Graduation Live
Watch the summer 2024 Graduation ceremonies. Streamed live from The Forum, Bath, 22-24 July 2024.
Latest live stream
Wednesday 24 July from 15:45
What happens during the ceremony?
Before the ceremony, while guests and students are taking their seats, live music is played.
After a welcome from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor or University Secretary, the academic procession enters the auditorium.
The running order for each Graduation ceremony will be as follows:
- The ceremony is declared open
- Vice-Chancellor’s or Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s address
- Presentation of honorary awards (if applicable)
- Presentation of student awards
- Chancellor's address
- The ceremony is declared closed
At the end of the ceremony, the academic procession will leave, followed by students and then their guests.
We expect each ceremony to last about 60-90 minutes.
Before the ceremony, while guests and students are taking their seats, live music is played.
After a welcome from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor or University Secretary, the academic procession enters the auditorium.
The running order for each Graduation ceremony will be as follows:
- The ceremony is declared open
- Vice-Chancellor’s or Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s address
- Presentation of honorary awards (if applicable)
- Presentation of student awards
- Chancellor's address
- The ceremony is declared closed
At the end of the ceremony, the academic procession will leave, followed by students and then their guests.
We expect each ceremony to last about 60-90 minutes.
Graduation schedule
Monday 22 July at 12:30 (School of Music and Performing Arts)
Undergraduate
- Acting
- Comedy
- Commercial Music
- Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre
- Creative Music Technology (all pathways)
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Theatre Festival and Event Production
Postgraduate
- Commercial Music
- Creative Producing
- Directing
- Music Performance
- Sound Design
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Monday 22 July at 12:30 (School of Music and Performing Arts)
Monday 22 July at 15:30 (School of Sciences)
Undergraduate
- Biology (all pathways)
- Criminology
- Educational Psychology
- Environmental Science
- Food with Nutrition
- Forensic Psychology
- Geography (all pathways)
- Global development and sustainability
- Human Nutrition
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Wildlife Conservation
Postgraduate
- Criminology – Distance Learning
- Psychology in Practice (Applied Neuropsychology)
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Monday 22 July at 15:30 (School of Sciences)
Tuesday 23 July at 10:00 (Education and Teach First)
Undergraduate
- Early Childhood Studies
- Primary and Early Years
- Education Studies
- International Development and Education
PGCE – Teach First
- PGCE Primary (5-11)
- PGDE Primary (5-11)
- PGCE Secondary Business Studies
- PGCE Secondary English
- PGCE Secondary History
- PGCE Secondary Mathematics
- PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages
- PGCE Secondary Music
- PGCE Secondary Science
- PGDE Secondary Science
Postgraduate
- Higher Education
- Special Educational Needs Coordination (SENCO)
- Specific Learning Difficulties/ Dyslexia
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice- Distance Learning
- Education (Leadership and Management Pathway)
- Educational Leadership (Teach First)
- Inclusive Education
- Professional Practice
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Philosophy in Education (PHD)
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Tuesday 23 July at 10:00 (School of Education: Education and Teach First)
Tuesday 23 July at 13:00 (PGCE)
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (3-7)
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (5-11)
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (5-11) School Direct Training
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (5-11) with English Specialism
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (5-11) with PE Specialism
- PGCE Primary and Early Years (7-11)
- PGCE Secondary Art and Design
- PGCE Secondary Biology
- PGCE Secondary Business Studies
- PGCE Secondary Chemistry
- PGCE Secondary Chemistry – School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary Computing
- PGCE Secondary Design and Technology
- PGCE Secondary Drama
- PGCE Secondary Drama – School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary English
- PGCE Secondary English – School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary Geography
- PGCE Secondary History
- PGCE Secondary History – School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary Maths
- PGCE Secondary Foreign Languages
- PGCE Secondary Music
- PGCE Secondary PE
- PGCE Secondary PE School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary Physics
- PGCE Secondary Physics – School Direct Training
- PGCE Secondary Religious Education
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Tuesday 23 July at 13:00 (School of Education: PGCE)
Tuesday 23 July at 16:00 (Education- SCITT)
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Buckingham Partnership
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Cornwall
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Hamwic Partnership
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Kingsbridge Partnership
- PGCE Primary SCITT- North Wilts
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Primary Catholic Partnership
- PGCE Primary SCITT- South West Teacher Training Partnership
- PGCE Primary SCITT- Stourport Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Buckingham Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Cornwall
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- i2i Teaching Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Kingsbridge Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Mid Somerset Consortium
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- South West Teaching Training Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Stourport Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- Wessex School Training Partnership
- PGCE Secondary SCITT- North Wiltshire
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Tuesday 23 July at 16:00 (School of Education: SCITT)
Wednesday 24 July at 10:00 (Design and Writing, Publishing and Humanities)
Writing, Publishing and the Humanities Undergraduate
- Creative Writing
- English Literature
- Environment, Politics, Philosophy
- History (all pathways)
- Journalism and Publishing
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics
- Religions Philosophy and Ethics
Writing, Publishing and the Humanities Postgraduate
- Creative Writing
- Heritage Management
- Environmental Humanities
- Nature and Travel Writing
- Scriptwriting
Design Undergraduate
- Computing
- Creative Computing (all pathways)
- Cyber Security
- Digital Animation
- Fashion Design
- Furniture and Product Design
- Games Development
- Graphic Communication
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Textile Design
Design Postgraduate
- Creative Computing
- Cyber Security
- Design (Illustration)
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Wednesday 24 July at 10:00
Wednesday 24 July at 13:00 (Bath Business School and BSUL)
Bath Business School Undergraduate
- Business and Management (all pathways)
- Fashion Marketing and Management
- Law
Bath Business School Postgraduate
- Arts Management
- Business and Management
- Marketing and Brand Management
- Business Administration: Leadership
BSUL
- Business and Management (all pathways)
- Health and Social Care Management
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Wednesday 24 July at 13:00 (Bath Business School and BSU London)
Wednesday 24 July at 16:00 (Art, Film and Media)
Undergraduate
- Contemporary Arts Practice
- Creative Arts Practice
- Creative Media
- Fashion Photography
- Film and Screen Studies
- Film Television and Digital Production
- Fine Art
- Media Communications
- Photography
Postgraduate
- Philosophy in Film (PHD)
Watch the recording of this ceremony on our YouTube channel:
Wednesday 24 July at 16:00 (Art, Film and Media)
Keep in touch
Graduation doesn't mean goodbye! We'd love to stay in touch and support you as you start the next part of your journey. Please tell our Careers team about your plans, and sign up to secure graduate support.
Capture some memories of the day
Ede & Ravenscroft are our official photographers. You can order photographs online through their website - but please remember you must get to graduation on time. If you're late, we can't wait.
Contact them via photography@graduation-services.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)1223 861854.
On the day, the Students' Union will have a stand selling a range of Bath Spa University merchandise. Alternatively, you can pick something up online.
Why not try our Graduation Selfie Trail (pdf download) and show off the beautiful surroundings of Bath to your guests? Don't forget to share your pictures with us!
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