Preparing for study
On this page you will find:
Term dates and academic calendar
To find out more details of term dates, teaching and assessment weeks, exam periods, public holidays and university closure periods, view the 2024/2025 undergraduate academic calendar.
Accessing your timetable
For students joining us in Autumn 2024, your teaching timetable will be released on MyDMU in the second half of September, shortly before your first week of teaching from Monday 30 September.
Your programme induction
At the start of the Autumn term starting from Monday 30 September 2024, each faculty and programmes offer an induction that includes your course welcome, teaching team welcome, and introduction to teaching and learning resources. During your induction, you will receive your student ID card that you registered for. If you haven’t registered yet, find out how to register.
Lectures, seminars and personal tutors
Your timetable will consist of lectures, seminars and/or workshops.
Lectures: These are delivered by an academic and held in lecture theatres, classrooms, and sometimes online. In these sessions you will find out the main themes of your subject.
Seminars and workshops: These are smaller interactive sessions also led by an academic. They are an opportunity for you to debate and discuss your learning with your course-mates.
All students have a designated personal tutor throughout the entirety of their programmes, who will support and guide you to achieve your academic and personal development goals, and also signpost you to further support you may need regarding non-academic matters. They will be your point of contact and available for 1-1 appointments throughout your time at DMU.
Explore our campus
To help find your way around camps, you can take a look at our virtual tour of campus and our handy campus map and accessibility map showing all of the DMU buildings including the Campus Centre, halls of residence and car parks.
Block teaching
Most students joining us in the 2024/2025 academic year will learn in a focused ‘block’ teaching format, whereby you study one subject/module at a time instead of several at once. You will benefit from more regular assessments, a better study-life balance and a simplified timetable that gives you more time to enjoy all that university life has to offer.
This short video will explain everything you need to know about block teaching.
MyDMU app
MyDMU is a personalised portal and mobile app that will support you with up-to-the-minute information while you study. It will help you access your timetable, register for your programme, view your assessment results, find your way around campus, stay up to date with your course and academic announcements, search the library catalogue, get access to IT support, and more.
It is accessible via the web at my.dmu.ac.uk or downloadable using the QR code below. To login, you will need your P number and password which will be provided to you.
DMU Learning Zone and DMU Replay
All programmes use our virtual learning environment – LearningZone – where you access key course and module information from your tutors, learning materials for your lectures and seminars, DMU Replay recordings of lectures. It is also where you submit your assignments, access your marks and feedback for submitted assignments. You will receive your log in for this once you have finished registration.
View a full tutorial of how to use DMU Replay to watch your lectures at your leisure.
DMU library and IT
DMU Library has a range of resources, spaces and support to make you the best student you can be. You’ll find books and other material in our libraries and online; spaces to study in and support to develop your academic skills.
DMU uses IT systems and software you will have to get familiar with: this guide will help you get started.
Disability or Mental Health Condition Support
If you are a student with a disability or mental health condition, DMU has a variety of services to support you. View key information and videos.
Student advice centres and IT support
IT support from Information Technology and Media Services (ITMS)
Our helpful and friendly ITMS Service Desk provides IT support to staff and students 24 hours a day whether you’re on or off campus.
For quick responses to many IT-related issues, you can contact ITMS:
You can also use the self-service portal, myITSupport, to log calls or faults and track their progress.
Using technology confidently is an important part of your education at DMU. The Student IT Handbook is our guide to the information technology and online learning resources we can offer and how we can support you during your time here.
Self service requests and emails will be responded to during standard opening times: Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
Student Charter
The Student Charter details the university’s goals and aspirations, expectations of all DMU staff and students and our commitment to respecting each other and the community.
All DMU students are treated as independent and mature individuals who are expected to act responsibly and appropriately, following the student code of conduct at all times.