The academic dress of the Robert Gordon University is normally only worn at graduation ceremonies and occasionally at other very formal events.
[1] This is in contrast to the practice at some universities such as Oxford where a graduand only dons the dress of a degree after it has been conferred.
For all other master's degrees except MPhil (e.g. MSc, MBA), a black gown is worn, ending 8 inches (20 cm) from the ground, while for MPhil the gown is the same but also has facings of white silk 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) in width.
[2] All hoods are black and white and do not vary in colour by academic discipline, and all are of Cambridge shape.
For master's degrees, the hood is black and fully lined and edged in white silk embossed with the same symbols from the coat of arms, and the cape also edged in white silk 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) in width.