Academic Dress of Durham University - Degrees No Longer Awarded

Degrees No Longer Awarded

The following degrees, at one time or another, have ceased to be awarded by the University of Durham. Those in italics were linked to departments based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; when, in 1963, Newcastle became a university in its own right, it retained the academical dress associated with these degrees and for the most part continues to use it.

Except where noted, the standard bachelor's or master's gown was worn (see above).

M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)

Full-dress gown: Scarlet cassimere, lined with scarlet silk faced with palatinate purple silk

Undress gown: Black cord or corded silk, trimmed with black velvet lace

Hood: Scarlet cassimere, lined with scarlet silk, faced with palatinate purple silk

M.B. (Bachelor of Medicine)

Gown: Black cord, trimmed with gimp

Hood: Scarlet silk, lined with palatinate purple silk, and bound with white fur

D.Ch (Doctor of Surgery)

Full-dress gown: Scarlet cassimere, lined with rose silk faced with palatinate purple silk

Undress gown: Black cord or corded silk, trimmed with black velvet lace

Hood: Scarlet cassimere, lined with rose silk, faced with palatinate purple silk

M.S. (Master of Surgery)

Hood: Rose silk, lined with palatinate purple silk

B.S. (Bachelor of Surgery)

Gown: Black cord, trimmed with gimp

Hood: Rose silk, lined with palatinate purple silk, and bound with white fur

D.Hy. (Doctor of Hygiene)

Full-dress gown: Scarlet cassimere, lined with scarlet silk faced with palatinate purple and white silk

Undress gown: Black cord or corded silk, trimmed with black velvet lace

Hood: Scarlet cassimere, lined with scarlet silk, faced with palatinate purple and white silk

B.Hy. (Bachelor of Hygiene)

Gown: Black cord, trimmed with gimp

Hood: Black silk, faced with palatinate purple and scarlet silk, and bound with white fur

D.D.Sc. (Doctor of Dental Science)

Full-dress gown: Scarlet cassimere, lined with rose silk edged with ivory white silk

Undress gown: Black cord or corded silk, trimmed with black velvet lace

Hood: Scarlet cassimere, lined with rose silk, edged with ivory white silk

M.D.S. (Master of Dental Surgery)

Hood: Rose silk, lined with ivory white silk

B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

Gown: Black cord, trimmed with gimp

Hood: Rose silk, lined with ivory white silk, and bound with white fur

B.D. (Bachelor of Divinity)

Gown: same as M.A.

Hood: Black corded silk, lined with black silk

B.C.L. (Bachelor of Civil Law - see note in paragraph below)

Hood: Palatinate silk, bound with white fur

B.Litt. (Bachelor of Literature)

Hood: Old gold satin, edged with fur

B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music)

Gown: same as undress D.Mus, but without slit at back

Hood: Palatinate purple silk, bound with brocaded white satin one inch wide (simple-shape)

M.Com. (Master of Commerce)

Hood: Black silk, lined with cerise silk

B.Com. (Bachelor of Commerce)

Hood: Black silk, lined with cerise silk, and edged with white fur

LL.D. (Doctor of Laws)

Full-dress gown: Scarlet cassimere, lined with maroon silk

Undress gown: same as M.A.

Hood: Scarlet cassimere, lined with maroon silk

LL.M. (Master of Laws - see note in paragraph below)

Hood: Maroon silk, lined with palatinate purple silk (simple-shape)

LL.B (Bachelor of Laws - see note in paragraph below)

Hood: Maroon silk, lined with palatinate purple silk, and edged with white fur

B.Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture)

Hood: Black silk, lined with sky-blue silk, and edged with white fur

B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education)

Hood: Black silk, edged with white fur and palatinate ribbon one inch wide

It may be noted that when, in the late 1990s, Durham University re-instituted the degree of LL.B. (previously associated with the Newcastle division and latterly with Newcastle University), it adopted a design of hood which was essentially the old hood reversed (see above) - though for some reason this logic was not followed with the re-instituted LL.M. It should also be noted that the old B.C.L. degree was rebranded as M.Jur. at about the same time - leading to the peculiarity of a fur hood being worn with a masters' gown for this degree.