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Academic dress
Academic dress is made up of three parts; the gown, the hood and the cap. All graduands except for Doctorate students wear a black gown and a black trencher cap (mortarboard) with a black tassle.
Bachelors degree graduands wear a dark blue hood lined with white. Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters hood are lined with light blue. Bachelors and Master degree students also having piping on the hood in the colour of their degree (see list below).
Doctorate graduands (other than PhD graduates) wear a red gown with piping in their degree colour and a red hood, with a floppy bonnet style cap.
PhD graduands wear a dark blue gown with red piping and a black trencher cap with a dark blue tassle to match the gown; this can be seen on the graduands on the far right of the photo on this page.
Hood Piping Colours in Order of Degree
Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates (other than PhD)
| Award | Colour |
| Bachelor of Accounting | campus grey |
| Bachelor of Applied Geospatial and Information Systems | gold |
| Bachelor of Archaeology | gold |
| Bachelor of Arts | gold |
| Bachelor of Banking and International Finance | campus grey |
| Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) | cerise |
| Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) | orchid purple |
| Bachelor of Business and Economics | dark red |
| Bachelor of Commerce | campus grey |
| Bachelor of Computer Science | mauve |
| Bachelor of Creative Arts | gold |
| Bachelor of Cultural Tourism | gold |
| Bachelor of Disability and Community Rehabilitation | yellow |
| Bachelor of Ecotourism | mauve |
| Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary/Primary) with Arts/Science | tangerine |
| Bachelor of Education (Middle School) with Arts/Health Sciences/Science | tangerine |
| Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with Arts/health Sciences/Science | tangerine |
| Bachelor of Education (Special Education) | tangerine |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical and Electronics) | emerald green |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Electronics) | emerald green |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) | emerald green |
| Bachelor of Environmental Health | yellow |
| Bachelor of Environmental Management | gold |
| Bachelor of Environmental Science | mauve |
| Bachelor of Government and Public Management | English Green |
| Bachelor of Health Sciences | Ming Blue |
| Bachelor of Human Nutrition | Ming Blue |
| Bachelor of Information Technology | mauve |
| Bachelor of Innovation and Enterprise | mauve |
| Bachelor of International Business | campus grey |
| Bachelor of International Studies | starhoon blue |
| Bachelor of International Tourism | gold |
| Bachelor of Justice and Society | gold |
| Bachelor of Laws | peach |
| Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice | peach |
| Bachelor of Medical Science | apple green |
| Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) | apple green |
| Bachelor of Midwifery | brick red |
| Bachelor of Nursing | brick red |
| Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics | Ming Blue |
| Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) | cerise |
| Bachelor of Science | mauve |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nanotechnology | mauve |
| Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation | mauve |
| Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology | mauve |
| Bachelor of Social Planning | scarlet |
| Bachelor of Social Work | scarlet |
| Bachelor of Special Education | tangerine |
| Bachelor of Speech Pathology | yellow |
| Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | yellow |
| Bachelor of Technology (Aquaculture) | mauve |
| Bachelor of Technology (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) | mauve |
| Bachelor of Theology | purple |
| Bachelors of Social Work and Planning | scarlet |
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| Doctor of Education | tangerine |
| Doctor of International Business Administration | campus grey |
| Doctor of Laws | peach |
| Doctor of Letters | gold |
| Doctor of Medicine | apple green |
| Doctor of Policy and Administration | English Green |
| Doctor of Public Health | Ming Blue |
| Doctor of Science | mauve |
| Doctor of Theology | purple |
| Master of Applied Gerontology | Ming Blue |
| Master of Applied Population Studies | gold |
| Master of Arts | gold |
| Master of Arts (Drama) | gold |
| Master of Arts (International Economy) | gold |
| Master of Arts (International Relations in Economy and Trade) | gold |
| Master of Arts (International Relations) | gold |
| Master of Arts (Religion and Ethics) | gold |
| Master of Arts (Social Services) | gold |
| Master of Arts (Women's Studies) | gold |
| Master of Arts in Applied Population Studies | gold |
| Master of Audiology | Ming Blue |
| Master of Biodiversity | mauve |
| Master of Biotechnology Studies | orchid purple |
| Master of Clinical Education | Ming Blue |
| Master of Clinical Nursing | brick red |
| Master of Clinical Rehabilitation | Ming Blue |
| Master of Commerce | campus grey |
| Master of Creative Arts | gold |
| Master of Disability Studies | yellow |
| Master of Economics | dark red |
| Master of Education | tangerine |
| Master of Education (Gifted Education) | tangerine |
| Master of Education (Leadership and Management) | tangerine |
| Master of Education (Research and Innovation) | tangerine |
| Master of Education (Special Education) | tangerine |
| Master of Education (Studies of Asia ) | tangerine |
| Master of Engineering | emerald green |
| Master of Engineering (Biomedical) | emerald green |
| Master of Engineering (Smart Instrumentation) | emerald green |
| Master of Environmental Management | gold |
| Master of Health and International Development | starhoon blue |
| Master of Health Law | peach |
| Master of Health Science (Pre-Hospital and Emergency Care) | Ming Blue |
| Master of Health Service Management | Ming Blue |
| Master of Hospital Administration | Ming Blue |
| Master of International Business Administration | campus grey |
| Master of Laws | peach |
| Master of Laws (International Law and Institutions) | peach |
| Master of Maritime Archaeology | gold |
| Master of Midwifery | brick red |
| Master of Nanotechnology | mauve |
| Master of Natural History Film-Making | mauve |
| Master of Nursing | brick red |
| Master of Nursing Research | brick red |
| Master of Nursing Studies | brick red |
| Master of Nutrition and Dietetics | Ming Blue |
| Master of Nutritional Science | Ming Blue |
| Master of Palliative Care | Ming Blue |
| Master of Palliative Care in Aged Care | Ming Blue |
| Master of Primary Health Care | Ming Blue |
| Master of Psychology (Clinical) | cerise |
| Master of Psychology (Educational) | cerise |
| Master of Public Administration (Management) | English Green |
| Master of Public Administration (Policy) | English Green |
| Master of Public Affairs | English Green |
| Master of Remote Health Management | Ming Blue |
| Master of Remote Health Practice | Ming Blue |
| Master of Science | mauve |
| Master of Science (Palliative Care) | mauve |
| Master of Science (Primary Health Care) | mauve |
| Master of Social Work | scarlet |
| Master of Speech Pathology | yellow |
| Master of Surgery | apple green |
| Master of Theological Studies | purple |
| Master of Theology | purple |
| Master of Tourism | gold |
| Master of Water Resource Management | mauve |
PhD
All PhD students wear a dark blue hood to match the gown.
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