Content Type: Degree
The degree content type is used for all of our academic program listings on the website. These pages are unique in that they are organized and filtered on our program finder, and are also published as child pages to a department content type.
Example of a degree content type
From Art Education BFA
The program finder
From the Program Finder
Degree listed on department homepage
From the Department of Art Education
The intent behind these pages is to present all of our academic program offerings to prospective students in a consistent format. Our goal is to ensure that prospective students can browse our programs without feeling “lost” as they explore multiple pages. These pages also have many fields established in the back-end of the site which makes it possible to sort, filter and associate degree pages with departments.
Content on these pages is largely informed by the undergraduate viewbook, which is annually routed for feedback from departments. Editor access is restricted to the communications office in order to ensure one voice among all of these pages and to maintain consistency. For edits or feedback on degree pages, please contact the communications office.
Watch a video overview of the degree content type
Required
- Featured Image
- Format: Format: .JPG, .GIF (no animation), .PNG
- Size: 1840 x 998 px
- Image must include “alt text”
- Title
- Informal degree name (i.e., "MFA in art Education")
- Degree Title
- Formal degree name as displayed in the bulletin (i.e., "Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts with a concentration in art education")
- Parent Department
- This associates a degree with a parent department on the program finder. This does not make a degree appear on a department homepage or in the menu. Both of these tasks are handled separately and manually.
- Area of study
- Associates a degree with one of our four areas of study on the program finder filter.
- Admission Requirements
- Displays an icon that associates an admission requirement to a degree page. Art Foundation will display the global Art Foundation block which is edited in the global theme options.
- Introduction
- Language about the major written for prospective students. Adapted from the viewbook, when possible.
- Curriculum Link
- Link to the listing of the degree curriculum on the bulletin.
- Apply link
- Link to the main admissions landing page, unless admissions are handled elsewhere, as in the case of some certificate offerings.
- Email
- Department specific contact info. If not available then [email protected] becomes the default.
- Phone
- Department specific contact info. If not available then 804-VCU-ARTS becomes the default.
Optional
- Concentrations
- Optional block for listing different concentrations within a degree.
- Additional requirements
- Optional text block for listing additional requirements on this page.
- Social media
- Optional icons/links to a department's social media accounts
Additionally, there is space for optional blocks such as a single image, gallery, video embed or other multimedia and text.
Please contact the communications office with any questions about these pages or watch a video overview of the degree content type.