Academic dress

The Convocation ceremonies are academic ceremonies. Academic dress – also known as regalia – is worn by all participants in the ceremonies.

Doctoral/Doctorate hoods are a modified Cambridge cut, made of garnet stuff and bordered with a one-inch band of gold silk. The colour of the lining indicates the degree.

The Doctor of/Doctorate in:

• Laws hood is lined with gold silk.
• Letters hood is lined with pale blue silk.
• Philosophy hood is lined with white silk.
• Science hood is lined with pale green silk.

Master/Magisteriate hoods are modified Oxford cut, made of black silk and bordered with a one-inch band of silk of the colour of the lining. The colour of the lining indicates the degree.

The Master of/Magisteriate in:

• Applied Science hood is lined with pale yellow silk.
• Arts hood is lined with pale blue silk.
• Business Administration hood is lined with mauve silk.
• Computer Science hood is lined with peach (pale orange) silk.
• Engineering hood is lined with orange silk.
• Fine Arts hood is lined with deep blue silk.
• Science hood is lined with pale green silk.
• Science (Administration) hood is lined with magenta silk.
• The Teaching of Mathematics hood is lined with deep green silk.

Bachelor/Baccalaureate hoods are a modified Oxford cut, made of black silk and bordered with a three-inch band of white material, and lined with silk, the colour of the lining indicating the degree.

The Bachelor of/Baccalaureate in:

• Administration hood is lined with mauve silk.
• Arts hood is lined with pale blue silk.
• Commerce hood is lined with mauve silk.
• Computer Science hood is lined with peach (pale orange) silk.
• Education hood is lined with half pale blue silk and half golden yellow.
• Engineering hood is lined with orange silk.
• Fine Arts hood is lined with deep blue silk.
• Science hood is lined with pale green silk.

   

Please note that the convocation ceremonies may be taped, filmed, webcast or broadcast. Ceremony dates and times are subject to change without notice.