Academic Dress - Durham University

Academic Dress 2022/23

The regulations for academic dress are varied by award, and are established by the Senate (Delegated to the Chair of Education Committee).

Honorary/Postgraduate Awards

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
Doctor of Divinity (DD)
Doctor of Education(EdD)
Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Music (DMus)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Science (DSc)
Doctor of Theology and Ministry (DThM)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Data Science (MDS)
Master of Education (MEd)
Master of Jurisprudence (MJur)
Master of Laws (LLM)
Master of Letters (MLitt)
Master of Music (MMus)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Master of Professional Practice (MProf)
Master in Research (MRes)
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Master of Teaching and Learning (MTL)
Master of Theology (MTheol)
Postgraduate Diploma
Postgraduate Certificate

Undergraduate Awards

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Chemistry (BChem)
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil)
Bachelor of Physics (BPhys)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Master in Accounting (MAcc)
Master in Anthropology (MAnth)
Master in Arts (MArts)
Master of Biology (MBiol)
Master in Business and Management (MBus)
Master of Chemistry (MChem)
Master of Engineering (MEng)
Master in Marketing (MMark)
Master of Mathematics (MMath)
Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)
Master in Science (MSci)
Master of Physics (MPhys)
Durham Scholars' Gown

Honorary/Postgraduate Awards

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet wool panama, faced with white silk and bound on inside edge with palatinate silk.
Hood		Scarlet wool panama, lined with white silk and bound on all edges with palatinate silk one inch wide.

Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet cassimere, sleeves and front faced with white silk, with soft black velvet square cap.
	Undress	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood		Scarlet cassimere, lined with white silk.

Doctor of Divinity (DD)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet cassimere, sleeves and front faced with palatinate silk, with soft black velvet square cap, and black silk scarf.
	Undress	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve, with black silk scarf.
Hood		Scarlet cassimere, lined with palatinate silk.

Doctor of Education(EdD)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet cassimere, faced with scarlet silk, bound on the inside edge with palatinate silk one inch wide. From bottom edge, sleeves bound four inches wide palatinate silk and four inches wide white silk.
	Undress	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve, but with palatinate cord and button at the back.
Hood		Scarlet cassimere, lined with white silk, and bound on all edges with palatinate silk three inches wide.

Doctor of Letters (DLitt)

Gown	Full dress	Same as DCL, ie scarlet cassimere, but sleeves and front faced with old gold satin, with soft black velvet square cap.
Hood		Scarlet cassimere, lined with old gold satin.

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Gown		Scarlet cassimere sleeves and front faced with palatinate cassimere and red silk.
Hood		Palatinate cassimere lined with palatinate and red silk.

Doctor of Music (DMus)

Gown	Full dress	Brocaded white satin of the standard design, sleeves and front faced with palatinate silk, with soft black velvet square cap.
	Undress	Black silk, trimmed with broad black gimp.
Hood		Brocaded white satin, lined with palatinate silk.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet cassimere, faced with scarlet silk, bound on the inside edge with palatinate silk one inch wide.
	Undress	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve, but with palatinate cord and button at the back.
Hood		Scarlet cassimere, lined with scarlet silk, and bound on all edges with palatinate silk one inch wide.

Doctor of Science (DSc)

Gown	Full dress	Same as DCL, ie scarlet cassimere, but sleeves and front faced with scarlet silk, with soft black velvet square cap.
Hood		Palatinate cassimere, lined with scarlet silk.

Doctor of Theology and Ministry (DThM)

Gown	Full dress	Scarlet panama, faced with red silk, edged with one inch palatinate silk. From bottom edge sleeves, bound with eight inch palatinate silk, edged with one inch black silk.
Hood		Scarlet panama, lined with palatinate silk. Outer edge bound in purple silk one inch wide. Cowel edged in black silk one inch wide.

Master of Arts (MA)

Gown	Black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk and two and one-half-inch wide white silk, and bound with scarlet silk half-an-inch wide on both sides.

Master of Data Science (MDS)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk, and bound with scarlet silk ribbon two-inch wide both sides.

Master of Education (MEd)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with white silk, and edged on both sides with palatinate silk one inch wide.

Master of Jurisprudence (MJur)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Palatinate silk, bound with white fur.

Master of Laws (LLM)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk, and bound with white silk half-an-inch wide both sides.

Master of Letters (MLitt)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black corded silk, lined with old gold satin.

Master of Music (MMus)

Gown	Same as for undress DMus, ie black silk trimmed with broad black gimp, but without slit at the back and with the single line of gimp down the sleeve instead of concentrated at one end.
Hood	Black lined with white brocade and bound with palatinate silk.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with scarlet silk, and bound half inch with palatinate silk.

Master of Professional Practice (MProf)

Gown	Same as MA i.e. black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black outer lined with palatinate silk.

Master in Research (MRes)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Palatinate silk, lined with white silk, neck band bound top and bottom with three-eighth-inch white silk.

Master of Science (MSc)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk, and bound with scarlet silk half-an-inch wide both sides.

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Palatinate silk outer, simple shape, lined with palatinate taffeta with half inch binding in darker purple ribbon on cowl edge and neckband.

Master of Teaching and Learning (MTL)

Gown	Same as MA ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black outer, lined with white silk, trimmed with double row of palatinate ribbon half-an-inch wide.

Master of Theology (MTheol)

Gown	Same as MA, ie black cord or corded silk, with long half-moon sleeve.
Hood	Black, lined with black silk, and bound with palatinate silk one inch wide on both sides.

Postgraduate Diploma

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, self-lined black, trimmed with double row of palatinate ribbon half-an-inch wide.

Postgraduate Certificate

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, self-lined black, trimmed with one row of palatinate ribbon half-an-inch wide.

Undergraduate Awards

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Gown	Black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black stuff, trimmed with white fur.

Bachelor of Chemistry (BChem)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black lined Palatinate silk, bound with white fur and one half inch wide Palatinate ribbon on outer edge.

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black, lined with scarlet silk and a palatinate band three inches wide, and trimmed with white fur fabric on the cape.

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Palatinate silk, lined with maroon silk, and edged with white fur.

Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black edged with white silk four inches wide and trimmed with white fur.

Bachelor of Physics (BPhys)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with Palatinate silk, bound with white fur and dark purple ribbon one half inch wide on outer edge.

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Palatinate silk, bound with white fur, and with a scarlet band half-an-inch wide next to the fur.

Master in Accounting (MAcc)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with cerise and one inch white ribon and edged with white fur.

Master in Anthropology (MAnth)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Palatinate outer, simple shape, lined with palatinate taffeta trimmed with fur.

Master in Arts (MArts)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with palatinate silk and bound with white fur.

Master of Biology (MBiol)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black silk, lined with dark purple taffeta and bound with white fur and a palatinate corded ribbon, one inch wide.

Master in Business and Management (MBus)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with palatinate silk and one inch white ribon, bound with scarlet silk half-an-inch wide and trimmed with fur.

Master of Chemistry (MChem)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk, and bound with white fur and a palatinate corded ribbon one inch wide.

Master of Engineering (MEng)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black silk, lined with scarlet silk, and bound with palatinate corded ribbon one-half-inch wide.

Master in Marketing (MMark)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with palatinate silk and one inch white ribbon and trimmed with fur.

Master of Mathematics (MMath)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black silk, lined with cerise silk, and bound with white fur fabric.

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Purple outer, lined with red and trimmed with fur.

Master in Science (MSci)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black silk, lined with palatinate silk, and bound with white fur fabric and a scarlet corded ribbon one-half-inch wide.

Master of Physics (MPhys)

Gown	Same as BA, ie black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button.
Hood	Black outer, lined with Palatinate silk, bound with white fur and dark purple ribbon one inch wide.

Durham Scholars' Gown

Gown

Black cord, pointed sleeve, with cord and button, edged with palatinate ribbon one inch wide.

The description of hoods includes the word 'palatinate' which is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as 'purple, in Durham University, a light purple used in some academical robes.'