Hoods
Hoods are worn on the back as an indicator of academic status. These are of the distinctive Cambridge Full shape. The hood consists of a cape (known also as the 'tippet'), cowl and liripipe. The neckband of a hood is of the outer colour, with no edging of the lining material. The corners of tippets are square. The design of hoods as set by University Ordinances Chapter II is below.
| Degree | Hood |
|---|---|
| Doctor of Divinity: DD | of scarlet cloth lined with dove-coloured silk, that is silk of a turquoise-blue shot with rose-pink |
| Doctor of Laws: LLD | of scarlet cloth lined with light-cherry silk |
| Doctor of Medical Science: MedScD | of scarlet cloth lined with mid-cherry silk |
| Doctor of Science: ScD | of scarlet cloth lined with pink silk shot with light blue |
| Doctor of Letters: LittD | of scarlet cloth lined with scarlet silk to match the cloth |
| Doctor of Music: MusD | of cream damask lined with dark-cherry satin |
| Bachelor of Divinity: BD | of black corded silk lined with black silk |
| Doctor of Medicine: MD | of black corded silk part-lined mid-cherry silk four inches deep |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: VetMD | of black corded silk lined with scarlet cloth, the hood part lined with mid-cherry silk, four inches (10 cm) deep; |
| Doctor of Philosophy: PhD | of black corded silk lined with scarlet cloth |
| Doctor of Engineering: EngD | of black corded silk lined with bronze silk, the hood part lined with scarlet cloth, four inches (10 cm) deep |
| Master of Surgery: MChir | of black corded silk lined with mid-cherry silk |
| Master of Arts: MA | of black corded silk lined with white silk |
| Master of Laws: LLM | of black corded silk lined with light-cherry silk |
| Master of Music: MusM | of black corded silk lined with dark-cherry satin |
| Master of Science: MSc | of black cloth lined with pink silk shot with light blue |
| Master of Letters: MLitt | of black cloth lined with scarlet silk |
| Master of Philosophy: MPhil | of black cloth lined with blue silk |
| Master of Mathematics: MMath | of black cloth lined with slate blue silk |
| Master of Advanced Study: MASt | of black cloth lined with gold silk |
| Master of Engineering: MEng | of black cloth lined with bronze silk |
| Master of Business Administration: MBA | of black cloth lined with dark green silk |
| Master of Finance: M.Fin. | of black cloth lined with light-green silk |
| Master of Education: MEd | of black corded silk lined with light blue silk |
| Master of Natural Sciences: MSci | of black corded silk lined with pink silk shot with light blue |
| Master of Studies: MSt | of black corded silk lined with yellow silk |
| Bachelor of Medicine: MB | the hood and tippet of mid-cherry silk, the hood part-lined with white fur and the tippet edged with white fur |
| Bachelor of Surgery: B.Chir. | the MB hood but with no fur edging to the tippet |
| Bachelor of Arts: BA | of black stuff, part-lined with white fur, the tippet edged with white fur; or, until further order, of black stuff, part-lined with white, the tippet edged with white |
| Bachelor of Laws: LLB | the MB hood and tippet but of light-cherry silk |
| Bachelor of Music MusB | the MB hood and tippet, but of dark-cherry satin |
| Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine: VetMB | the MB hood but with an edging of white fur, two inches wide (5 cm), to the tippet |
| Bachelor of Education: BEd | of black stuff, part-lined with blue silk and an edging of white fur, the tippet edged with white fur |
| Bachelor of Theology for Ministry BTh | of black stuff, lined with black silk, the tippet edged with white fur |
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