
20 March 2023	Last date to enrol
	Exam/Assessment period start
28 April 2023	Study period ends

Trimester 2

Date	Description
3 April 2023	Class registrations open
8 May 2023	Orientation
15 May 2023	Study period start
26 May 2023	Last date to enrol
14 August 2023	Exam/Assessment period start
18 August 2023	Study period ends

Block 4

Date	Description
3 April 2023	Class registrations open
5 July 2023	Orientation
10 July 2023	Study period start
10 July 2023	Last date to enrol
	Exam/Assessment period start
18 August 2023	Study period ends

Trimester 3

Date	Description
24 July 2023	Class registrations open
28 August 2023	Orientation
4 September 2023	Study period start
15 September 2023	Last date to enrol
4 December 2023	Exam/Assessment period start
8 December 2023	Study period ends

You can start your degree:

• in Trimester 1 (January), Trimester 2 (May) or Trimester 3 (September), or 
• in Block 2 (March) or Block 4 (July).

If you start in Block 2 or 4 you will start with a 6-week course and then move into the Trimester calendar for the majority of your remaining studies.

Yes, courses offered in Trimester 1 are also taught in Trimester 2 or 3 in the Master of Business. You can apply to start in January, March, May, July and September.

Recommended enrolment patterns will be available from 19 October 2022 in the UniSQ Handbook.

You can find information about your courses, required pre-requisites and enrolment patterns in the UniSQ Handbook.

Enrolments for 2023 are scheduled to open from 19 October 2022.

Yes! UniSQ degrees are very flexible.  You can study up to 4 courses per Trimester (this is a full-time load).

More information about the Master of Business, Graduate Diploma of Business and Graduate Certificate of Business will be available in the UniSQ Handbook from 19 October 2022.

Please refer to updates on the Academic key dates website and contact us for any additional enquiries.

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Yes!  A standard full-time enrolment is 8 courses per calendar year, but you may elect to take up to 4 courses per study period. This accelerated pathway option means that you study a full-time load for consecutive trimesters and have the option to graduate sooner.