There are three main types of gowns: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate. Bachelor gowns are black and have short sleeves. Masters gowns are black and have long sleeves. Doctorate robes are red with coloured silk and long sleeves.

It's not always straight forward...

• Any Master degree which states Master in takes a Bachelor gown. This goes for four year degrees in Engineering, Maths, Science and Pharmacy.
• Masters of Law and Masters of Legal Science take the same LLM hood.
• Bachelor and Masters degrees in Architecture, Environmental Planning and Civil Engineering all take the bottle green Engineering hood. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering can as well but this is also where Bachelor and Master in Engineering degrees come through. Computer Science degrees also take the bottle green Engineering hood.
• Be careful in the School of Education ceremony as Masters of Educational technology are offered, which are done through the School EEECS, which means these degrees take the Master of Engineering hood (bottle green silk on red.)

If you are wondering how the academic costume will fit you, the gowns are a standard width and vary only in height. The gowns start at 5'0" which is a size 40 and go up in two inch increments for the next size. In the table you will see the range of heights and the relevant size of gown.