Graduation regalia

When you attend your graduation ceremony you are required to wear the correct Murdoch University academic regalia.

You will need to wear your regalia correctly to represent the award you are receiving. For awards not named, regalia is trimmed in the colour of the field of study.

Bachelor

Front, side and back view of a woman in Bachelor graduation gown
  • Put on the gown as you would a jacket, with your arms straight through to the end. Do not put your arms through the slits in the sleeves.
  • The Bachelor hood is trimmed with coloured satin, representing your field of study. Place the hood over your head, affixing it to the Velcro on the shoulders of your gown. The back of the hood is folded to the right.
  • Your Mortarboard is worn with the larger peak to the back of your head and it should sit flat.  The tassel is black and worn to the left.

Honours

Front, side and back view of a woman in Honours graduation gown
  • Put on the gown as you would a jacket, with your arms straight through to the end. Do not put your arms through the slits in the sleeves.
  • The Honours hood is trimmed with coloured satin, representing your field of study. Place the hood over your head, affixing it to the Velcro on the shoulders of your gown. The back of the hood is folded to the left.
  • Your Mortarboard is worn with the larger peak to the back of your head and it should sit flat.  The tassel is black and worn to the left.

Graduate Certificate / Diploma

Front, side and back view of a woman in Grad Certificate graduation gown
  • Put on the gown as you would a jacket, with your arms straight through to the end. Do not put your arms through the slits in the sleeves.
  • The Sash is trimmed at the end with coloured satin, representing your field of study. Place the sash around your neck and draped down each side of the gown opening.
  • Your Mortarboard is worn with the larger peak to the back of your head and it should sit flat.  The tassel is black and worn to the left.

Masters

Front, side and back view of a woman in Masters graduation gown
  • Put on the gown as you would a jacket, with your arms straight through to the end. Do not put your arms through the slits in the sleeves.
  • The Masters hood is lined with coloured satin, representing your field of study. Place the hood over your head, affixing it to the Velcro on the shoulders of your gown. The back of the hood drapes centrally down the back.
  • Your Mortarboard is worn with the larger peak to the back of your head and it should sit flat.  The tassel is gold and worn to the left.

PhD

Front, side and back view of a woman in PHD graduation gown
  • Put on the gown as you would a jacket, with your arms straight through to the end. Do not put your arms through the slits in the sleeves. Your gown has coloured trim down each side of gown opening and inside the sleeve.
  • The PhD hood is lined with coloured satin, representing your field of study. Place the hood over your head, affixing it to the Velcro on the shoulders of your gown. The back of the hood drapes centrally down the back.
  • Your Tudor bonnet should sit flat on your head.  The tassel is black and worn to the left.

Sash and hood colours

The colour you wear will depend on the award you are receiving.

DisciplineColour
Bachelor of ArtsBlue
Bachelor of BusinessTan
Bachelor of Clinical ChiropracticLight green
Bachelor of EducationGold
Bachelor of EngineeringOrange
Bachelor of LawsViolet
Bachelor of NursingYellow
Bachelor of ScienceGreen
DisciplineColour
Agricultural SciencesGreen
BusinessTan
EducationGold
Engineering and EnergyOrange
Environmental and Conservation Sciences Green
IT, Media and CommunicationOrange
Law and CriminologyViolet
Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry and PhysicsGreen
Medical, Molecular and Forensic ScienceGreen
Nursing
Yellow
Psychology, Counselling, Exercise Science and ChiropracticGrey
Social Sciences and ArtsBlue
Veterinary MedicinePurple

Discipline Colour
Doctor of Philosophy Red
Doctor of Veterinary Medical Science Purple
Master of Philosophy Cream
Research Masters (with training) Cream
DisciplineColour
Doctor of EconomicsTan
Doctor of LiteratureDark Blue
Doctor of ScienceGreen
Doctor of Veterinary SciencePurple
DisciplineColour
Doctor of UniversityWhite
Doctor of LettersDark Blue
Doctor of LawsViolet

Contacts for regalia enquiries

Perth  

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Dubai

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Singapore

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