Academic dress
Guide to gowns, hoods and hats
Select the award you are receiving to see the appropriate academic dress:
- Diploma or certificate
- Foundation degree
- Bachelor of Arts, Engineering, Laws or Science
- Postgraduate/Professional/Graduate certificate or diploma
- Master of Arts, Business Administration, Laws, Public Administration, Research or Science
- Master of Computing, Design, Engineering Fine Art or Pharmacy
- Master of Philosophy
- Doctorate
Brighton and Sussex Medical School:
Diploma or certificate
A black panama gown and CNAA (Council for National Academic Awards) hood. The hood is lined with light blue leaf damask.
Foundation degree
A black panama gown and CNAA (Council for National Academic Awards) hood. The hood is lined with light blue leaf damask with a border of reflex blue.
Bachelor of Arts, Engineering, Laws or Science
A black panama gown and hood. The hood is lined with reflex blue leaf damask.
Postgraduate/Professional/Graduate certificate or diploma
A black panama gown and hood. The hood is lined with reflex blue leaf damask with a border of light blue.
Master of Arts, Business Administration, Laws, Public Administration, Research or Science
A black tudor gown and hood. The hood is lined with purple leaf damask.
Master of Computing, Design, Engineering, Fine Art or Pharmacy
A black panama gown and hood. The hood is lined with reflex blue leaf damask with a border of purple.
Master of Philosophy
A black tudor gown and hood. The robe facings are lined in purple and the hood is lined with purple leaf damask with a border of reflex blue.
Doctorate
A claret panama gown and hood. The hood and robe facings and cuffs are lined with reflex blue leaf damask.
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)
A black gown with hood lined with pale blue and a border of pale green.
Bachelor of Science (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)
A black gown with hood lined with pale green and a border of pale blue.
Doctorate (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)
A claret panama gown and hood. The hood and robe facings and cuffs are lined with dark blue and a border of pale blue and pale green.
