Commencement 2009

Hoods & Colors


The academic gowns are typically dark blue in colour, with varying sleeve-types and different hood colours and type of caps according to the wearer's degree.

Degree Colours (for the hood):

  • Law - Medium light blue
  • Medicine - Crimson
  • Music - Deep Gold
  • Nursing - Lemon yellow
  • Pharmacy - Lilac
  • Philosophy - Light green
  • Public Policy - Red
  • Public Management - Blue
  • Real Estate - Silver grey and crimson
  • Science - Gold
  • Singapore MIT-Alliance - Smart red
  • Social Sciences - Orange
  • Urban Design - Grey and light cerise
  • Arts - Light cerise
  • Applied Linguistics - White and blue
  • Applied Science - Golden yellow and gold
  • Architecture - Poppy red and white
  • Building - Silvery grey and gold
  • Business Administration - White
  • Clinical Embryology - Gold and crimson
  • Computing - Tangerine
  • Dental Surgery - Russett-brown
  • Dentistry - Beige and russett-brown
  • Engineering - Gold and white
  • Engineering Technology - Yellow
  • Estate Management - Silver grey and crimson
  • Information Technology - Gold and White
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