Academic dress of University of Melbourne

The BHort/BAgr hood (not normally worn with a mortarboard)

The academic dress of University of Melbourne describes the formal attire of robes, gowns and hoods prescribed by the Statutes and Regulations[1] for undergraduates, graduates, officers and honorands of the university. This follows the Oxford style for the gowns and hoods for the Bachelors and Masters degrees. For its doctorates, Melbourne follows the style of Cambridge.

The hoods are all black (of size and shape those of the Oxford MA; i.e. Burgon simple-shape) lined with the colour specified for the relevant faculty or degree, and bound with white (on the lower edge) for bachelors, and no binding for masters. The faculty or degree colours are specified in the University Regulations. Formerly, Pass degrees were bound in fur and Honours in silk — however the distinction no longer exists. Bachelors wear an Oxford Bachelors gown, and Masters an Oxford Masters gown. The undergraduate gown is the same as the bachelors, but the sleeves must not be split. Masters may wear the mortar board, however undergraduate students and Bachelors are not permitted to wear the mortar board. This rule is strictly applied and extends to graduation photography as well as the ceremony itself.[2]

The academic dress for a PhD consists of an Oxford masters gown, faced in scarlet, with a black hood lined in scarlet, and a bonnet with a scarlet cord. Higher doctorates are scarlet, lined and faced in the colour of the faculty/degree, with a larger scarlet hood lined in the colour of the faculty/degree, and a bonnet with a gold cord.

Occasions for academic dress

Dignitaries, officers, staff, graduates and students wear academic dress at public ceremonies of the University of Melbourne. These include graduation ceremonies and important public lectures.

Dignitaries, visitors and residents of the residential colleges wear their academic regalia to formal dinners several nights per week during the lecturing semester (varying depending on the college). Some residential colleges dignify their fellows with distinct gowns.

Faculty colours

Faculty or SchoolColour
Architecture, Building and Planning - all degrees except Bachelor of Environmentsmagenta
Bachelor of Environmentssaffron yellow
Artsstewart blue
Business and Economicssky blue
Educationmalachite green
Engineeringgold
Graduate Studiespea green
Lawwhite; white with black band for undergraduate hoods
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences:
Medicine, including Medical Science, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Surgerycardinal
Dentistry, including Dental Studiesmink
Physiotherapyjade
Nursingpetunia
Health Sciences – for higher degrees offered by the schools of Behavioural Science, Medicine (non-medical qualification prescription), Population Health, Physiotherapy (non-physiotherapy qualification prescription), Nursing (non-nursing qualification prescription), Rural Healthdove grey
Social Workchartreuse green
Melbourne Business Schoolsky blue with gold band
Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programsempire blue
Science - all degrees except Optometry (including Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences)olive green
Optometryjuniper
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences:
Melbourne School of Veterinary Science degreesgarnet
Department of Agriculture and Food Systems degreesold gold
VCA and Music:
Parkville New Generation BMuslilac
all other degreeslemon

Definition of colour names:

Colours

cardinalB.C.C. 186chartreuse greenB.C.C. 171
cherryB.C.C. 185dove greyB.C.C. 123
empire blueB.C.C. 87garnetB.C.C. 160
goldB.C.C. 114jadeB.C.C. 122
juniperB.C.C. 192lemonB.C.C. 52
lilacB.C.C. 176magentaB.C.C. 198
malachite greenB.C.C. 23minkB.C.C. 169
old goldB.C.C. 115olive greenB.C.C. 78
pea greenB.C.C. 172petuniaB.C.C. 109
sky blueB.C.C. 162stewart blueB.C.C. 149

Notes

  1. ↑ "Regulation 11.5.R2: Academic Dress". Statutes and Regulations. University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ↑ http://union.unimelb.edu.au/regalia/faqs Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

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