Academic dress of University of Melbourne

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

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 a formal dinner 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 School	Colour
Architecture, Building and Planning - all degrees except Bachelor of Environments	magenta
Bachelor of Environments	saffron yellow
Arts	stewart blue
Business and Economics	sky blue
Education	malachite green
Engineering	gold
Graduate Studies	pea green
Law	white; white with black band for undergraduate hoods
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences:
Medicine, including Medical Science, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Surgery	cardinal
Dentistry, including Dental Studies	mink
Physiotherapy	jade
Nursing	petunia
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 Health	dove grey
Social Work	chartreuse green
Melbourne Business School	sky blue with gold band
Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs	empire blue
Science - all degrees except Optometry (including Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences)	olive green
Optometry	juniper
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences:
Melbourne School of Veterinary Science degrees	garnet
Department of Agriculture and Food Systems degrees	old gold
VCA and Music:
Parkville New Generation BMus	lilac
all other degrees	lemon

Definition of colour names:

Colours

cardinal	B.C.C. 186	chartreuse green	B.C.C. 171
cherry	B.C.C. 185	dove grey	B.C.C. 123
empire blue	B.C.C. 87	garnet	B.C.C. 160
gold	B.C.C. 114	jade	B.C.C. 122
juniper	B.C.C. 192	lemon	B.C.C. 52
lilac	B.C.C. 176	magenta	B.C.C. 198
malachite green	B.C.C. 23	mink	B.C.C. 169
old gold	B.C.C. 115	olive green	B.C.C. 78
pea green	B.C.C. 172	petunia	B.C.C. 109
sky blue	B.C.C. 162	stewart blue	B.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

References

• Regalia (Academic Dress) requirements for University of Melbourne degree courses