Below are Escape Studios’ Undergraduate Term Dates for 2026-27. Classes begin on 21 September and run until Friday 18 December when we break for the Xmas holidays. Directed Study Week (“half term”) is the week starting Monday 2nd November. More details below.
Academic Year 2026-27
2026
Welcome Week
Monday 14th – Friday 18th September 2026
International Enrolment day
Monday 14th September 2026
Studio time – Classes Begin
Monday 21st September – Friday 18th December 2026
Directed Study Week (“Half Term“)
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th November 2026
Christmas & New Year Holidays
Monday 21st December 2026 – Friday 1st January 2027
Directed Study Week
Monday 4th – Friday 8th January 2027
Studio Time – Classes Begin
Monday 11th January – Friday 19th March 2027
Directed Study Week (“Half Term“)
Monday 15th – Friday 19th February 2027
Easter Holidays
Monday 22nd March – Friday 2nd April 2027
Studio Time
Monday 5th April – Friday 21st May 2027
Summer Holidays
Monday 24th May – Friday 10th September 2027
Resits Week
Monday 26th – Friday 30th July 2027
Official Term Dates Page
The official Escape Studios Term Dates page can be found here.
Glossary
Welcome Week – designed for new first-year students to help you settle in. You’ll be assigned your group and invited to campus for a dedicated Welcome Day. There are also optional social activities throughout the week.
Studio Time – studio-based classes. At the start of each term, you’ll get a timetable with class days and locations.
Directed Study Week – class teaching is paused, allowing you to focus on independent learning, catch up, and complete assignments.
Holiday – no scheduled classes.
Resit week – if you need to resit any assessments, work will typically be submitted during this week.
First Year at Escape Studios
The First Year at Escape Studios is the same for all our undergraduate students studying “The Art of…” subjects, whether they are studying The Art of Animation, The Art of VFX, or The Art of Games.
Common First Year
This Common First Year means that in the first year of studies (“Level 4”), all our “Art of…” UG students study a broad, flexible curriculum, enabling them to understand the whole animation, games and VFX pipeline before committing to their specialism in their second year.
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year at Escape Studios
To see what’s in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year at Escape Studios, follow these links:
- First Year at Escape Studios
- Second year at Escape Studios
- Third year at Escape Studios.
- Fourth and final year, (integrated MArt)
The Escape Studios VFX Blog offers a personal view on the art of visual effects.
THE ART OF VISUAL EFFECTS AT ESCAPE STUDIOS 