Talk:Academic dress of the University of Cambridge

message: Unlike in most other universities, except the University of Oxford, all undergraduates at Cambridge traditionally graduated with a B.A. degree after 3 years, although, these days, many graduates also obtain a master's degree, such as an M.Eng or M.Sci., after a further year of study, and graduate from both degrees at once.
I don't understand this. It seems to be saying that at most universities people do not get a BA after three years, which is clearly not true. Is it supposed to mean that (nearly?) everyone, even science subjects, gets a BA as opposed to some other degree? Instead, it seems to be referring to the length of the degree course and whether it's a bachelor's or a master's. In any case the relevanc to the issue of academic dress is not that clear. Flapdragon 12:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not exactly. In most other universities most people (apart from arts students) get other degrees such as Bachelor of Science instead of Bachelor of Arts. All undergraduate students in Cambridge get a BA when they graduate. This is relevant to academic dress, because it determines the gowns to be worn. — Richie 20:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comparisons with degrees of other universities

message: Merge I agree that this would be a sensible move, with the only reservation being: do Oxford / other universities have scarlet days for the wearing of festal gowns? A.C. Norman (talk) 10:45, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. OED does list at least one example of the phrase being used in relation to Oxford in the 18th Century. I don't know whether it is current practice or not though. Mrh30 (talk) 11:52, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Oxford regulations are considerably more complex than the Cambridge ones -- there are rules for the wearing of festal gowns, and days when doctors are supposed to wear scarlet, but the rules are not as simple as 'scarlet or not'. It's clear, though, that the term has been used relating to Oxford in the past, so I don't think a merge is a good idea. Incidentally, see red letter day... Mhardcastle (talk) 18:55, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: The list of hoods needs to be updated to include (at least) two recent (2010) additions: Master of Mathematics and Master of Advanced Study.
86.13.158.235 (talk) 17:13, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
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